Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
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. Though mostly instrumental, three tracks feature vocals by Julee Cruise.
Background
The series' co-creator David Lynch produced the album alongside Badalamenti and wrote lyrics for several tracks, including the series' theme song "Falling".Upon its release, Soundtrack from Twin Peaks placed in several international charts—including the top 10 in Norway, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands—and "Twin Peaks Theme" received the award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Several tracks of the soundtrack were sampled numerous times, a famous example is "Laura Palmer's Theme", which was sampled in the "Woodtick Mix" of the song "Go" by Moby.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Soundtrack from Twin Peaks.Musicians
- Angelo Badalamenti – piano, synthesizer, orchestration, arrangement, production
- Julee Cruise – vocals
- Vinnie Bell – electric guitar
- Eddie Daniels – flute, clarinet
- Eddie Dixon – electric guitar
- Kinny Landrum – synthesizer
- Albert Regni – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Grady Tate – drums
- David Lynch – production, photography
- Art Pohlemus – recording, [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Jay Healy – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Tom Recchion – art direction, design
- Kevin Laffey - coordination, A&R
- Fredrik Nilsen – photography
- Paula K. Shimatsu-U – photography
- Marc Sirinsky – photography
- Craig Sjodin – photography
- Kimberly Wright – photography
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| Australian Albums | 15 |
| Dutch Albums | 41 |
| European Albums | 39 |