David Lynch discography | |
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![]() David Lynch in Seattle, Washington in January 2007 | |
Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 6 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 20 |
Soundtrack albums | 6 |
Collaborative albums | 2 |
Spoken-word albums | 2 |
Appearances as a guest musician | 6 |
Appearances as a remixer | 6 |
Appearances as a producer | 11 |
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The following discography of David Lynch, an American film director and musician, consists of three studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, six soundtrack albums, two spoken-word albums, one extended play, twenty singles and six music videos.
Lynch's first featured release was the soundtrack to his 1977 debut feature film Eraserhead , which was released on I.R.S. Records and Alternative Tentacles in 1982; he recorded the album with sound designer Alan Splet and co-wrote the song "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)". [1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s Lynch produced several albums with composer Angelo Badalamenti, who scored Lynch's 1990–1991 television series Twin Peaks and the accompanying 1992 feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me . Lynch and Badalamenti's own collaborations for Twin Peaks were released over 15 years later as two soundtrack albums: Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More (2007) and The Twin Peaks Archive (2011–2012). Lynch and Badalamenti also released the soundtrack to Lynch's 2001 feature film Mulholland Drive together.
In 1998 Lynch released his first collaborative studio album, Lux Vivens, with Jocelyn Montgomery. It was engineered by John Neff, [2] with whom Lynch released his first studio album, BlueBOB , in 2001. Lynch released series of recordings in 2007, including the soundtrack to his 2006 feature film Inland Empire ; the soundtrack to his 2007 retrospective exhibition The Air Is on Fire ; the collaborative studio album Polish Night Music with Marek Zebrowski; and his debut solo single, "Ghost of Love". Around the time Lynch frequently began collaborating with sound artist and musician Dean Hurley. Lynch subsequently appeared as a guest musician, producer and remixer on several other artists' releases, including Dark Night of the Soul (2010) by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse and several recordings by Chrysta Bell.
Crazy Clown Time , Lynch's second studio album, was released in November 2011 on PIAS and Sunday Best. Featuring a guest performance by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs vocalist Karen O, it received generally favorable critical acclaim and placed in several international charts. [3] His third studio album, The Big Dream , was released in July 2013 on Sunday Best, Sacred Bones Records and INGRID; The Big Dream's lead single, "I'm Waiting Here", featured guest vocalist Lykke Li. The album received similar favorable reviews and again placed in several international charts. [4]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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U.S. Heat [5] | U.S. Indie [6] [7] | BE [8] | CH [9] | DE [10] | FR [11] | JP [12] | UK Indie [13] [14] | ||||
BlueBOB (with John Neff) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Crazy Clown Time |
| 3 | 50 | 68 | 96 | — | 96 | 89 | 12 | ||
The Big Dream |
| 5 | 40 | 75 | 87 | 61 | 91 | 104 | 20 | ||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Title | Details |
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Lux Vivens(with Jocelyn Montgomery) |
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Polish Night Music (with Marek Zebrowski) |
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Thought Gang (with Angelo Badalamenti) |
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Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack (with Alan R. Splet) |
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David Lynch's Mulholland Drive: Music from the Motion Picture (with Angelo Badalamenti) | |
The Air Is on Fire (with Dean Hurley) |
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David Lynch's Inland Empire: Soundtrack |
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Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More (with Angelo Badalamenti) |
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The Twin Peaks Archive (with Angelo Badalamenti) |
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Title | Details |
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity | |
The Marriage of Picture and Sound |
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Title | Details |
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The Big Dream Remixes EP |
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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JP [12] | |||
"Et Ideo"(with Jocelyn Montgomery) | 1998 | — | Lux Vivens |
"Cannes Memory"(with John Neff) | 2002 | — | Non-album single |
"You're More Than That"(with Rona Hartner) | — | ||
"Ghost of Love" | 2007 | — | David Lynch's Inland Empire: Soundtrack |
"Chrome Optimism"(with Dubblestandart and Lee "Scratch" Perry) | 2010 | — | Marijuana Dreams(Dubblestandart) |
"Good Day Today"/"I Know" | 110 | Crazy Clown Time | |
"Speed Roadster" | 2011 | — | |
"Girl on the Street" (Instrumental) | — | Non-album single | |
"The High Night Walk" | — | ||
"Industrial Soundscape No.1" | — | ||
"Kitchen Blues" | — | ||
"Adagio for Large Room" | — | ||
"Victrola Manifestation" | — | ||
"Blurred Dancer Music" | — | ||
