Following the success of the first season of Twin Peaks, people rediscovered Julee Cruise’s 1989 album, “Floating Into The Night.” Prior to Sept. 11, 1990, it was the only way to find songs heard in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. Her release was reviewed by countless music journalists including Alanna Nash for…
In homes across the United States in spring 1990, Julee Cruise’s voice floated through the air each week when ABC Television aired David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks aired on Thursday nights. The show rocketed her to stardom and newspapers were clamoring to talk with this angelic performer. On June 1, 1990, Boston Globe…
My favorite Julee Cruise song is “Questions in a World of Blue” from David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The song would later appear on Cruise’s 1993 album, “The Voice of Love.” There is something hauntingly beautiful about this song, and Julee’s heartfelt performance makes me emotional every time I hear…
As part of the “Julee in June” take over of Twin Peaks Blog, here is a closer look at the press kit for her second album, “The Voice of Love.” Warner Brothers Records sent this kit to media in August 1993 in advance of the album’s official release on October 12. The kit contained a…
As part of the “Julee in June” take over on Twin Peaks Blog, I asked author Scott Ryan for his top five songs by Julee Cruise. Ryan, who served as author and editor of Blue Rose Magazine, has penned “Always Music in the Air: The Sounds of Twin Peaks,” the definitive book examining all 290 music cues…
When Twin Peaks first aired in spring 1990, audiences had never seen (or heard) anything quite like it on network television. Immediately, people were drawn into the music of this wonderful and strange world. As part of the Julee in June take over of Twin Peaks Blog, here is an interview by Kent and Keith Zimmerman…
The angelic voice of Julee Cruise and David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show go hand in hand. When someone mentions my favorite television series, I can’t help but hear her voice backed by Angelo Badalamenti’s music. In honor of the show’s 35th Anniversary, Twin Peaks Blog is featuring a “Julee in June”…