Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS.^[1][2] The album was released on vinyl; a remastered and expanded CD version was released in November 2007 under the title The Knee Plays and it includes eight previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.

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AllMusic	[4]
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Pitchfork Media	7.5/10[6]

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Music for "The Knee Plays"
Soundtrack album by David Byrne
Released	May 1985
Recorded	1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood
Length	56:53
Label	ECM (Original US release) EMI/Regal Zonophone (Original international release) Nonesuch (2007 reissue)
Producer	David Byrne
David Byrne chronology
The Catherine Wheel (1981) Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) Sounds from True Stories (1986)

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All tracks written by David Byrne except where noted.

• Garnett Brown - trombone
• Ray Brown - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
• David Byrne - vocals
• Pete Christlieb - saxophone on tracks 1–5, 10–12
• Rich Cooper - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
• Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone
• Chuck Findley - trumpet on tracks 1–4, 11
• Bill Green - baritone saxophone
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Dana Hughes - trombone
• Paul Humphrey - drums
• Jackie Kelso - saxophone on tracks 5–10, 12
• Harry Kim - trumpet on tracks 5–10, 12
• Don Myrick - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
• Nolan Smith - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
• David Stout - trombone
• Phil Teil - trombone
• Ernie Watts - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
• Fred Wesley - trombone