“Laura Palmer’s Theme” MIDI Notation Literally Forms Twin Peaks
“Twin Peaks” returns May 21 at 9 p.m. Eastern on Showtime. Ahead of the new season’s premiere, David Lynch music supervisor Dean Hurley has revealed a strange coincidence from Angelo Badalamenti’s iconic “Twin Peaks” score, as part of an interview with Vulture. According to Hurley, the MIDI notation for “Laura Palmer’s Theme” makes a pair of peaks (read: Twin Peaks). Hurley said he showed a photo the notation to Lynch, who shouted, “It’s cosmic! It’s cosmic! It’s cosmic!” Hurley also recalls Badalamenti saying, “Whoa… this is scary… but very cool!” Check out a photo of the “Laura Palmer’s Theme” MIDI notation below.
In other “Twin Peaks” news, Kyle MacLachlan has added a new track to his “Coffeetime” playlist for Spotify. The playlist—which features Elliott Smith, Jethro Tull, David Bowie, and more—now includes a seven-second track labeled “egassem.” It’s a reversed message, similar to how people speak in the Red Room of the Black Lodge. Hear it below.
Follow all of Pitchfork’s “Twin Peaks” coverage here, and check out “10 Songs That Sample ‘Twin Peaks’ Well” on the Pitch.
This is the actual MIDI sheet music for “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from #TwinPeaks. What does it look like to you? https://t.co/hza4xVDMll pic.twitter.com/YU0DEnK1gz
— Vulture (@vulture) May 19, 2017
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