A Look Back at a Pair of Twin Peaks Soundtracks

If you’ve seen an exorbitant number of pieces being posted about Twin Peaks lately and have been wondering why everyone’s suddenly gotten excited again about a 24-year-old TV drama, then... well, first of all, we can only presume that you have a problem where you only read the least important portion of every headline, because it shouldn’t be all that hard to work out that the renewed media attention is due to the series and its feature-film prequel (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me), being released on Blu-ray – along with numerous special features, including almost an hour and a half of deleted and extended scenes from the film – in a new set entitled Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery.

As our own piece of the celebratory pie, we’ve pulled together a playlist which spotlights the soundtracks to the show and the film, featuring the work of Angelo Badalamenti – who collaborated on the score with series creator David Lynch – along with memorable vocal performances by Julee Cruise (“Falling,” “The Nightingale,” “Into the Night,” and “The Pink Room”) and Jimmy Scott (“Sycamore Trees”).

If it’s been awhile since you’ve spun these albums, give the music of Twin Peaks another listen: it can serve as the soundtrack to both your dreams and your nightmares, but either way, it’s as unforgettable now as it was when it was played over the strange goings-on in small-town Washington state many years ago.