- ENO
- '70s bandmate of Ferry
- Producer Brian of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida"
- Here Come the Warm Jets artist
- Ambient-music pioneer
- Rock producer Brian
- Rock's Brian
- Music for Airports composer
- Ambient music pioneer Brian
- Brian of rock music
- Rock arranger Brian
- Composer of "Music for Airports"
- Electronic musician Brian
- He helped produce the Talking Heads' {/Fear of Music/}
- GenerativeMusic.com co-creator
- Byrne contemporary
- The Ship musician Brian
- Producer whose last name is a hit single he produced in reverse
- Roxy Music alum
- Before and After Science musician Brian
- Ambient electronic music pioneer Brian
- Brian who composed the Microsoft startup sound
- Brian who is a rare example of someone whose prominence in crosswords is commensurate with his actual prominence
- Brian who did not produce Bowie's "Low," "Heroes," or "Lodger," despite popular belief
- Visual Music author Brian
- Ambient music legend that I swear never to put in a puzzle again (for the next two months)
- Early bandmate of Ferry in Roxy Music
- One day I'll write a puzzle that doesn't include this Roxy Music co-founder
- Roxy Music musician
- Writer of the startup music for Windows 95
- Another Green World experimentalist
- Byrne collaborator
- See 66-Across
- Rare audio equipment collector Brian
- Roger or Brian of the upcoming 2020 album "Mixing Colours"
- Brian who said of NFTs, "How sweet -- now artists can become little capitalist assholes as well"
- Dune soundtrack contributor Brian
- Brian who coined the term "ambient music"
- Brian who once dabbled in glam rock
- Brian of rock
- See 69 Down
- Bowie collaborator
- Composer Brian
- Another Green World composer
- Before and After Science composer
- Before and After Science musician
- Cluster & ___ (1977 ambient record)
- More Songs About Buildings and Food producer
- Small Craft on a Milk Sea musician
- Ambient composer Brian or Roger
- Ambient composer Roger
- Ambient music composer Roger
- Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" collaborator
- Brian who co-authored "Oblique Strategies"
- Brian who said "As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me"
- Brian who said "I don't really have a musical identity outside of studios"
- Co-creator of the Oblique Strategies playing cards
- Co-creator of the ambient music app Scape
- Coldplay producer Brian
- Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" producer Brian
- Composer of the Microsoft Sound
- Engineer Brian who published "Oblique Strategies" cards
- Fripp & ___ ("No Pussyfooting" collaborators)
- Glam rock musician Brian
- Musician Brian who has a critic alter ego Dick Flash
- Musician Brian who used the anagrams "Ben Arion" and "Ben O'Rian" as pseudonyms
- Musician Brian who uses the pseudonyms Nina Bore and Ben O'Rian
- Musician who co-founded the Long Now Foundation charity
- Self-described "non-musician" Brian
- Spoon drummer Jim
- Spoon dummer Jim
- Spoon's drummer Jim
- William Phelps ___ (creator of modern-day traffic laws)
- ___-Hyde (duo with the 2014 album "High Life")
- Grammy-winning Brian
- Brian with the 2017 album "Reflection"
- Music for Installations musician
- Brian who said "It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene."
