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The fantasia of Angelo Badalamenti, veil-piercing composer

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The fantasia of Angelo Badalamenti, veil-piercing composer

December 19, 2022 • Among other things Badalamenti's music, soft and bizarre and surging, was an emotional compass for the uncanny creations of director David Lynch.

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David Lynch On World Cafe

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June 26, 2012 • The filmmaker discusses the intersection of images and sounds on his solo album, Crazy Clown Time.

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David Lynch Dreams Up 'Crazy Clown Time'

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David Lynch Dreams Up 'Crazy Clown Time'

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November 22, 2011 • Director David Lynch — the man who made Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Eraserhead -- has released his first solo album, titled Crazy Clown Time. Rock critic Ken Tucker says it's a strange trip that ends up making a lot of sense.

David Lynch Dreams Up 'Crazy Clown Time'

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First Listen: David Lynch, 'Crazy Clown Time'

David Lynch's debut album, Crazy Clown Time, comes out Nov. 8.

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First Listen: David Lynch, 'Crazy Clown Time'

October 30, 2011 • The surrealist auteur has always played up music and storytelling in his films and TV work. His first album as a solo musician lives up to his reputation for dark, dreamlike imagery.

First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch For 'Dark Night Of The Soul'

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First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch For 'Dark Night Of The Soul'

June 27, 2010 • It took more than a year of closely guarded negotiations, but Dark Night of the Soul, the mysterious album from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch, is finally getting an official release. It was initially announced in the spring of 2009 but never came out because of an unspecified dispute between EMI Records and producer Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse). The album will now be released on July 13. In the meantime, you can hear the whole thing here as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.

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David Lynch: A Detailed Look At A 'Dark Night'

July 11, 2009 • Fifty of the filmmaker's photographs are on display in Los Angeles, paired with the music that inspired them: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Dark Night of the Soul.

David Lynch: A Detailed Look At A 'Dark Night'

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