David Byrne contributes a new song for Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary “Musk,” according to multiple outlets. The track is described as being written using only Elon Musk’s own quotes, with no additional commentary. NME frames it as “scathing” and emphasizes that the lyrics come directly from Musk’s statements.
“Musk” is presented as a feature-length, definitive examination of the billionaire. Stereogum reports the film’s runtime as 235 minutes and cites Gibney’s characterization of it as “definitive and unvarnished.” Stereogum also notes that Musk has called the documentary a “hit piece.” The outlets therefore differ mainly in tone: NME highlights the song’s scathing nature, while Stereogum focuses on the documentary’s length, Gibney’s description, and Musk’s reaction.
Across both sources, the key shared detail is Byrne’s song, which is built entirely from Musk quotations, and its placement within Gibney’s “Musk” documentary.
