| David Lynch discography | |
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| Studio albums | 2 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 6 |
| Singles | 20 |
| Music videos | 6 |
| Collaborative albums | 5 |
| Spoken-word albums | 2 |
| Appearances as a guest musician | 6 |
| Appearances as a remixer | 6 |
| Appearances as a producer | 11 |
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The following discography ofDavid Lynch, an American film director and musician, consists of twostudio albums, five collaborative studio albums, sixsoundtrack albums, two spoken-word albums, oneextended play, twentysingles and sixmusic videos. Lynch was involved in several music projects, many of them related to his films, including sound design for some of his films (sometimes alongside collaboratorsAlan Splet,Dean Hurley andAngelo Badalamenti). His album genres includedexperimental rock,ambient soundscapes and, most recently, avant-gardeelectropop music. He produced and wrote lyrics forJulee Cruise's first two albums,Floating into the Night (1989) andThe Voice of Love (1993), in collaboration with Badalamenti, who composed the music and also produced.
Lynch's first featured release was thesoundtrack to his 1977 debut feature filmEraserhead, which was released onI.R.S. Records andAlternative Tentacles in 1982; he recorded the album with sound designerAlan Splet and co-wrote the song "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)".[1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s Lynch produced several albums with Badalamenti, who scored Lynch's 1990–1991 television seriesTwin Peaks and the accompanying 1992 feature filmTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Lynch and Badalamenti's own collaborations forTwin Peaks were released over 15 years later as two soundtrack albums:Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More (2007) andThe Twin Peaks Archive (2011–2012). Lynch and Badalamenti also released thesoundtrack to Lynch's 2001 feature filmMulholland Drive together.
In 1998 Lynch released his first collaborative studio album,Lux Vivens, withJocelyn Montgomery. It was engineered by John Neff,[2] with whom Lynch releasedBlueBOB in 2001. Lynch released series of recordings in 2007, including thesoundtrack to his 2006 feature filmInland Empire; thesoundtrack to his 2007 retrospective exhibitionThe Air Is on Fire; the collaborative studio albumPolish Night Music with Marek Zebrowski; and his debut solo single, "Ghost of Love". Around the time Lynch frequently began collaborating with sound artist and musicianDean Hurley. Lynch subsequently appeared as a guest musician, producer and remixer on several other artists' releases, includingDark Night of the Soul (2010) byDanger Mouse andSparklehorse and several recordings byChrystabell.
Crazy Clown Time, Lynch's first solo studio album, was released in November 2011 onPIAS andSunday Best. Featuring a guest performance by theYeah Yeah Yeahs vocalistKaren O, it received generally favorable critical acclaim and placed in several international charts.[3] His second studio album,The Big Dream, was released in July 2013 on Sunday Best,Sacred Bones Records andINGRID;The Big Dream's lead single, "I'm Waiting Here", featured guest vocalistLykke Li. The album received similar favorable reviews and again placed in several international charts.[4] Lynch released his last album,Cellophane Memories, in 2024.