"Noah's Ark" (Moby Remix) | 2012 | — | Crazy Clown Time |
"Pinky's Dream"(featuring Karen O) | — | ||
"I'm Waiting Here"(featuring Lykke Li) | 2013 | — | The Big Dream |
"Are You Sure"/"Star Dream Girl" | — | ||
"Bad The John Boy" | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Single | Year | Album |
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"Stone's Gone Up" (Radio Edit) | 2011 | Crazy Clown Time |
Video | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Thank You, Judge"(with John Neff) | 2002 | David Lynch | [28] |
"Good Day Today" | 2011 | Arnold de Parscau | [29] |
"I Know" | Tamar Drachli | [29] | |
"Crazy Clown Time" | 2012 | David Lynch | [30] |
"I'm Waiting Here"(featuring Lykke Li) | 2013 |
| [31] |
"Night Ride"(with Chrysta Bell) | 2016 | Joseph Skorman | [32] |
# | Indicates soundtrack to Lynch-directed film or television series |
Release | Year | Artist | Ref. |
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1992 | Angelo Badalamenti | [33] |
The Voice of Love | 1993 | Julee Cruise | [34] |
Lost Highway | 1997 | Various artists(produced by Trent Reznor) | [35] |
Dark Night of the Soul | 2010 | Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse | [36] |
Marijuana Dreams | Dubblestandart | [37] | |
This Train | 2011 | Chrysta Bell | [38] |
Flamagra | 2019 | Flying Lotus | [39] |
Song | Year | Original artist | Original album | Ref. |
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"Girl Panic!" (David Lynch Remix) | 2011 | Duran Duran | All You Need Is Now | [40] |
"Strange Formula" (David Lynch Remix) | 2012 | Ultraísta | Ultraísta | [41] |
"In Your Nature" (David Lynch Remix) | Zola Jesus | Conatus | [42] | |
"The Poison Tree" (David Lynch Remix) | Moby | Destroyed | [43] | |
"Evangeline" (David Lynch Remix) | 2013 | John Foxx and Jori Hulkkonen | European Splendour | [44] |
"Fuel to the Fire" (David Lynch Remix) | 2014 | Agnes Obel | Aventine | [45] |
Release | Year | Artist | Ref. |
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Blue Velvet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1986 | Angelo Badalamenti | [46] |
Floating into the Night | 1989 | Julee Cruise | [47] |
Wild at Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1990 | Various artists(produced with Angelo Badalamenti and Mark Roswell) | [48] |
Soundtrack from Twin Peaks | Angelo Badalamenti | [49] | |
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1992 | [33] | |
The Voice of Love | 1993 | Julee Cruise | [34] |
The Straight Story: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1999 | Angelo Badalamenti | [50] |
Lion of Panjshir | 2009 | Ariana Delawari | [51] |
A Tribute to Dave Jaureqi | 2010 | Fox Bat Strategy | [52] |
This Train | 2011 | Chrysta Bell | [38] |
Somewhere in the Nowhere | 2016 | [53] | |
I Am the Shaman | 2021 | Donovan | [54] |
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is a 1992 psychological horror film directed by David Lynch and written by Lynch and Robert Engels. It serves as a prequel to the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), created by Mark Frost and Lynch, who were also executive producers. It revolves around the investigation into the murder of Teresa Banks and the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer, a popular high school student in the fictional Washington town of Twin Peaks. Unlike the series, which was an uncanny blend of detective fiction, horror, the supernatural, offbeat humor, and soap opera tropes, the film has a much darker, less humorous tone.
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti was an American composer and arranger best known for his film music, notably the scores for his acclaimed collaborations with director David Lynch, Blue Velvet (1986), the Twin Peaks television series, The Straight Story (1999), and Mulholland Drive (2001).
Julee Ann Cruise was an American singer and actress, known for her collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She released four albums beginning with 1989's Floating into the Night.
"Crying" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison's third studio album of the same name (1962). Released in 1961, it was a number 2 hit in the US for Orbison and was covered in 1978 by Don McLean, whose version went to number 1 in the UK in 1980.
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in April 1986 by CBS/Columbia Records as the follow-up to her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). Three years in the making, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire was executive-produced by Jim Steinman, who had produced Tyler's previous album. Seven singles were released from the album, with "Holding Out for a Hero" originally being released two years in advance on the movie soundtrack album Footloose. Tyler's album features collaborations with songwriters and guest artists including Desmond Child and Todd Rundgren.
English electronic music duo Goldfrapp have released seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, four extended plays, 25 singles, eight promotional singles, one video album and 29 music videos. The band was formed in 1999 in London, and consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory (synthesiser).
BlueBOB is the debut studio album by the American director and musician David Lynch and audio engineer John Neff. It was released in December 2001 on Absurda—Lynch's own record label—and Soulitude Records. Recorded over a 23-month period from 1998 to 2000 at Lynch's home studio, BlueBOB was originally an experiment by Lynch and Neff that evolved into a full-length album.
