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Sounds from True Stories
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Sounds from True Stories, subtitled Music for Activities Freaks, is the soundtrack to David Byrne's 1986 film True Stories. It was initially released on vinyl and cassette, but was given a CD and 2×LP release in 2018.

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The album is not a complete soundtrack recording, featuring only a couple of the vocal songs heard in the film, with the rest being instrumental music. Byrne's band Talking Heads released the album True Stories, which contained versions of the other songs in the film.

In 2018 the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of the film includes a soundtrack CD that is listed as "containing the film’s complete soundtrack, compiled here for the first time".[2]

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Track listing

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"Glass Operator" is an orchestral rendition of "Dream Operator" featuring a glass harmonica; "City of Steel" is a steel guitar version of "City of Dreams", which, along with "Dream Operator", appears on Talking Heads' True Stories.

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  • David Byrne: vocals, guitars, bass guitar on "Disco Hits!" and "I Love Metal Buildings"

Additional musicians

  • DrumsPrairie Prince ("Disco Hits!" and "I Love Metal Buildings"), Steve Mitchell ("Freeway Son" and "Brownie's Theme"), Chris Frantz ("City of Steel"), Steve Jordan Jr. ("Soy de Tejas")
  • Bass guitar – Rich Girard ("Freeway Son" and "Brownie's Theme"), Tina Weymouth ("City of Steel"), Steve Jordan ("Soy de Tejas")
  • Guitar – Steve Erquiaga ("Freeway Son" and "Brownie's Theme"), Steve Jordan ("Soy de Tejas")
  • Piano – Phil Aaberg ("Freeway Son" and "Brownie's Theme"), Jerry Harrison ("City of Steel"), Charles Judge ("I Love Metal Buildings")
  • Pedal steel guitar – Joe Goldmark ("Freeway Son" and "I Love Metal Buildings"), Tommy Morrell ("City Of Steel")
  • Violin – Dick Bright ("Freeway Son" and "Glass Operator"), David Harrington and John Sherba ("Dinner Music")
  • Percussion – Michael Spiro ("Freeway Son" and "Disco Hits!")
  • CelloJoan Jeanrenaud ("Dinner Music"), Charles Judge ("Glass Operator")
  • Harp – Marcella De Cray ("Dinner Music" and "Love Theme from True Stories")
  • Keyboards – Charles Judge ("Disco Hits!"), Michael McClain ("Soy de Tejas")
  • AccordionCarl Finch ("Buster's Theme"), Steve Jordan ("Soy de Tejas")
  • Bassoon – Greg Barber ("Road Song")
  • Clarinet and bass clarinet – Jim Pukey ("Road Song")
  • Flute, piccolo flute and alto flute – Charlie McCarthy ("Road Song")
  • Oboe – Robin May ("Road Song")
  • ViolaHank Dutt ("Dinner Music")
  • ConcertinasPaul Groff ("Love Theme from True Stories")
  • Pan flutes – Fernando Torres ("Love Theme from True Stories")
  • Glass harmonica – Terry Hinely ("Glass Operator")

Technical

  • Engineers – Jack Leahy (tracks 2–4, 8–9, 11, 15–16), Michael McClain (tracks 5–7, 10, 12, 14), Don Caldwell ("Cocktail Desperado") and David Rosenblad ("Buster's Theme")
  • Assistant engineers – Gary Clayton, Jeff Kliment, Mark Roule and Sam Lehmer
  • Mastered by Roy Halee and Jack Skinner
  • Mixed by Roy Halee

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