- Musician who said "For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time"
- Brian in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Keyboard noodler Brian
- Name of a North Carolina emu that's been on the run this past week (the owner must have a crossworder's sense of humor)
- Rock producer who self-describes himself as a "non-musician"
- Oblique Strategies co-founder
- Brian who said "I take sounds and change them into words"
- Capital One's virtual assistant
- Rock weirdo Brian
- Surname of either musician on the 2020 album "Mixing Colours"
- Brian added to this puzzle's theme answers
- Capital One's online assistant (presumably whoever named it is a fan of Brian's)
- Obie-winning playwright Will
- Sound installation artist Brian
- Future If Future musician Brian
- Hammock brand
- Hammock company that doesn't appear to have anything to do with musician Brian
- Music producer Brian
- Rock music producer Brian
- Ambient music's Brian
- Roxy Music's Brian
- Brian of music
- A musical Brian
- Lux musician Brian
- Brian behind the mixing board
- Generative music innovator Brian
- Rock musician Brian
- Rocker Brian
- Ambient music composer Brian ___
- Ambient music composer Brian
- Electronic music producer Brian
- Ambient-music artist Brian
- Rock composer Brian
- Experimental musician Brian
- Producer of several U2 albums
- Thom Pain (based on nothing) playwright Will
- Brian who composes ambient music
- Brian who admitted to composing the Windows 95 startup music on a Mac
- Brian who composed the "Microsoft sound"
- Brian who produced Devo
- Brian of glam rock
- Bowie collaborator on the "Berlin Trilogy" albums
- Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace artist
- Baby's On Fire composer
- Name on the 2008 album "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
- Frequent musical collaborator with Byrne
- Name associated with Roxy Music
- Frequent Talking Heads/David Byrne collaborator
- He worked with U2 in the side project Passengers
- Name in the "Achtung Baby" credits
- Achtung Baby producer Brian
- Warszawa instrumentalist Brian
- Bowie's "Deranged" cowriter
- Roxy Music cofounder Brian
- Minimalist composer Brian
- U2 producer Brian
- Ambient musician Brian
- Ambient rocker Brian
- Brian of Roxy Music
- Roxy Music cofounder
- Thursday Afternoon composer Brian
- Bowie collaborator Brian
- Here Come the Warm Jets composer Brian
- Brian of ambient music
- Former Roxy Music member Brian
- Synthesizer pioneer Brian
- Ambient Music for Airports composer Brian
- Dune composer Brian
- Musical Brian
- See 51-Down
- U2 album producer Brian
- Here Come the Warm Jets composer
- Ambient music producer Brian
- Brian of rock-music promotion
- Glam rocker Brian
- Record producer Brian
- Discreet Music composer Brian
- Producer of Coldplay's 2008 "Viva la Vida ..." album
- Stop sign inventor William
- He composed "the Microsoft Sound" on a Mac
- Another Green World composer Brian
- Music for Airports composer Brian
- Music theorist Brian
- Synthesizer virtuoso Brian
- Drums Between the Bells musician
- Brian of ambient music fame
- Musician Brian
- Bowie's collaborator on the Berlin Trilogy
- British musician Brian
- Composer Brian who designed the sound for the video game "Spore"
- Composer for the video game Spore
- William who invented the crosswalk, or composer Brian
- The Lovely Bones soundtrack composer Brian
- Thursday Afternoon composer
- The Lovely Bones scorer Brian
- Composer with the album "Music for Airports"
- Grammy winner Brian
- Rock musican Brian
- Composer Brian who created the Windows 95 start-up tones
- Brian or Roger
- Composer Brian whose album "Lux" is nominated for a 2014 New Age Grammy
- Synth player for Roxy Music
- Bangs called him "a Serious Composer who's also a rock star"
- Brian whose music I've never heard in an airport, disappointingly
- Entry that crossword constructors would probably just clue as [Rejection online] if it weren't the name of a famous person
- Lux composer
- New Age musician Brian -
- British music legend one letter off of 11-Down
- Jan., to Juan
- Rocker Brian ____
- New Age musician Brian___
- Comb. form for wine: Var.
- Roxy Music found
- David Bowie collaborator
- Dune co-composer Brian
- Drawn From Life co-composer
- Another Day on Earth musician
- Brian who coproduced U2's "The Unforgettable Fire"
- Roxy Music musician Brian
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports composer
- Brian who produced several U2 albums
- Roxy Music artist Brian
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports composer Brian
- Brian who produced some U2 albums
- Co-producer of U2's "Achtung Baby"
- Roxy Music alum Brian
- Discreet Music composer
- Co-producer of the U2 album "Achtung Baby"
- Composer of "The Lovely Bones" music
- David Byrne collaborator
- Another Green World musician Brian
- Brian with the album "Music for Airports"
- Eclectic musician Brian
- Ironically, he composed the "Microsoft sound" on a Mac
- Microsoft sound composer
- Byrne's "Strange Overtones" collaborator
- U2 producer or, backwards, U2 hit
- Ambient music innovator
- Ambient music innovator Brian
- Brian who produced or co-produced several Talking Heads albums
- Frequent co-producer of U2 albums
- Innovative musician Brian
- Roger or Brian of music
- Brian who co-produced many U2 albums
- Name on the 1983 album "More Music for Films"
- Self-described "non-musician"
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports artist
- Another Green World musician
- Lux composer Brian
- Music for Airports producer
- Creator of the album "Reflection," which consists of one 54-minute track
- Producer of some Talking Heads albums
- Musician whose name is a number in reverse
- Reflection musician
- Antacid brand since the 1800s
- Music for Airports producer Brian
- Reflection musician Brian
- Brian of electronica
- The Realistic Joneses playwright Will
- U2 collaborator Brian
- English rock composer
- Rock producer
- Rock producer Brian __
- British rock composer
- U2 producer
- Producer of Paul Simon's newest album
- California suffix for Angel
- Californian's ender for Angel
- Modern composer Brian
- A Year With Swollen Appendices diarist Brian
- Avant-garde musician Brian
- Musician with the album "Here Come the Warm Jets"
- River near Duke University
- Antacid brand
- Collaborator with Paul Simon on his 2006 album "Surprise"
- Longtime U2 producer Brian
- Producer of Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" album
- After the Heat musician
- Here Come the Warm Jets musician
- Hungarian-born cosmetician Laszlo
- Producer of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" album
- Producer of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"
- Wine: Comb. form.
