Person

Robert Wyatt

Acting · Born 1945-01-28 · Bristol, England, UK

Robert Wyatt is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a forty-year solo career.

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  Rock Bottom

  Original Music Composer

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  David Gilmour: Remember That Night

  Self - Trumpet

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  Gong: Montserrat 1973 and Other Stories

  2006

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  Soft Machine: Alive in Paris 1970

  1970

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  Popular Voices at the BBC

  Self (archive footage)

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  David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine

  Self

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  Little Red Robin Hood

  Self

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  …Sings Neil Diamond

  Self (archive footage)

• Free Will And Testament: The Robert Wyatt Story

  2001

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  Solarflares Burn for You

  Music

• 2024Rock BottomOriginal Music Composer
• 2017Popular Voices at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
• 2017Buddy Holly: Rave OnSelf
• 2010…Sings Neil DiamondSelf (archive footage)
• 2009The Raincoats, Fairytales – A Work in ProgressSelf
• 2009Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough TradeSelf
• 2009Prog Rock BritanniaSelf
• 2008Sunny's Time NowSelf
• 2007David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking WineSelf
• 2007David Gilmour: Remember That NightSelf - Trumpet
• 2006Gong: Montserrat 1973 and Other Stories
• 2001Free Will And Testament: The Robert Wyatt Story
• 2001A Place in the WorldMusic
• 1981So That You Can LiveMusic
• 1973Solarflares Burn for YouMusic
• 1970Soft Machine: Alive in Paris 1970
• 1965Playa de FormentorParty guest (uncredited)
• —Little Red Robin HoodSelf