{
  "id": 12962257,
  "title": "David Byrne shares withering music video from the Musk soundtrack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/david-byrne-shares-withering-music-video-from-the-musk-soundtrack",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:16:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/musk-music-video-david-byrne"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "David Byrne, known for his work with the Talking Heads, has added a new song to the soundtrack of Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk. The track, titled \"Let Me Sell You A Dream,\" was created in collaboration with composer Daniel Pemberton. The song's lyrics, such as \"My daddy used to tell me / tell me I was no good,\" seem to reflect the musicians' sentiments about Musk. The accompanying music video features a figure similar to the Iron Man character, using the suit to destroy employees at Twitter. Byrne isn't new to creating music for films; a few years ago, he, Mitski, and Ryan Lott received an Oscar nomination for \"This Is A Life,\" which was featured in the soundtrack of Everything Everywhere All At Once. Although \"Naatu Naatu\" from RRR won the award, Byrne's new song might find a place in the Dolby Theater. Musk is set to premiere in theaters in New York and Los Angeles this Friday, with a nationwide release on October 16.",
  "summary": "David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton share the music video from \"Let Me Sell You A Dream\" from the new documentary Musk .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}