- Wine: Comb. form; var.
- Wine: Prefix.
- Em chasers
- Duo after em
- Em followers
- Two behind em
- Em's two followers
- Letters after em
- Rock producer-musician Brian
- Wine combiner
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports musician
- Brian once of glam rock
- Brian who was once with Roxy Music
- Playwright Will who was a 2005 Pulitzer finalist
- Residential suffix with Angel
- Brian of the Talking Heads
- Rock producer Brian ___
- Brian ___ of rock fame
- Brian ___ of Roxy Music
- Rock producer-musician
- Brian of British rock
- Brian, formerly of Roxy Music
- Serutan alternative
- Electronic music pioneer
- Modern musician Brian
- Rock producer Brain
- Producer for David Bowie and U2
- Rock impresario Brian
- Rock pioneer Brian
- Another Green World composer, 1975
- New Age music pioneer
- North Carolina's ___ River State Park
- Roxy Music founder
- Rock's Brian ___
- Roxy Music founding member
- Brian of the early Roxy Music
- Music for Films musician
- Brian of the original Roxy Music
- 1970's Bowie collaborator
- 2002 Grammy-winning rock producer Brian
- Brian known as the father of ambient music
- Brian of early Roxy Music
- Brian who composed the Windows 95 start-up sound
- British rocker Brian
- Brian known for 33-Across music
- 60-Across producer
- Onetime Bowie collaborator
- Record producer who published the diary "A Year With Swollen Appendices"
- Brian of experimental rock
- Brian who produced U2
- Brian who produced or co-produced seven U2 albums
- Creator of the "Microsoft sound" played when Windows 95 starts
- Musician who started the Obscure Records label
- Avant-garde composer Brian
- The Lovely Bones composer, 2009
- Warszawa instrumentalist
- Composer of "1/1," "1/2," "2/1" and "2/2"
- Generative music pioneer
- U2 collaborator on "Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1"
- Third Uncle singer
- 2005 Drama Pulitzer finalist Will
- Brian who was a pioneer of ambient music
- Producer of seven U2 albums
- Two-time Best Rock Album Grammy winner
- Discreet Music musician
- Brian who composed "Music for Airports"
- Brian who pioneered in ambient music
- Brian who's a self-professed "nonmusician"
- Musician with the 2012 album "Lux"
- Will ___, "The Realistic Joneses" playwright
- Brian who wrote the score for "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
- Musician who coined the term "ambient music"
- Brian who scored "The Lovely Bones"
- Collaborator on several David Bowie albums
- Composer of music "as ignorable as it is interesting"
- Composer of the Windows 95 start-up sound
- Composer who co-created "Oblique Strategies"
- Musician with the 2016 album "The Ship"
- Producer for Bowie and the Talking Heads
- Another Day on Earth musical artist
- Brian who composed "Discreet Music"
- He said that ambient music "must be as ignorable as it is interesting"
- Playwright Will who wrote "The Realistic Joneses"
- Lux composer of 2012
- Music for Airports musician
- The Ship composer, 2016
- Ambient composer of note
- Composer known for mood music
- Multi-time music collaborator with Bowie
- Repeated collaborator with Bowie
- Brian with the album "Before and After Science"
- Composer of "The Microsoft Sound," which, ironically, he wrote on a Mac
- Electronica producer Brian
- Icon of ambient music
- Brian who co-founded Roxy Music
- Brian who created the Windows 95 start-up sound
- Ending with Angel
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports artist, 1978
- Brian who was a pioneer in ambient music
- Co-producer of Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy"
- One backward musician?
