David Bowie, Chris Isaak, Michael Jackson… The musical collaborations of David Lynch, the man of his

David Bowie, Chris Isaak, Michael Jackson… The musical collaborations of David Lynch, the man of his
David Bowie, Chris Isaak, Michael Jackson… The musical collaborations of David Lynch, the man of his

The director was also a musician and was extremely involved in the sound dimension of his work.

David Lynch was a great man of images, through his cinematographic and pictorial works, but also of sound. A music lover passionate about sound recording and production. Each of his films bears the trace of this fascination. He had found in the New York composer of Italian origin Angelo Badalamenti an accomplice of unwavering loyalty.

It is with Blue Velvet that their fruitful collaboration had begun. The musician was recruited as a vocal coach for Isabella Rossellini but ended up composing the film’s soundtrack. Blue Velvet is also marked by the remarkable use of the song In Dreamsby Roy Orbison, mimed by Dean Stockwell in a scene that has become iconic…

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