Set in the fictional Washington town of the same name, Twin Peaks isn't as idyllic and picturesque as it would first appear. After a local high school girl is found dead and wrapped in plastic by one of the locals, a chain of events sees Special Agent Dale Cooper of the FBI assigned to investigate this unusual murder. As he scratches the surface however, it becomes apparent that nobody is without their secrets.

Along the way, Agent Cooper, aided by the local sheriff, attempts to unravel the mystery and finds that Laura Palmer, the murdered high school homecoming queen was leading a double life and wasn't the sweet and innocent girl that she would have people believe. The idiosyncratic FBI agent even interprets his dreams along with other unorthodox methods to help solve the crime, something you wouldn't see in your average crime drama.

Seamlessly blending together a supernatural and sometimes darkly comedic tone with a deep vein of surrealism, Twin Peaks is truly unique and one of the greatest experiences that modern television has to offer.

The music of Twin Peaks was composed by Angelo Badalamenti, who worked with David Lynch of a number of his projects, including Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive.

Some of the songs from the soundtrack are voiced my female vocalist Julee Cruise, and are taken from her debut album, Floating in the Night, which was released in 1989. During her early career, she was a frequently collaborator with both Lynch and Badalamenti, who wrote and produced her songs, respectively. She can even be seen in the show, performing at The Roadhouse, with her songs "Falling", "The Nightingale", "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" and "The World Spins".

To date, three Twin Peaks soundtrack CD's have been released, one featuring music from the first season, one focusing on music from the prequel movie, and another featuring music from the second season, the pilot and the movie. The most recent soundtrack, "Season Two Music and More" was released in October 2007 to coincide with the new Gold Box Edition DVD release of the series. It should also be noted that in 1990, Angelo Badalamenti won a Grammy award for the best pop instrumental performance with the Twin peaks theme.

The track listings for the soundtrack releases follow:

Soundtrack From Twin Peaks:

1. "Twin Peaks Theme"
2. "Laura Palmer's Theme"
3. "Audrey's Dance"
4. "The Nightingale" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
5. "Freshly Squeezed"
6. "The Bookhouse Boys"
7. "Into the Night" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
8. "Night Life in Twin Peaks"
9. "Dance of the Dream Man"
10. "Love Theme from Twin Peaks"
11. "Falling" (vocal by Julee Cruise)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me:

1. "Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"
2. "The Pine Float"
3. "Sycamore Trees" (vocal by Jimmy Scott)
4. "Don't Do Anything (I Wouldn't Do)"
5. "A Real Indication (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
6. "Questions in a World of Blue" (vocal by Julee Cruise)
7. "The Pink Room"
8. "The Black Dog Runs at Night" (by Thought Gang, vocal by Angelo Badalamenti)
9. "Best Friends"
10. "Moving Through Time"
11. "Montage from Twin Peaks - Girl Talk/Birds in Hell/Laura Palmer's Theme/Falling"
12. "The Voice of Love"

Season Two Music and More:

1. "Love Theme Intro"
2. "Shelly"
3. "New Shoes"
4. "High School Swing"
5. "Hayward Boogie" (performed by Alicia Witt)
6. "Blue Frank"
7. "Audrey's Prayer"
8. "I'm Hurt Bad"
9. "Cop Beat"
10. "Harold's Theme"
11. "Barber Shop"
12. "Night Bells"
13. "Just You" (vocal by James Marshall, Sheryl Lee & Lara Flynn Boyle)
14. "Drug Deal Blues"
15. "Audrey"
16. "Josie and Truman"
17. "Hook Rug Dance"
18. "Packard's Vibration"
19. "Half Heart"
20. "Laura's Dark Boogie"
21. "Dark Mood Woods/The Red Room"
22. "Love Theme Farewell"

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