Biography
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. Eno was a student of Roy Ascott on his Groundcourse at Ipswich Civic College. Then he studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting. He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry. Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, including art installations, a newspaper column in The Observer, a regular column on society and innovation in Prospect magazine, and "Oblique Strategies" (written with Peter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas.
Sound 71
2020s
- 2026
Summer Alone
Music
Snow
Music
- 2024
Eno
Original Music Composer
- 2023
Brian Eno & Roger Eno: Live at the Acropolis, Athens
Music
- 2022
We Are As Gods
Original Music Composer
Wood and Water
Music
- 2021
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Original Music Composer
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Rams
Music
By This River
Music
- 2017
492: A Man Called Death
Music
Hi Stranger
Music
- 2016
Late Anthropocene
Music
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
The Lost World
Music
- 2012
Laylou
Music
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
Linear
Original Music Composer
- 2006
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Original Music Composer
- 2005
14 Video Paintings
Music
- 2004
- 2003
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
Additional Soundtrack
- 2001
2001 and Beyond
Music
Shadowman
Music
- 2000
Buddy Boy
Original Music Composer
1990s
- 1999
Simon, the Magician
Original Music Composer
Music for Airports
Music
- 1997
How Buildings Learn
Music
- 1996
Neverwhere
Original Music Composer
- 1995
- 1994
Glitterbug
Music
- 1993
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Music
1980s
- 1989
Brian Eno: Imaginary Landscapes
Music
- 1987
- 1986
A Few Things I Know About Miami
Music
- 1985
The Creation of the Universe
Sound
- 1984
Soldiers in Hiding
Music
Thursday Afternoon
Music
Frevel
Original Music Composer
How the Frog’s Eye Sees
Music Consultant
- 1983
Hans, Life Before Death
Music
- 1982
Remembrance
Music, Original Music Composer
This Woman Is Not a Car
Music
- 1981
Mea Culpa
Music
Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
Music
America Is Waiting
Music
Transcending Mirror Boundaries
Music
- 1980
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
Music
1970s
- 1978
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
Music
- 1977
Alternative 3
Original Music Composer
The Machine-Men
Music
- 1976
Sebastiane
Original Music Composer
Resistance
Music
- 1970
Berlin Horse
Music
No release date
The Kumbha Mela: Same As It Ever Was
Music
Little Red Robin Hood
Music
Acted in 11
2020s
- 2024
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- 2020
ECHO: The Music of Harold Budd and Brian Eno
Movie
2010s
- 2019
2025: The Long Hot Winter
Radio presenter
- 2011
The British Guide to Showing Off
Movie
- 2010
Article 12
Movie
2000s
- 2005
- 2001
In the Ocean
Movie
1990s
- 1995
- 1992
1980s
- 1989
Brian Eno: Imaginary Landscapes
Movie
Directed 3
2000s
- 2005
14 Video Paintings
Director
1980s
- 1984
Thursday Afternoon
Director
- 1981
Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
Director
Other crew 3
1980s
- 1983
- 1982
The Falls
Additional Music
- 1981
Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
Cinematography
Produced 1
2020s
- 2025
Together for Palestine
Producer
Edited 1
1980s
- 1981
Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
Editor
Appearances42
2020s
- 2026
OK MR BRUCE
Himself
James: Getting Away with It
Self
- 2025
Together for Palestine
Self
- 2024
Eno
Self
- 2023
Brian Eno & Roger Eno: Live at the Acropolis, Athens
Self
- 2022
CAN and Me
Self
Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
We Are As Gods
Self
2010s
- 2018
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
Self
- 2016
- 2015
Slowdive: Souvlaki
Himself (Archival Footage)
- 2014
What Difference Does It Make?
Self
- 2013
David Bowie: Five Years
Self
- 2011
U2: From the Sky Down
Self
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
- 2010
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
Self
2000s
- 2009
Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music
Self
- 2008
Roxy Music - The Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982
self
- 2007
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Self
- 2004
Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Self
- 2002
1 Giant Leap
Self
- 2001
Roxy Music Musikladen 1973
Self - keyboards
- 2000
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
Self
1990s
- 1999
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Self
- 1997
- 1995
David Bowie: The Making of "1.Outside"
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
- 1993
One Eno
Self
Words for the Dying
Himself
1980s
- 1984
Oblique Strategist Too
Himself
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Roxette
Self (archive footage)
- 1976
Resistance
Self
- 1973
Eno
Self
1960s
- 1967
No release date
Little Red Robin Hood
Self