Lynch was involved in several music projects, many of them related to his films, including sound design for some of his films (sometimes alongside collaboratorsAlan Splet,[5]Dean Hurley[6] andAngelo Badalamenti[7]). His album genres includedexperimental rock,ambient soundscapes and, most recently, avant-gardeelectropop music. He produced and wrote lyrics forJulee Cruise's first two albums,Floating into the Night (1989) andThe Voice of Love (1993), in collaboration with Badalamenti, who composed the music and also produced. In 1991, Lynch directed a 30-second teaser trailer forMichael Jackson's albumDangerous at Jackson's request.[8] Lynch also worked on the 1998Jocelyn Montgomery albumLux Vivens (Living Light), The Music of Hildegard von Bingen.[9] He composed music forWild at Heart,Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,Mulholland Drive, andRabbits. In 2001, he releasedBlueBob, ablues album performed by Lynch and John Neff. The album is notable for Lynch's unusual guitar playing style. He plays "upside down and backwards, like a lap guitar", and relies heavily on effects pedals.[10] Lynch composed several pieces forInland Empire, including two songs, "Ghost of Love" and "Walkin' on the Sky", in which he made his public debut as a singer. In 2009, his book-CD setDark Night of the Soul was released.[11] In 2008, he started his own record label, David Lynch MC, which first releasedFox Bat Strategy: A Tribute to Dave Jaurequi in early 2009.[12]
In November 2010, Lynch released twoelectropop music singles, "Good Day Today" and "I Know", on the independent British labelSunday Best Recordings. Of the songs, he said, "I was just sitting and these notes came and then I went down and started working with Dean [Hurley] and then these few notes, 'I want to have a good day, today' came and the song was built around that".[13] The singles were followed by an album,Crazy Clown Time, which was released in November 2011 and described as an "electronic blues album".[14] The songs were sung by Lynch, with guest vocals on one track byKaren O of theYeah Yeah Yeahs,[15] and composed and performed by Lynch and Hurley.[14] All or most of the songs onCrazy Clown Time were put into art-music videos, with Lynch directing the title song's video.[16][17][18][19]
On September 29, 2011, Lynch releasedThis Train with vocalist and longtime musical collaboratorChrystabell on the La Rose Noire label.[20][21] Lynch's second studio album,The Big Dream, was released in 2013 and included the single "I'm Waiting Here", with Swedish singer-songwriterLykke Li.[22]The Big Dream's release was preceded byTBD716, an enigmatic 43-second video featured on Lynch's YouTube andVine accounts.[23] For Record Store Day 2014, Lynch releasedThe Big Dream Remix EP, which featured four songs from his album remixed by various artists. This included the track "Are You Sure" remixed by the bandBastille. Bastille is known to have been inspired by Lynch's work for its songs and videos, especially the song "Laura Palmer".[24]
On November 2, 2018, a collaborative album by Lynch and Badalamenti,Thought Gang, was released on vinyl and compact disc. The album was recorded around 1993 but not released at the time. Two tracks from it appear on the soundtrack forTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and three others were used forTwin Peaks: The Return.[25][26] In May 2019, Lynch provided guest vocals on the track "Fire is Coming" byFlying Lotus. He also co-wrote the track that appears on Flying Lotus's albumFlamagra. A video accompanying the song was released on April 17, 2019.[27] In May 2021, Lynch produced a track, "I Am the Shaman", by Scottish artistDonovan. The song was released on May 10, Donovan's 75th birthday. Lynch also directed the accompanying video.[28]
In August 2024, Lynch released his final album,Cellophane Memories, a collaboration between him and Chrystabell. Lynch also directed videos for two tracks on the album, "Sublime Eternal Love" and "The Answers to the Questions".[29][30]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| U.S. Heat [31] | U.S. Indie [32][33] | BE [34] | CH [35] | DE [36] | FR [37] | JP [38] | UK Indie [39][40] | ||||
| Crazy Clown Time |
| 3 | 50 | 68 | 96 | — | 96 | 89 | 12 | ||
| The Big Dream |
| 5 | 40 | 75 | 87 | 61 | 91 | 104 | 20 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
| Title | Details |
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| Lux Vivens(withJocelyn Montgomery) |
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| BlueBOB(with John Neff) |
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| Polish Night Music(with Marek Zebrowski) |
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| Thought Gang(withAngelo Badalamenti) |
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| Cellophane Memories(withChrystabell) |
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| Title | Details |
