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Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst! Blue! Ribbon!!! Blue Velvet is a prototype of the sort of suburban dread that David Lynch would further explore onĀ Twin Peaks; taking place in a seemingly normal small American town, until Kyle Maclachlan starts peeling away the layers to reveal a dark & sinister underbelly. All theĀ Twin Peaks tropes are there: mysterious severed body parts, clueless cops, crazy dialogue that makes very little sense in or out of context.Ā Blue VelvetĀ is Lynchās first collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti, who would go on to score nearly all of Lynchās subsequent projects, including Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me and Lost Highway. In addition to musical collaborations with Lynch, Badalamenti plays the role of Music Supervisor, curating moody orchestral pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich. Rumor has it that Lynch desperately wanted to use This Mortal Coilās āSong To The Sirenā (featuring Cocteau Twinsā Liz Fraser and Robin Guthrie), and wished to feature the band performing the song live in the film, but couldnāt obtain the rights. Which would explain why āMysteries Of Love,ā recorded with Julee Cruise, sounds quite similar. Also includes Roy Orbisonās āIn Dreamsā, a few jazz and honky tonk numbers reminiscent of the schlocky themes ubiquitous inĀ Twin Peaks, and Isabella Rosselliniās cover of The Cloversā āBlue Velvetā which inspired the filmās title.
- 40th anniversary edition
- silver colored vinyl
- indie exclusive
- limited edition
- original release year: 1986
- music label: Varese Sarabande 2026
reviewed by mayor of hounslow 05/2017
Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst! Blue! Ribbon!!! Blue Velvet is a prototype of the sort of suburban dread that David Lynch would further explore onĀ Twin Peaks; taking place in a seemingly normal small American town, until Kyle Maclachlan starts peeling away the layers to reveal a dark & sinister underbelly. All theĀ Twin Peaks tropes are there: mysterious severed body parts, clueless cops, crazy dialogue that makes very little sense in or out of context.Ā Blue VelvetĀ is Lynchās first collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti, who would go on to score nearly all of Lynchās subsequent projects, including Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me and Lost Highway. In addition to musical collaborations with Lynch, Badalamenti plays the role of Music Supervisor, curating moody orchestral pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich. Rumor has it that Lynch desperately wanted to use This Mortal Coilās āSong To The Sirenā (featuring Cocteau Twinsā Liz Fraser and Robin Guthrie), and wished to feature the band performing the song live in the film, but couldnāt obtain the rights. Which would explain why āMysteries Of Love,ā recorded with Julee Cruise, sounds quite similar. Also includes Roy Orbisonās āIn Dreamsā, a few jazz and honky tonk numbers reminiscent of the schlocky themes ubiquitous inĀ Twin Peaks, and Isabella Rosselliniās cover of The Cloversā āBlue Velvetā which inspired the filmās title.
- 40th anniversary edition
- silver colored vinyl
- indie exclusive
- limited edition
- original release year: 1986
- music label: Varese Sarabande 2026