- Discreet Music musician Brian
- Ambient music trailblazer Brian
- Ambient musician whose name is found in "white noise"
- Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Brian who composed the original start-up sound for Windows 95
- Coiner of the term "ambient music"
- Experimental music documentary of 2024
- Brian of ambient rock
- Ambient musician Brian or Roger
- Noted composer Brian
- Byrne's "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" collaborator
- Roger or Brian of musical fame
- Composer of Windows 95's start-up theme
- Brian of electronic music
- English rocker Brian
- 2001 Polysics album
- Famous U2 producer and former Roxy Music member
- One of Roxy Music's Brians
- Producer Brian
- Roxy Music former member
- Spoon's Jim
- X-Wife song from "Rockin' Rio"
- Brian ___
- Ambient 4: On Land Brian
- Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks Brian
- More Music for Films Brian
- Famous U2 producer Brian
- Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks Brian
- Congratulations song "Brian ___"
- Nerve Net Brian
- Here Come the Warm Jets Brian
- Iconic "Another Green World" Brian
- Ambient music giant
- Here Come the Warm Jets rock artist
- Grammy recipient for U2's "The Joshua Tree"
- Talking Heads man
- Walk On producer Brian
- Here Come the Warm Jets musician Brian
- Electronic musician who produced the Coldplay albums "Viva la Vida" and "Mylo Xyloto"
- Producer for Bowie and U2
- Producer who has collaborated with Talking Heads, Devo, U2, and Coldplay
- Composer Brian who said, about N.F.T.s, "How sweet--now artists can become little capitalist assholes as well"
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports musician Brian
- Composer of "sonic landscapes" on albums by Simon and Bowie
- Onetime Roxy Music keyboardist Brian
- Rock musician/producer Brian
- Roxy Music member Brian
- British rock musician Brian
- David Bowie colleague Brian
- Electronic-music pioneer Brian
- Former Roxy Music member
- Music's Brian
- Rock's Brian _____
- Musician and producer Brian
- Ambient music's creator
- Non-musician Brian
- Ambient composer Brian
- Brian who left Roxy Music
- Musician Brian, or 61-Across backward
- Musician Brian whose surname is a number backward
- Roxy Music synth player Brian
- Keyboardist Brian
- Brian of rock and roll
- Brian of 26 Down
- Composer Brian ___
- Modern British composer
- Rocker/composer Brian
- British composer Brian
- Drawn from Life composer
- Pioneer of ambient music Brian
- Achtung Baby co-producer
- Rapper Barony
- See 2-Down
- Brian who co-wrote "Heroes" with David Bowie
- Music for Airports artist Brian
- Bowie's "Low" collaborator
- Name in ambient music
- Compact Forest Proposal musician
- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today musician
- The Shutov Assembly musician
- He wrote the score for "The Lovely Bones"
- Dead Finks Don't Talk singer
- Neroli musician
- Ferry bandmate
- Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) musician Brian
- 2/2 musician Brian
- Deep Blue Day composer
- Emerald and Stone composer Brian
- Fractal Zoom composer Brian
- King's Lead Hat musician Brian
- Music for Civic Recovery Centre musician Brian
- Quartz musician Brian
- Composer who's 44 Down in reverse
- I Dormienti composer
- Composer who said, "Children learn through play, but adults play through art"
- Musician Brian, or a reversed integer
- Compact Forest Proposal composer Brian
- Drums Between the Bells composer Brian
- Brian once called a "sonic alchemist to the stars"
- Brian with an album named 87 Across
- My Squelchy Life musician
- Another Day on Earth rocker Brian
- Another Day on Earth musician Brian
- Big name in ambient music
- Brian who founded Obscure Records
- Musical collaborator of Byrne
- Musician/producer Brian
- 80-Down collaborator Brian
- Collaborator of Byrne and Bowie
- Ambient music whiz Brian
- Co-producer of U2's "The Joshua Tree"
- Collaborator of Bowie and Byrne
- Englishman with seven Grammys
- Ambient music maker Brian
- Rock star of note
- Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks musician
- Ambient music great
- Ambient pioneer Brian
- He co-wrote "Heroes" with Bowie
- Kite Stories musician
- Producer of Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto"
- Producer of some U2 albums
- Brian who's produced U2
- Producer for Coldplay and U2
- Brian in bands
