Twin Peaks

by Angelo Badalamenti

Twin Peaks cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 11, 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:49
  • Community rating: 4.64/5 from 23 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed by Angelo Badalamenti in close collaboration with series creator David Lynch, the score for 'Twin Peaks' blends cool jazz, ethereal dream-pop, and ominous synthesizer textures to create its distinctive, moody atmosphere. The largely instrumental album is anchored by its Grammy-winning main theme and the iconic 'Laura Palmer's Theme', with its sound punctuated by the spectral vocals of Julee Cruise on three tracks featuring lyrics by Lynch. The soundtrack's fusion of styles proved widely influential, achieving both commercial success and a lasting cultural impact through its sampling by electronic and ambient artists.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Twin Peaks Theme - Instrumental (5:10)
  2. Laura Palmer's Theme - Instrumental (4:52)
  3. Audrey's Dance - Instrumental (5:17)
  4. The Nightingale
  5. Freshly Squeezed - Instrumental (3:48)
  6. The Bookhouse Boys - Instrumental (3:29)
  7. Into the Night (3:06)
  8. Night Life in Twin Peaks - Instrumental (3:27)
  9. Dance of the Dream Man - Instrumental (3:41)
  10. Love Theme from Twin Peaks - Instrumental (5:04)
  11. Falling (7:59)

Credits

  • Angelo Badalamenti - piano, synthesizer, orchestration, arrangement, production, composed by, Primary Artist, Music By
  • Julee Cruise - vocals
  • Vinnie Bell - electric guitar
  • Eddie Daniels - flute, clarinet
  • Eddie Dixon - electric guitar
  • Kinny Landrum - synthesizer
  • Albert Regni - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • David Lynch - production, lyrics by, photography
  • Kevin Laffey - a&r [a & r coordination]
  • Tom Recchion - art direction, design, graphic design
  • AGM Management - coordinator [soundtrack album coordination]
  • Tony Meilandt - coordinator [soundtrack album coordination], misc
  • Art Pohlemus - recording, mixed by
  • Jay Healy - mixed by
  • Howie Weinberg - mastered by [mastered at masterdisk by], mastering
  • Craig Sjodin - photography by, photography
  • Fredrik Nilsen - photography by, photography
  • Kimberly Wright - photography by, photography
  • Marc Sirinsky - photography by, photography
  • Paula K. - photography by
  • Paula K. Shimatsu-U - photography

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