Twin Peaks spawned three soundtrack albums, one for the series, one for the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and one focusing on season two music from the series but also including tracks used in the pilot, season one and the prequel film.
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Twin Peaks
| Twin Peaks | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Angelo Badalamenti | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Instrumental, Jazz |
| Length | 49.7 minutes |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer | David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti |
| Professional reviews | |
All of the songs from this album, released in conjunction with the series, were written by Angelo Badalamenti, who won a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Twin Peaks Theme". While most of the songs were instrumental, three tracks included lyrics which were written by David Lynch. These three songs are also available on vocalist Julee Cruise's album Floating into the Night. Cruise's album also contains other tracks that were featured in the series but not included on any soundtrack release.
- "Twin Peaks Theme"
- "Laura Palmer's Theme"
- "Audrey's Dance"
- "The Nightingale" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
- "Freshly Squeezed"
- "The Bookhouse Boys"
- "Into the Night" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
- "Night Life in Twin Peaks"
- "Dance of the Dream Man"
- "Love Theme from Twin Peaks"
- "Falling" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by Dreamland by Black Box |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album April 7 - April 13, 1991 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits by Eurythmics |
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Angelo Badalamenti | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Instrumental, Jazz |
| Length | 57 minutes |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer | David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti |
| Professional reviews | |
The film soundtrack features music by Badalamenti and Thought Gang with lyrics by Lynch. Badalamenti, Cruise and Jimmy Scott provide vocals.
- "Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"
- "The Pine Float"
- "Sycamore Trees" (vocal by Jimmy Scott)
- "Don't Do Anything (I Wouldn't Do)"
- "A Real Indication (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
- "Questions in a World of Blue" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
- "The Pink Room"
- "The Black Dog Runs at Night" (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
- "Best Friends"
- "Moving Through Time"
- "Montage from Twin Peaks - Girl Talk/Birds in Hell/Laura Palmer's Theme/Falling"
- "The Voice of Love"
Twin Peaks: Season 2 Music & More
| Twin Peaks: Season Two Music And More | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Angelo Badalamenti | |
| Released | 2007 |
| Genre | Instrumental, Jazz |
| Length | 75 minutes |
| Label | Absurda/David Lynch |
| Producer | David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti |
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Some 17 years after the release of the first volume of music from the television series, a second volume was issued in October 2007 to coincide with the release of the Gold Box Edition DVD release of the TV series.
- "Love Theme Intro" 2:21 (*)
- "Shelly" 2:17
- "New Shoes" 3:48
- "High School Swing" 1:51
- "Hayward Boogie" 2:16 (performed by Alicia Witt)
- "Blue Frank" 5:10
- "Audrey's Prayer" 2:10
- "I'm Hurt Bad" 2:30
- "Cop Beat" 1:56
- "Harold's Theme" 1:42
- "Barber Shop" 1:25
- "Night Bells" 2:47
- "Just You" 3:36 (vocal by James Marshall, Sheryl Lee & Lara Flynn Boyle)
- "Drug Deal Blues" 3:08
- "Audrey" 2:26
- "Josie and Truman" 4:32
- "Hook Rug Dance" 2:24
- "Packard's Vibration" 2:39
- "Half Heart" 5:31
- "Laura's Dark Boogie" 5:01
- "Dark Mood Woods/The Red Room" 9:01
- "Love Theme Farewell" 2:34
(*) before the first track there is a bonus track (Hidden Track One Audio, HTOA) which can be reached by rewinding while playing the first track, length 4:19
In the media
- Techno artist Moby sampled "Laura Palmer's Theme" for his 1992 song "Go".
- British Indie Rock band The Wedding Present covered "Falling" in the Hit Parade 1 album (1992)
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