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| Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack(withAlan R. Splet) |
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| David Lynch's Mulholland Drive: Music from the Motion Picture(withAngelo Badalamenti) | |
| The Air Is on Fire(withDean Hurley) |
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| David Lynch's Inland Empire: Soundtrack |
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| Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More(with Angelo Badalamenti) |
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| The Twin Peaks Archive(with Angelo Badalamenti) |
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| Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity | |
| The Marriage of Picture and Sound |
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| The Big Dream Remixes EP |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| JP [38] | |||
| "Et Ideo"(with Jocelyn Montgomery) | 1998 | — | Lux Vivens |
| "Cannes Memory"(with John Neff) | 2002 | — | Non-album single |
| "You're More Than That"(withRona Hartner) | — | ||
| "Ghost of Love" | 2007 | — | David Lynch's Inland Empire: Soundtrack |
| "Chrome Optimism"(with Dubblestandart andLee "Scratch" Perry) | 2010 | — | Marijuana Dreams(Dubblestandart) |
| "Good Day Today"/"I Know" | 110 | Crazy Clown Time | |
| "Speed Roadster" | 2011 | — | |
| "Girl on the Street"(Instrumental) | — | Non-album single | |
| "The High Night Walk" | — | ||
| "Industrial Soundscape No.1" | — | ||
| "Kitchen Blues" | — | ||
| "Adagio for Large Room" | — | ||
| "Victrola Manifestation" | — | ||
| "Blurred Dancer Music" | — | ||
| "Noah's Ark"(Moby Remix) | 2012 | — | Crazy Clown Time |
| "Pinky's Dream"(featuringKaren O) | — | ||
| "I'm Waiting Here"(featuringLykke Li) | 2013 | — | The Big Dream |
| "Are You Sure"/"Star Dream Girl" | — | ||
| "Bad The John Boy" | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
| Single | Year | Album | Notes |
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| "Stone's Gone Up"(Radio Edit) | 2011 | Crazy Clown Time | |
| "Kiss Me (I Loved You)" | 2022 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Credited toJack Cruz |
| Video | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Thank You, Judge"(with John Neff) | 2002 | David Lynch | [54] |
| "Good Day Today" | 2011 | Arnold de Parscau | [55] |
| "I Know" | Tamar Drachli | [55] | |
| "Crazy Clown Time" | 2012 | David Lynch | [56] |
| "I'm Waiting Here"(featuring Lykke Li) | 2013 |
| [57] |
| "Night Ride"(withChrystabell) | 2016 | Joseph Skorman | [58] |
| # | Indicates soundtrack to Lynch-directed film or television series |
| Release | Year | Artist | Ref. |
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| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1992 | Angelo Badalamenti | [59] |
| The Voice of Love | 1993 | Julee Cruise | [60] |
| Lost Highway | 1997 | Various artists(produced byTrent Reznor) | [61] |
| Dark Night of the Soul | 2010 | Danger Mouse andSparklehorse | [62] |
| Marijuana Dreams | Dubblestandart | [63] | |
| This Train | 2011 | Chrystabell | [64] |
| Flamagra | 2019 | Flying Lotus | [65] |
| Song | Year | Original artist | Original album | Ref. |
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| "Girl Panic!"(David Lynch Remix) | 2011 | Duran Duran | All You Need Is Now | [66] |
| "Strange Formula"(David Lynch Remix) | 2012 | Ultraísta | Ultraísta | [67] |
| "In Your Nature"(David Lynch Remix) | Zola Jesus | Conatus | [68] | |
| "The Poison Tree"(David Lynch Remix) | Moby | Destroyed | [69] | |
| "Evangeline"(David Lynch Remix) | 2013 | John Foxx andJori Hulkkonen | European Splendour | [70] |
| "Fuel to the Fire"(David Lynch Remix) | 2014 | Agnes Obel | Aventine | [71] |
| "American Woman"(David Lynch Remix) | 2017 | Muddy Magnolias | Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack) | |
| "Je te rends ton amour"(David Lynch Remix) | 2024 | Mylène Farmer | Innamoramento |
| Release | Year | Artist | Ref. |
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| Blue Velvet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1986 | Angelo Badalamenti | [72] |
| Floating into the Night | 1989 | Julee Cruise | [73] |
| Wild at Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1990 | Various artists(produced with Angelo Badalamenti and Mark Roswell) | [74] |
| Soundtrack from Twin Peaks | Angelo Badalamenti | [75] | |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1992 | [59] | |
| The Voice of Love | 1993 | Julee Cruise | [60] |
| The Straight Story: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1999 | Angelo Badalamenti | [76] |
| Lion of Panjshir | 2009 | Ariana Delawari | [77] |
| A Tribute to Dave Jaureqi | 2010 | Fox Bat Strategy | [78] |
| This Train | 2011 | Chrystabell | [64] |
| Somewhere in the Nowhere | 2016 | [79] | |
| I Am the Shaman | 2021 | Donovan | [80] |
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