Its words, and even its melody, make it seem like a traditional love ballad, but the accompaniment is so deeply menacing that anyone to whom it might actually be sung as a love song would be hard pressed to keep from jumping up and running like hell. The theme song 'Falling' is a perfect example of the emotional layering Badalamenti used throughout the series. That was largely because of his skill at creating such complexly layered music that, like the drama itself, simultaneously stirred up such a flurry of powerful, conflicting emotions.
The sometimes overtly and sometimes subliminally creepy music Badalamenti created contributed immeasurably to the deeply unsettling textures of the series. Lynch's world, in which almost nothing was what it seemed to be, was so devastatingly chilling, mysteriously sinister, and fall-down funny - so surreal - that audiences were kept in a state of emotional upheaval that tended to either make them flee or turn them into avid followers. Buy the album Starting at £13.99Īngelo Badalamenti's score for David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks is a model of film music ideally matched to the images and actions it underscores. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
