Description
Sound designer Josef P shares some fascinating discoveries about the soundscape of Twin Peaks, including numerous hidden gems in the 2017 revival, "Twin Peaks: The Return." We also enjoy some original compositions, explore the art of sound, and dive into a few iconic scenes. Highlights include:
1:00 - Learning about sound
5:20 - Getting trapped in the world of Twin Peaks
8:06 - Making sounds & scoring silent films
14:02 - Good advice from Dean Hurley
15:52 - TP Audio clip 1: Lucky 7 conga line
19:35 - Is there a Twin Peaks sound subculture?
22:20 - TP Audio clip 2: coordinates
26:44 - Insider knowledge amongst sound designers
31:10 - Firewood (Lynch, Badalamenti, Hurley)
32:04 - TP Audio clip 3: Giant visits Cooper, S2Ep1
38:28 - Josef's work 1: "Frayed Wire II"
41:45 - Josef's work 2: "Melody" (Gainsbourg reimagined)
46:52 - TP Audio clip 4: Something yrev interesting
49:49 - TP Archives and the Endorphins channel
52:33 - What IS sound?
56:15 - The Return, Pt 14: Finding Naido
1:00:03 - Modern oldies and the optigan
1:03:13 - Interlude: a brief book-talk
1:06:25 - Some editing techniques and tools
1:10:45 - TP Audio clip 5: Jackrabbit's Palace
1:14:44 - TP Audio clip 6: Sam and Tracey
1:16:34 - TP Audio clip 7: Cooper blocked
1:20:54 - TP Audio clip 8: Hastings and more
1:22:38 - TP Audio clip 9: Sheriff's station
1:25:14 - The Return, Pt 3: Cooper meets Naido
1:32:25 - Short-wave radio enthusiasm
1:36:23 - "Miscommunication interests me"
1:39:01 - The companionship of art
1:41:25 - Consuming and talking Twin Peaks
1:51:41 - Some sound encouragement
1:55:40 - Signing off in style: "Misrepresented Television Theme I"
Update: also check out the ‘maskelibalon’ YouTube channel for more cool stuff - http://tiny.cc/zv16vz
References & Resources
Josef's music - http://tiny.cc/mex5vz
Josef's social media - http://tiny.cc/sex5vz
iOptigan - https://optigan.com/ioptigan/
Endorphins playlist - http://tiny.cc/g5y5vz
Books discussed - http://tiny.cc/25y5vz; http://tiny.cc/65y5vz
Some lovely excerpts from the tail end of the large group discussion “What happened in Room 315" -- the original discussion here: https://youtu.be/jxoy9Ea77qo?si=vLbUY3__QiN83BHp
What a pleasure.
Published 10/29/24
Seven Twin Peaks join in to discuss symbols, gadgets, and personal artifacts from the show. What are some of your own favorites? Deep thanks to Colin James, Steven Miller, Heather & Tommy Jones, Josh Minton, Joel Bocko, and Alison Ivy.
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Published 10/04/24