The American TV series Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...

spawned three soundtrack albums: one inspired by the series, one for the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and one focusing on music from Season Two but also including tracks used in the pilot, Season One, and the prequel film. Starting in March, 2011, previously unreleased and unused tracks began appearing on davidlynch.com for purchase.

Soundtrack from Twin Peaks

All the songs from the album were written by Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive...

, which received the 1990 Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Twin Peaks Theme". Most of the songs are instrumental pieces, but the three songs that contain lyrics were written by David Lynch

David Lynch

David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...

. These three songs are available on the singer Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...

's album Floating into the Night

Floating into the Night

Floating into the Night is the debut album by dream pop artist Julee Cruise, released in 1989. The album was produced and all songs were written by film director, David Lynch, and composer, Angelo Badalamenti. Lynch wrote the lyrics to Badalamenti's music...

. Cruise's album also contains songs that were used in the series, but are not included in any soundtrack release.

1. "Twin Peaks Theme"
2. "Laura Palmer
   Laura Palmer
   Laura Palmer is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Her death was the catalyst for the events of the series...
   
   's Theme"
3. "Audrey
   Audrey Horne
   Audrey Horne is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. She was played by Sherilyn Fenn.Audrey is 18 years old during the action of the series...
   
   's Dance"
4. "The Nightingale" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
5. "Freshly Squeezed"
6. "The Bookhouse Boys"
7. "Into The Night" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
8. "Night Life In Twin Peaks"
9. "Dance Of The Dream Man"
10. "Love Theme from Twin Peaks"
11. "Falling" (vocal by Julee Cruise)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

The film soundtrack features music by Angelo Badalamenti and Thought Gang with lyrics by David Lynch. Badalamenti, Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...

, and Jimmy Scott

Jimmy Scott

Jimmy Scott , aka "Little" Jimmy Scott, is an American jazz vocalist famous for his unusually high contralto voice which is due to Kallmann's syndrome, a very rare genetic condition. The condition stunted his growth at four feet eleven inches until, at age 37, he grew another 8 inches to the...

 provide vocals.

1. "Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"
2. "The Pine Float"
3. "Sycamore Trees" (vocal by Jimmy Scott
   Jimmy Scott
   Jimmy Scott , aka "Little" Jimmy Scott, is an American jazz vocalist famous for his unusually high contralto voice which is due to Kallmann's syndrome, a very rare genetic condition. The condition stunted his growth at four feet eleven inches until, at age 37, he grew another 8 inches to the...
   
   )
4. "Don't Do Anything (I Wouldn't Do)"
5. "A Real Indication (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
6. "Questions in a World of Blue" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
7. "The Pink Room"
8. "The Black Dog Runs at Night" (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
9. "Best Friends"
10. "Moving Through Time"
11. "Montage from Twin Peaks - Girl Talk/Birds in Hell/Laura Palmer's Theme/Falling"
12. "The Voice of Love"

Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More

Some seventeen 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.

1. "Love Theme Intro" 2:21 (*)
2. "Shelly" 2:17
3. "New Shoes" 3:48
4. "High School Swing" 1:51
5. "Hayward Boogie" 2:16 (performed by Alicia Witt
   Alicia Witt
   Alicia Roanne Witt is an American film, stage, television actress and singer.-Early life:Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mother, Diane , is a junior high school reading teacher, and her father, Robert Witt, is a science teacher and photographer. She has a brother, Ian...
   
   )
6. "Blue Frank" 5:10
7. "Audrey's Prayer" 2:10
8. "I'm Hurt Bad" 2:30
9. "Cop Beat" 1:56
10. "Harold's Theme" 1:42
11. "Barber Shop" 1:25
12. "Night Bells" 2:47
13. "Just You" 3:36 (vocal by James Marshall, Sheryl Lee & Lara Flynn Boyle)
14. "Drug Deal Blues" 3:08
15. "Audrey" 2:26
16. "Josie and Truman" 4:32
17. "Hook Rug Dance" 2:24
18. "Packard's Vibration" 2:39
19. "Half Heart" 5:31
20. "Laura's Dark Boogie" 5:01
21. "Dark Mood Woods/The Red Room" 9:01
22. "Love Theme Farewell" 2:34

(*) before the first track there is a bonus track (Hidden Track

Hidden track

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

 One Audio, HTOA) which can be reached by rewinding while playing the first track, length 4:19

The Twin Peaks Archive

On March 10, 2011, www.davidlynch.com reinvented itself as site dedicated to the music of David Lynch

David Lynch

David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...

 and his collaborators. One of the features of the site is The Twin Peaks Archive, described as an "open album" with previously unreleased tracks from Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...

 and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me being released on a regular basis. Many of the tracks stream for free on the site, set to photo slide shows featuring images from the series and movie. They are also available for purchase as MP3s or Apple Lossless files. Related tracks are often sold together as bundles.

