ABSTRACT
In this edited volume, contributors explore an essential element of the influential television series Twin Peaks: the role of music and sound. From its debut in 1990 to its return to television in 2017, Twin Peaks has amassed a cult following, and inspired myriad scholarly studies. This collection considers how the music and sound design not only create the ambience of this ground-breaking series, but function in the narrative, encouraging multiple interpretations. With chapters that consider how music shapes the relationship of audiences and fans to the story, the importance of sound design, and the symbolism embedded in the score, this book provides a range of perspectives for scholars of music and film studies, while giving fans new insight into an iconic television show.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|91 pages
Performance and Audience
chapter 2|14 pages
Playing with Sound
chapter 4|14 pages
The Bang Bang Bar, Silencio, and Lynch’s Audiences
chapter 5|14 pages
The Music is Not What It Seems
chapter 6|13 pages
‘Singer’; ‘Girl Singer’; ‘Roadhouse Singer’; ‘Herself’
part II|58 pages
Sound Design
chapter 7|14 pages
“The Thread Will Be Torn”
chapter 9|14 pages
“What is Gordon Cole Listening To?”
part III|71 pages
Musical Meanings