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124. Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti Falling (1989)
from the albums Floating Into the Night and Soundtrack from Twin Peaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUeZ4OqLXU

Key lyrics:
Dont let yourself be hurt this time

An instrumental variant of this song would be used as the iconic theme for Twin Peaks. Being that Twin Peaks is my favorite television show, I may be a tad biased but Badalamentis score is such a big part of this love. Further, while I once begrudged acknowledging other media influencing my love for certain songs, I now recognize this denies music one of its major functions. More than any other medium, music has been used to accompany other works of art. The act of helping another work achieve greatness can itself be a sign of greatness. This extends beyond something as explicit as a television theme the most iconic songs become symbols in themselves. I cannot dissociate These Days from Margot Tenenbaum stepping off the bus or The End from Apocalypse Now nor would I want to. Its not that Twin Peaks elevates my love for Falling, but that their greatness is interlinked.

Julee Cruises vocals transform the atmospheric grandeur into something ethereal and dreamy. The contrast between her gentle vocals and the signature bass simulate the spirit of David Lynchs work. Julee Cruise plays an innocent girl on the verge of being crushed by the weight of the world. Whenever the instruments threaten to drown her out entirely, she resists. The song rises with her voice, the music bending to her will. This is a ray of hope in a grander body that would constantly deny its audience and characters such levity.

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