1. "Deer Meadow Shuffle"
2. "Deer Meadow Shuffle (Film Version)"
3. "Just You (Instrumental)" (*)
4. "Twin Peaks Theme (Alternate)"
5. "Annie and Cooper"
6. "Nightsea Wind"
7. "Freshly Squeezed (Bass Clarinet Version)"
8. "Twin Peaks Theme (Harp and Guitar)"
9. "Twin Peaks Theme (Nostalgia Version)"
10. "Twin Peaks Theme (Solo Rhodes)"
11. "Mysterioso #1" (*)
12. "Mysterioso #1 (Film Version)"
13. "Mysterioso #2" (*)
14. "Mysterioso #2 (Film Version)"
15. "Love Theme (Alternate)"
16. "Love Theme (Solo Rhodes)"
17. "Americana"
18. "James Hurley (Outtake)" (*)
19. "Mister Snooty"
20. "Freshly Squeezed (Fast Cool Jazz Version)"
21. "Picking On Country"
22. "I'm Hurt Bad (Industrial Symphony Version)"
23. "Western Ballad"
24. "Preparing for M.T. Wentz"
25. "Secret Country"
26. "Dark Mood Woods (Full Version)"
27. "RR Swing"
28. "Great Northern Piano Tune #1"
29. "Great Northern Piano Tune #2"
30. "Great Northern Piano Tune #3"
31. "Twin Peaks Theme (Solo Piano)"
32. "Girl Talk"
33. "Birds in Hell"
34. "Audrey's Prayer (Clarinet & Synth)"
35. "Audrey's Prayer (Synth Version)"
36. "Freshly Squeezed (Solo Vibraphone)"
37. "The Norwegians"
38. "Sneaky Audrey"
39. "Miss Twin Peaks (Rehearsal)" (*)
40. "Miss Twin Peaks Theme"
41. "Lucy's Dance"
42. "Lana's Dance"
43. "Miss Twin Peaks (Finale)"
44. "Sycamore Trees (Instrumental)"
45. "South Sea Dreams"
46. "Hula Hoppin'"
47. "Laura Palmer's Theme (Piano and Rhodes)"
48. "Owl Cave"
49. "Half Speed Orchestra 1 (Stair Music/Danger Theme)"
50. "Half Speed Orchestra 2 (Dark Forces)"
51. "Half Speed Orchestra 3 (Windom Earle's Motif)"
52. "Slow Speed Orchestra 1 (24 Hours)"
53. "Slow Speed Orchestra 2 (Unease Motif/The Woods)"
54. "Slow Speed Orchestra 3 (Black Lodge Rumble)"
55. "James Visits Laura"
56. "Harold's Theme (Josie's Past)"
57. "Harold's Theme (The Living Novel)"
58. "Laura Palmer's Theme (Ethereal Pad Version)"
59. "Laura Palmer's Theme (Ghost Version)"
60. "Laura Palmer's Theme (Letter from Harold)"
61. "Dance of the Dream Man (Solo Saxophone)"
62. "Solo Percussion 1"
63. "Solo Percussion 2 (Grady's Waltz)"
64. "Solo Percussion 3"
65. "Audrey's Dance (Percussion & Clarinets)"
66. "Northwest Gulch"
67. "Dance of the Dream Man (Drums and Bass)"
68. "Dance of the Dream Man (Solo Bass)"
69. "Dance of the Dream Man (Solo Clarinet)"
70. "Dance of the Dream Man (Solo Clarinet 2)"
71. "Dance of the Dream Man (Solo Flute)"
72. "Just You (Instrumental)"
73. "Bookhouse Boys"
74. "Bookhouse Boys (Solo Guitar)"
75. "Earle's Theme"
76. "Half Speed 5 (Leo's Theme)"
77. "Hank's Theme"
78. "Hank's Theme 2"
79. "Invitation to Love (Lovers Dilemma)"
80. "Invitation to Love (Bumper)"
81. "Invitation to Love Theme"
82. "Lana's Theme"
83. "Horne's Theme"
84. "Wheeler's Theme"
85. "Freshly Squeezed (Clarinet)"
86. "Freshly Squeezed (Complete Version)"
87. "Freshly Squeezed (Fast Cool Jazz Solo Bass)"
88. "Freshly Squeezed (Fast Cool Jazz Version)"
89. "Freshly Squeezed (Flute)"
90. "Freshly Squeezed (Mid-Temp Version)"
91. "Freshly Squeezed (Solo Bass Clarinet)"
92. "Freshly Squeezed (Solo Clarinet)"
93. "Freshly Squeezed (Solo Flute)"
94. "Josie and Jonathan"
95. "The Mill Deal"
96. "The Mill Fire"

(*) unused in series or film

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  Moby
  Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
  
   sampled "Laura Palmer's Theme" for his 1992 song "Go
  Go (Moby song)
  "Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the first single from his self-titled album. The single was a success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart....
  
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• British Indie Rock band The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
  
   covered "Falling" in the Hit Parade 1
  Hit Parade 1
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   album (1992)
• Futurepop band Apoptygma Bezerk sampled the "Twin Peaks Theme" in their song "Moment of Tranquility", off of their album "Welcome to Earth".
• American solo artist Goddamn Electric Bill covered the "Twin Peaks Theme".
• The Gothic Metal band Farmer Boys
  Farmer Boys (band)
  Farmer Boys is a heavy metal band from Stuttgart, Germany. They reached their peak of popularity with their album The World Is Ours, released in 2000; the videos for singles "Here Comes The Pain" and "If You Ever Leave Me Standing" were put into heavy rotation by German alternative music channels...
  
   have a song called "Where the Sun Never Shines" which have various sound clips from the pilot episode spliced in with the song on their (2004) album The Other Side
  The Other Side (Farmer Boys album)
  The Other Side is the fourth full length album by the German heavy metal band. Unlike their previous albums, this album has no reference to farm animals or farm life at all. A music video for "Stay Like This Forever" was made and it was released on Monsters of Metal Vol...
  
  .
• Lo-fi indie folk act Mount Eerie
  Mount Eerie
  Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.-History:...
  
  's song "Between Two Mysteries" from the album Wind's Poem
  Wind's Poem
  Wind's Poem is the name of the fourth full-length album by Mount Eerie. It is largely inspired by black metal, and showcases Phil Elvrum in his "relatively newfound affinity for Xasthur and other lynchpins of the unholy genre."...
  
  includes elements of the "Twin Peaks Theme".