The music of the American television series Twin Peaks, its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and its 2017 revival series was composed by Angelo Badalamenti. Twin Peaks' co-creator David Lynch wrote lyrics for five songs used throughout the series—including "Falling", "The Nightingale", "Into the Night", "Just You", and "Sycamore Trees"—and three songs featured in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, including "A Real Indication", "Questions in a World of Blue" and "The Black Dog Runs at Night". Julee Cruise, who made cameo appearances in both the series and film, provided vocals for four of Lynch's and Badalamenti's collaborations, and jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott performed on "Sycamore Trees". Three of the series' actors—James Marshall, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Sheryl Lee—provided vocals for "Just You".
Floating into the Night is the debut studio album by American singer Julee Cruise. It was released on September 12, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records, and features compositions and production by Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch. Songs from the album were featured in Lynch's projects Blue Velvet (1986), Industrial Symphony No. 1 (1990), and Twin Peaks (1990–1991).
"Falling" is a song by American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It is the lead single and second track from her debut studio album, Floating into the Night (1989). Featuring music composed by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics written by David Lynch, an instrumental version of "Falling" was used as the theme song for the ABC television series Twin Peaks and its Showtime revival.
"Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" is a song by American singer, songwriter and actress Julee Cruise, released in 1990 as the second single from her debut album, Floating into the Night (1989). It was released on Warner Bros. Records. Cruise performs the song in "Episode 14" of American mystery serial drama television series Twin Peaks, the long-anticipated episode of the show in which the killer of Laura Palmer was finally revealed after a year of anxious, media-driven anticipation. Cruise also sings "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" in Industrial Symphony No. 1, another David Lynch project.
American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has released thirteen studio albums, three compilation albums, three soundtracks, two mixtapes, thirteen extended plays (EP), twenty singles, eight promotional singles, and eight music videos. Through his record label Asthmatic Kitty Records, Stevens released his first two albums A Sun Came and Enjoy Your Rabbit in 2000 and 2001, respectively. For his next two releases – Michigan (2003) and Seven Swans (2004) – the singer partnered with Sounds Familyre Records for the distribution of both releases. Seven Swans was supported by Stevens' debut single "The Dress Looks Nice on You". The same album was reissued in 2009 and included the new single "I Went Dancing with My Sister". His fifth album, Illinois, was his first release to enter record charts, where it reached the lower positions in several countries and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies. The Avalanche, a compilation album consisting of outtakes from Illinois, was released in 2006 and also reached various charts internationally.
"Apple of Sodom" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. The track was recorded for the soundtrack to David Lynch's 1997 film Lost Highway. It was written by the band's eponymous vocalist and produced by Manson with Sean Beavan. Lynch personally chose the band to contribute music to the soundtrack as he found Manson inspiring, and because of the band's commercial viability. An industrial song about obsession, it was inspired by Manson's feelings about singer Fiona Apple; the eponymous apple of Sodom is a toxic plant. The song was followed by multiple collaborations between Manson and Lynch.
The soundtrack for the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me was composed by Angelo Badalamenti and released on August 7, 1992, by Warner Bros. Records.
Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More was released by Absurda and David Lynch on October 30, 2007. It compiles the original music from season two of the drama series Twin Peaks, created by Lynch.
Soundtrack from Twin Peaks is a soundtrack album by American composer Angelo Badalamenti. It was released on September 11, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records and is the official soundtrack to the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). Though mostly instrumental, three tracks feature vocals by Julee Cruise.
Plays the Music of Twin Peaks is a tribute album and the eleventh studio album by American experimental band Xiu Xiu. Composed of cover versions of the music from the Twin Peaks soundtrack, it was released exclusively as a Record Store Day release on April 16, 2016, by Polyvinyl in the United States and Bella Union in Europe. It was produced by former Xiu Xiu member Jherek Bischoff and mixed by Deerhoof member Greg Saunier.
Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album by American composer Angelo Badalamenti. It was released on September 8, 2017, by Rhino Entertainment. The album is the score to the Twin Peaks revival series, and includes previously unreleased compositions by Badalamenti.
"Audrey's Dance" is an instrumental song by the American composer Angelo Badalamenti for the television series Twin Peaks, appearing as the third track on the soundtrack album Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (1990). Like the rest of the soundtrack, it was produced by both Badalamenti and show creator David Lynch. "Audrey's Dance" first appeared in the show's pilot, aired on April 8, 1990. Named after the character Audrey Horne, the song was memorably featured in "Episode 2" when Audrey dances along to the jukebox in the Double R Diner.
Thought Gang is a studio album by American composers Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch created under the joint moniker Thought Gang. Though released on November 2, 2018 through Sacred Bones Records, Thought Gang was originally recorded in the early 1990s. The album was preceded by a Lynch-directed music video for "A Real Indication" on November 1, 2018. The video was created in 1992 in the 8mm video format.
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