The Styrous® Viewfinder: Angelo Badalamenti

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Two days ago film director Davidi Lynch died. He was one of my "Immortals" (link below). My first awareness of his work was the VERY eerie film Eraserhead (link below), which I saw in the late seventies at the Roxy Theater (link below) in the Mission in San Francisco.

My next exposure to his work was in the eighties with the film, Blue Velvet, not as weird as Eraserhead but pretty strange, with a score by Angelo Badalamenti. It starred Kyle MacLachlan, who would crop up in other Lynch films.

Blue Velvet movie poster

A decade later, Lynch completely blew me away with the wildly insane, Twin Peaks. This was entirely off the charts but what really blew my head off was that it was produced for network broadcast television! It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991.

From Wikipedia:

The show's narrative draws on the characteristics of detective fiction, but its uncanny tone, metaphysical elements, and campy, melodramatic portrayal of eccentric characters also draws from American soap opera and horror tropes. Like much of Lynch's work, it is distinguished by surrealism, distinctive cinematography, and offbeat humor.

The score for the series was composed by Angelo Badalamenti again; it was perfect for Twin Peaks! Some of the cuts are strange and some are so beautiful it hurts, such as the opening theme with it's echoey guitar.

Then there is the dance of the little man which is vaguely reminiscent of "the girl in the radiator" scene in Eraserhead. I love the quietly jazzy, Dance Of The Dream Man with Tenor Sax played by Al Regni

The score introduced me to Julee Cruise with the songs Falling, The Nightingale, Into The Night and the Love Theme.

Davidi Lynch ~ Twin Peaks

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Tracklist:

1 - Twin Peaks Theme - 5:06
2 - Laura Palmer's Theme - 4:52
3 - Audrey's Dance - 5:15
4 - The Nightingale - 4:54
5 - Freshly Squeezed - 3:48
6 - The Bookhouse Boys - 3:30
7 - Into The Night - 4:42
8 - Night Life In Twin Peaks - 3:23
9 - Dance Of The Dream Man - 3:39
10 - Love Theme From Twin Peaks - 5:04
11 - Falling - 5:24

Companies, etc.

    Recorded At – Excalibur Sound Productions
    Mixed At – Excalibur Sound Productions
    Mixed At – The Hit Factory
    Mastered At – Masterdisk
    Copyright © – Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
    Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
    Record Company – Warner Communications
    Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
    Published By – Anlon Music
    Published By – Bobkind Music
    Published By – O.K. Paul Music
    Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits:

    A&R [A&R Coordination] – Kevin Laffey
    Art Direction, Design – Tom Recchion
    Composed By – Angelo Badalamenti
    Coordinator [Soundtrack Album Coordination By] – AGM Management, Tony Meilandt
    Drums – Grady Tate
    Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Eddie Dixon, Vinnie Bell
    Flute, Clarinet – Eddie Daniels
    Lyrics By – David Lynch (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
    Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
    Mixed By – Art Pohlemus* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10), Jay Healy (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
    Orchestrated By [Orchestrations By], Arranged By [Arrangements By] – Angelo Badalamenti
    Photography By – Craig Sjodin, David Lynch, Fredrik Nilsen, Kimberly Wright, Marc Sirinsky, Paula K. Shimatsu-U
    Producer [Produced By] – Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch
    Recorded By – Art Pohlemus*
    Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Kinny Landrum
    Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Piano – Angelo Badalamenti
    Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Al Regni*
    Vocals – Julee Cruise (tracks: 4, 7, 11)

Notes:

Recorded at Excalibur Sound.

"The Nightingale", "Into The Night" and "Falling" mixed at the Hit Factory.
All other songs mixed at Excalibur Sound.

All songs © / published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/Bobkind Music (ASCAP)
except tracks 1, 4, 7, 11 published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/O.K. Paul Music (BMI)

4, 7, and 11: Also available on the Warner Bros. album Floating Into The Night (1/4/2-25859)

(Back cover)
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Made in U.S.A.

(CD)
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S., a Warner Communications Company
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Made in USA.

Booklet folds out to 12 cm x 48 cm wide and shows the full cast on one side and song lyrics on the other.

Printed durations that differ:
Track 1: 4:45
Track 2: 5:08
Track 6: 3:24
Track 10: 4:34
Track 11: 5:18

Angelo Badalamenti – Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 26316-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 31, 1990
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Lounge, Post-Modern, Soundtrack, Score

Viewfinder links:

Julee Cruise

Eraserhead

Immortal Loves

David Lynch

Roxie Theater

Net links:

ABC NEWS ~ David Lynch, Eraserhead & Twin Peaks director, dies at 78

BBC ~ Twin Peaks film director David Lynch dies at 78

GQ ~ Kyle MacLachlan On losing David Lynch

Al Regni

RollingStone ~ Twin Peaks Tribute