Apr 21, 2008

Into The Twin Peaks Night




Hello, as The Hitchhikers Guide series has ended and before a new series starts, today a one-off about the early nineties cult series Twin Peaks, the sometimes eerie music played a big part . Director David Lynch was known for his off beat work and with Twin Peaks his initial goal was to merge a murder mystery with a soap. His main character FBI agent Dale Cooper showed some quirky habits and mystical tendencies, but remaining firmly analytical throughout his investigations. His dictaphone always at hand and always adressing it with Diane who remained his unseen assistant....

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Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks's pilot episode was first broadcast on April 8, 1990 on the ABC Network, which led to another eleven episodes being produced, and a second season, which aired until June 10, 1991. The show is set in a small fictional Washington town known as "Twin Peaks", and was primarily filmed in the Washington towns of Snoqualmie and North Bend.

After its debut episode on April 8, 1990, Twin Peaks became a top-rating programme and was a critical success both nationally and internationally. Reflecting its devoted cult fan base, the series became a part of popular culture, referenced in other television shows, commercials, comic books, a video game, films and song lyrics. Declining viewer ratings in the long-running second season led to a cancellation. In 1992, the series spawned a prequel to the series, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), which attempted to connect the events leading up to Laura Palmer's death

On the morning of February 24, in the town of Twin Peaks, Washington state, lumberjack Pete Martell discovers a naked corpse tightly wrapped in a sheet of clear plastic on the bank of a river. Following the arrival of Sheriff Harry S. Truman, his deputies, and Dr. Will Hayward on the scene, the body is discovered to be that of homecoming queen Laura Palmer, the most popular girl at the local high school. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate, his initial examination of Laura's body reveals a tiny typed letter 'R' inserted under her fingernail. He recognizes this as the "calling card" of a killer who took the life of Teresa Banks a year earlier. Cooper quickly establishes that Laura's character and relationships are not as they first appear, and that she's far from the wholesome homecoming queen that those closest to her believed her to be.....

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Diane, The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper (91, 49mb)

Cooper (played by Kyle MacLachlan) is an FBI agent who arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate the brutal murder of the popular high-school student, Laura Palmer, and falls in love with Twin Peaks and gains a great deal of acceptance within a tight knit community. He displays an array of quirky mannerisms such as giving a 'thumbs up' when satisfied, sage-like sayings, distinct sense of humor, along with his love for a good cherry pie and a "damn fine cup of coffee". One of his most popular habits is recording spoken-word tapes to a mysterious woman called 'Diane' into his dictaphone that he always carries with him, that often contain everyday observations and thoughts on his current case.

Early in season 2, Diane ... The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper was released, a cassette-only release performed by Kyle MacLachlan. The tape consisted of newly-recorded Cooper messages to his never-seen assistant, Diane, mixed in with monologues from the original broadcasts. The tape begins with a prologue monologue in which Cooper discusses his pending trip to Twin Peaks, continues with the initial monologue heard in the pilot, and continues to a point after his recovery from being shot.



01 - Diane, Twin Peaks Tapes part I (11:05)
02 - Diane, Twin Peaks Tapes part II (7:54)
03 - Diane, Twin Peaks Tapes part III (6:58)
04 - Diane, Twin Peaks Tapes part IIII (7:27)
05 - Diane, Twin Peaks Tapes part V (11:04)

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Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack From Twin Peaks ( 90 ^ 99mb)

All of the songs from this album, released in conjunction with the series, were written by Angelo Badalamenti, who won a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Twin Peaks Theme." While most of the songs were instrumental, three tracks included lyrics which were written by David Lynch and sung by Julee Cruise.




01 - Twin Peaks Theme (4:45)
02 - Laura Palmer's Theme (5:08)
03 - Audrey's Dance (5:15)
04 - The Nightingale (Voc. Julee Cruise) (4:54)
05 - Freshly Squeezed (3:48)
06 - The Bookhouse Boys (3:24)
07 - Into The Night (Voc. Julee Cruise) (4:42)
08 - Night Life In Twin Peaks (3:23)
09 - Dance Of The Dream Man (3:39)
10 - Love Theme From Twin Peaks (4:34)
11 - Falling (Voc. Julee Cruise) (5:18)

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All downloads are in * ogg-7 (224k) or ^ ogg-9(320k), artwork is included , if in need get the nifty ogg encoder/decoder here !

8 comments:

Peter Tron said...

classic stuff indeed!!

Baz.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the Coop audio. Never knew there was a 'Diane Tapes' to go with the series. Great stuff.

Anonymous said...

Great post! I can't wait to hear Agent Cooper's Tapes! Very nice blog...one of the best.

Thank you!
MK

Anonymous said...

Superb stuff, I have been after the TP soundtrack for a while, it appears to be OOP. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Rho, having bookmarked the page and gone back to download....it's gone? Any chance of a re-up?

Anonymous said...

The link for the soundtrack appears to be the same as the link for the 'Diane Tapes'. Would it be possible to get the soundtrack please, would be great to replace my hissy cassette copy. Many thanks in advance.

Anonymous said...

Hello Innasoul, Oops looks like i made a mistake there, meanwhile the real link has gone dead...so here's a new one

Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack From Twin Peaks

best of luck,

Rho

Anonymous said...

Thanks rho, you rock man