David Robert Jones (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and arranger.
His song "Life on Mars?" is featured in the official Comic-Con trailer for the HBO miniseries Watchmen.
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David Bowie - Life On Mars? - Watchmen OST
Trivia[]
- Iggy Pop's song "Neighborhood Threat", co-written by David Bowie, is featured in the first issue of Watchmen.
- Alan Moore revealed in a BBC interview that David Bowie asked to play the role of Rorschach in a Watchmen adaptation when director Terry Gilliam was planning to make a film version of the comic.[1]
- A fictionalized version of David Bowie appears in the 2009 film adaptation of Watchmen and is portrayed by J.R. Killigrew.
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' cover of David Bowie's song "Life on Mars?" is featured in the sixth episode of Watchmen, "An Almost Religious Awe".
- According to an in-universe review of The Book of Rorschach, David Bowie experimented with the genre of "Hero Rock" by dressing up as Silk Spectre II.[2]
- David Bowie's song "Moonage Daydream" is featured in the Marvel Studios production Guardians of the Galaxy.
- David Bowie's song "Suffragette City" is featured in the Marvel Studios production Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 "You're Welcome" Spot.
