Angelo Badalamenti: Blue Velvet - Original Soundtrack, CD

Blue Velvet was the soundtrack of the film of the same name. It included original music by composer and conductor, Angelo Badalamenti.
The soundtrack is a dark combination of classic composition and vintage/modern pop songs, which mirrors the film's un-stated timeless setting envisioned by director David Lynch and unsettling neo-noir atmosphere.

Thus, the film has become noted for its diverse musical selections. Seen as a prominent stylistic feature in the film is also the unconventional use of vintage pop songs, such as Bobby Vinton’s "Blue Velvet" and Roy Orbison’s "In Dreams", juxtaposed with an orchestral score.
Badalamenti's score alludes to Shostakovich's 15th Symphony, which Lynch had been listening to regularly while writing the screenplay.

Lynch worked with Badalamenti for the first time in this film and asked him to write a score that had to be “like Shostakovich, be very Russian, but make it the most beautiful thing but make it dark and a little bit scary.” Badalamenti would later go on to contribute to all of Lynch's future full-length films except for Inland Empire (2006).

Inspired by This Mortal Coil's recent cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren", Lynch had wanted Isabella Rossellini to sing her own version, but was unable to secure the rights. In its place, Badalamenti composed a music for "Mysteries of Love" with lyrics by Lynch and Julee Cruise sang it.

Bobby Vinton's cover of The Clovers' 1950s song "Blue Velvet" served as inspiration for the film and heavily incorporated it.

Entertainment Weekly ranked Blue Velvet at #100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Film Soundtracks: "The haunting soundtrack accompanies the title credits, then weaves through the narrative, accentuating the noir mood of the film." <BR> Critic John Alexander.

TRACK LISTING

Main Title
Angelo Badalamenti
Night Streets Sandy and Jeffery
Angelo Badalamenti
Frank
Angelo Badalamenti
Jeffrey's Dark Side
Angelo Badalamenti
Mysteries of Love (French Horn Solo)
Angelo Badalamenti
Frank Returns
Angelo Badalamenti
Mysteries of Love (Instrumental)
Angelo Badalamenti
Blue Velvet / Blue Star (Montage)
Angelo Badalamenti
Lumberton USA. Going Down to Lincoln
Angelo Badalamenti
Akron Meets the Blues
Angelo Badalamenti
Honky Tonk Part 1
Angelo Badalamenti
In Dreams
Angelo Badalamenti
Love Letters
Angelo Badalamenti
Mysteries of Love
Angelo Badalamenti
Note: USA release of this title