September 14, 2012

Twin Peaks Soundtrack Design Mix 4:
Windom Earle Mix

Twin Peaks Soundtrack Design Mix 4:
Windom Earle Mix (45:01)

My Twin Peaks mix series continues with my favorite group of mixes- the Windom Earle mixes. As many of you know, Twin Peaks was scored in a pretty unconventional way. Instead of being scored for the screen, it was mostly scored in bulk recording sessions that created a "library" or "archive" for the music editor and directors to later pick and choose from. One of the unsung heroes of the show for me is music editor Lori Eschler, whose mixes/edits and choices helped make TP what it was.

And nowhere is this more evident than in the mixes and edits created for Windom Earle. "Windom Earle's Motif" is one of, if not the, most interestingly used tracks in the series- not the best track, just the most interesting in the way it was used. When the track was first released, I was disappointed because it wasn't what I was used to hearing in the show. In fact, it was never actually played from start in finish by itself in the series. And the more comedic sounding middle section is only heard twice. After I went back and really studied how it was used in the series, I was happy they released the original as is, because I could go back and recreate the mixes.

It most likely wasn't created with "Earle" in mind, as it pops up as early as episode 14 during Maddy's murder, but it soon became connected to Earle. I find it so interesting that this short little track (even shorter when you consider it is already slowed down to half speed) was used chopped up, repeated, and mixed with other tracks to create a signature sound for the character- and mostly using just the first and last sections of the track.

Anyway, here is a mix of mostly recreated mixes from the series. Check out track 12 for my favorite track- a mix combining the many ways the track was used in the series. I feel its much more representative of how people remember the track from the series.

Listening to these mixes, its easy to see what an amazing job Lori did creating these for the series.

Listen to the mix on Mixcloud here. And check out the full size art in the Twin Peaks Extra tab above.



1. Earle's First Pawn (Mix) (3:07)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 21.
(Opening sequence as Cooper & gang investigate the dead vagrant)
Mix includes:
Earle's Theme (Pitched-Up)
Windom Earle's Motif
Packard’s Vibration (Original) [ending]
Black Lodge Rumble
Back To Missoula



2. Laura Palmer's Theme (Caroline Version) (TV Mix) (3:13)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 21.
(Cooper tells Truman about Caroline Earle)
Mix includes:
Earle's Theme
Laura Palmer's Theme (Caroline Version)
Laura Palmer's Theme



3. Dark Forces (Earle Edit) (2:11)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 21.
(Leo stumbles upon Earle’s cabin in the woods. We first see Earle)
Mix includes:
Earle's Theme
Dark Forces
Windom Earle's Motif
Earle's Theme (Pitched-Up)



4. White Lodge Rumble (Earle Mix 1) (2:58)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 22.
(Earle helps Leo write the poem/letter to the girls)
Mix includes:
Audrey's Prayer (Earle's Flute)
White Lodge Rumble
Windom Earle's Motif



5. Josie’s Death (Mix) (3:53)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 23.
(Josie dies, Cooper sees Bob & the Midget, Josie trapped in drawer pull)
Mix includes:
White Lodge Rumble
Laura Palmer’s Theme (Ethereal Pad Version)
The Culmination
Dance Of The Dream Man
Windom Earle’s Motif
Back To Missoula



6. White Lodge Rumble (Earle Mix 2) (2:53)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 24.
(Leo gives Earle his slippers, Audrey walks the runway)
Mix includes:
Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute)
White Lodge Rumble
Windom Earle's Motif



7. Leo Returns (Windom's Deck Mix) (2:01)
Recreation of the re-edit heard in episode 25.
(Earle shows his card deck to Leo, with Donna, Shelly, & Audrey as queens and Cooper as king)



8. Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute) (Alternate) (0:31)
My best attempt at recreating this track using the original, released version. Still unsure if they created it this way, or if it was an entirely different (unreleased) take/version.



9. 24 Hours (Windom's Tale Mix) (3:03)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 26.
(Earle tells the story of the Black & White Lodges to Leo and Rusty)
Mix includes:
Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute) [half-speed]
24 Hours
Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute) (Alternate) (unreleased – extracted)



10. Windom Earle's Motif/Dark Forces (Combo Mix) (2:31)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 26.
(Earle shoots/kills Rusty)
Mix includes:
Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute) (Alternate) [half-speed]
Windom Earle's Motif
Dark Forces
Scary sounds [bootleg]



11. Fear Is The Key (Mix) (4:36)
Recreation of mix heard in episode 28.
(Earle, listening in on Cooper & Truman, is excited to realize that fear is the key)
Mix includes:
Owl Cave
Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation)
Unease Motif (The Woods)
Dark Forces
Windom Earle's Motif



