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cinema feature. Those eagerly anticipating Mulhu/lam/ Drive will have to wait until its 2002 release. However. some clips are likely to be screened early at Badalamenti’s Reel Life masterclass during the Edinburgh Intemational Film Festival. ‘1 look forward to it.‘ says Badalamenti about the event (which featured Lynch on Lost Highway. via satellite. a few years back). Does Badalamenti know which other films he'll be discussing yet‘.’ ‘I don't have a damn clue.‘ he says. ‘I haven‘t had time to think about it yet.‘ (As we speak. Badalamenti is preparing to fly to Montreal for his latest project. Phillip Haas‘ The Lathe OfHeaven; ‘lt‘s a little futuristic in style. but it‘s okay.’ he says.) ‘1‘” have a look at Twin P'aks: Fire Walk With Me.‘ Does he know that Jean- Pierre Jeunet. director of the Film Festival‘s opening film. Ame’lie. is coming to Edinburgh too‘.’ ‘I love Jean-Pierre. he‘s a
buddy.’ says Badalamenti. clearly thrilled. ‘We did The City Of
Lost Children. I‘ll think about putting in a couple of clips of it. I love that score.‘ What else‘.’ ‘Oh. I‘ll tell some stories. there‘s always some through the years that have humour to them. Or how things go down. how a composer works.‘
Angelo Badalamenti Reel Life, UGC, 17 Aug, 6.30pm. Min Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Film) UGC, 17 Aug, 9pm.
The Lynch mob (clockwise,
from top left): Blue Velvet; ,.
Eraserhead; “Min Peaks; Wild at Heart; Mulholland Drive; and Fire Walk With Me
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Min Peaks
The ethereal theme tune. playing over an image of dead Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) wrapped in plastic. was sung by a breathless Julie Cruise. Who had a powerful, full singing voice. It was Angelo Badalamenti who coached the high tones out of Cruise.
Blue Velvet
Dressed in drag. Ben (Dean Stockwell) performs the Roy Orbison classic ‘In Dreams' to a clearly perturbed Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) and very disturbed Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper).
“Min Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Laura Palmer (Lee again) takes school pal Donna Hayward (Moira Kelly) to the local “club. which is in fact a brothel. In this extended scene their dialogue is all but obliterated by the awesome feedback dirge played by a ‘cowboy band’ (subtitles were added for the film's American release).
Wild At Heart
Despite a broken nose. Sailor (Nicolas Cage) serenades and wins back the love of Lula (Laura Dern) with the Elvis Presley song, ‘Love Me Tender'.
Eraserhead
Lynch’s feature debut, pre- Badalamenti. features the remarkably bizarre (even by Lynch standards) Lady In The Radiator (Laurel Near) singing the sweet ditty, ‘In Heaven’. The tune was covered by the Pixies. who regularly gave it a good thrashing live.
Lost Highway
Bill Pullman picks up the sax0phone on a couple of occasions as Fred Madison, the man who suffers the mother of all breakdowns. something clearly signalled by his wild blowing on the reed.
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