''The Forest'' is a mostly instrumental album by David Byrne, released in 1991, inspired by the ''

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'' and set during the later

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. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson directed theatre piece with the same name. ''The Forest'' premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbühne,

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in 1988.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Byrne

Release history

"Forestry"

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by David Byrne containing dance and industrial remixes of pieces from ''The Forest'' by

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, Rudy Tambala, and Anthony Capel. Art Direction: Robin Lynch and David Byrne. Design by Robin Lynch. Front cover, "Feed Pump Pipework, Hinkley Point" by Douglass Allen. Back cover, "Fodermaschinist" Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. Inside, "The Forest" by David Byrne. ;Track listing #"Ava" – Nu Wage Remix – Jack Dangers #"Nineveh" – Industrial Mix – Jack Dangers #"Ava" – Less Space Dance Mix Edit – Rudy Tambala / Anthony Capel #"Ava" – Space Dance Mix – Rudy Tambala / Anthony Capel #"Machu Picchu" – Album Version

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forest (album), The 1991 soundtrack albums Albums produced by David Byrne Luaka Bop soundtracks Sire Records soundtracks Warner Records soundtracks David Byrne soundtracks Classical music soundtracks Theatre soundtracks