Retro Review: Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti (1990)
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Do you remember David Lynch’s weird TV series called Twin Peaks? It debuted in 1990 on ABC and I remember it got a lot of buzz in Norway where I saw it. Every Friday evening at 11pm I had my pizza ready and Twin Peaks on the tube. It was different from the other TV shows, and it was helped on by Angelo Badalamenti’s weird jazzy score. Anyone remember the red room with the weird dwarf who said things backwards? Remember the weird dance he did? That’s one of my favorite moments, and the music is absolutely spot on.
The show was canceled after only a couple of years, rumors had it that David Lynch had a spat with the directors of ABC about the show, and it was canceled abruptly in the second season with a very strange ending. Who here doesn’t love the log lady? This show has some of the weirdest characters ever developed, but it suits David Lynch perfectly.
The soundtrack was one of the first soundtracks I bought and it was a great one. I remember one tune on this called “Night Life in Twin Peaks” that scared me, so whenever that came on I quickly fast forwarded to the next song, that’s right, forwarded. I didn’t have a CD player yet. It may be a strange soundtrack and I think I love it because of a mixture of sentimentality and the music. For whatever reason, Twin Peaks, the music and the show has a place in my heart forever. Bob still freaks me out though.
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David Lynch is the king of strange, but I love him :).
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I think Twin Peaks has the best intro for any TV series ever–the music, the images of the waterfall, the log factory, fucking brilliant. The soundtrack is classic, too.
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Yeah, it really is an amazing intro. It’s a great theme and it sticks to your mind, and not in a bad way. I need to get Season two soundtrack. I haven’t heard that one yet. It will be a treat 
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I loved that series! and everything david lynch has ever done. eraserhead was so cool.
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