12. Windom Earle's Motif (Extended Flute Mix) (3:57)
Mix that combines the many ways “Windom Earle’s Motif” is used into one mix. Combined with the various flute tracks. This is much more representative of how people think of the track than the original.
Mix includes:
Windom Earle's Motif
Audrey's Walk (Earle's Flute)
Earle's Theme
Audrey's Prayer (Earle's Flute)
+ extracted sounds
Earle's Theme (Pitched-Up)



13. Windom Earle's Motif (Extended Mix) (3:49)
Same as the above, only without the additional flute elements.



14. Dark Mood Woods (Earle Mix) (5:03)
Original mix that “Earle-izes” “Dark Mood Woods”.
Mix includes:
Dark Forces (Normal Speed)
Dark Forces
Earle's Theme
Owl Cave
Dark Mood Woods
Dark Mood Woods (Studio Version)
Windom Earle's Motif



15. Earle’s Theme (Pitched-Up) (1:13)
Full pitched-up version. Parts of the pitched up track were used in episode 21 (see tracks 1, 3 & 12)

September 1, 2012

Twin Peaks Soundtrack Design Mix 3:
The Dream Man’s Dreamland Mix

Twin Peaks Soundtrack Design Mix 3:
The Dream Man’s Dreamland Mix (62:52)


After the darker sounds of my last mix, my Twin Peaks mix series returns to the more melodic and jazzy parts of the Twin Peaks soundtrack. A combination of original mixes and mixes based on tracks created for the show. 

Listen to the mix on Mixcloud here. And check out full size art in the Twin Peaks Archive Extra tab above.



1. Audrey’s Prayer (Leland’s Wake Mix) (6:39)
Recreation of the mix heard in episode 17.
(Leland’s wake)
Mix includes:
- Audrey's Prayer (Synth Version)
- Solo Percussion 1
- Audrey's Prayer (Clarinet & Synth)



2. Audrey's Dance (Percussion & Clarinets) (Cool Jazz Bass) (3:32)
Recreation of the mix heard in episode 17. Extended to full track.
(Bobby tries on Leo’s suit coat)
Mix includes:
- Freshly Squeezed (Fast Cool Jazz Solo Bass)
- Audrey's Dance (Percussion & Clarinets)



3. The Bookhouse Boys (Soundtrack Intro Mix) (6:12)
Mix based on the “Bookhouse Boys” mix heard on the first soundtrack, but continues with the whole version of “The Bookhouse Boys” rather than switching to “Sneaky Audrey”.
Mix includes:
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Solo Sax)
- Solo Percussion 2 (Grady’s Waltz)
- The Bookhouse Boys



4. Sneaky Audrey (Extended Clarinet) (2:41)
Original normal speed mix based on (and expanded upon) the half speed mix heard in episode 9.
Mix includes:
- Sneaky Audrey (Alternate Version)
- Sneaky Audrey
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Clarinet)



5. Solo Clarinet & Percussion (Arbitrary Cymbals) (3:03)
Recreation of the mix heard in episode 17. Note: The series mix features an unreleased Cymbal track during the second half.
(Bobby waits outside of Ben’s office & talks to Audrey)
Mix includes:
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Clarinet)
- Solo Percussion (Arbitrary Cymbals)



6. Audrey’s Dance (Drums & Bass Renault Mix) (4:55)
Original mix that once again uses the “Renault” theme’s original solo overlay origins.
Mix includes:
- Audrey’s Dance (Drums & Bass) [slightly sped up]
- Jean Renault's Theme (Solo Bass Clarinet)



7. Laura Palmer's Theme (Sneaky Audrey Alternate Version Freshly Squeezed Bass Clarinet Mix) (4:34)
Original mix using the looped intro of “Sneaky Audrey (Alternate Version)” to mimic LP’s Theme.
Mix includes:
- Sneaky Audrey (Alternate Version) [looped LPT intro section]
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Bass Clarinet)



8. Dance Of The Dream Man (Flute) (3:40)
A full Flute mix was not released from the Archive. Here it is. Note: These two elements were mixed in Episode 11, but differently than the full mix.
Mix includes:
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Drums & Bass)
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Solo Flute)



9. Letter From Harold (Mix) (2:58)
Based on the mix heard in episode 16. Note my version omits the portions of White Lodge Rumble & Giant’s Theme heard in the TV version.
(Donna & Cooper meet the younger Mrs. Tremond & Donna reads Laura’s last diary entry to Cooper)
Mix includes:
- Laura Palmer's Theme (Letter from Harold)
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Solo Sax)
- Laura Palmer's Theme (Vibraphone)



10. Laura Palmer’s Theme (Dream Man Sax Mix) (3:29)
Mix based on the intro of the second soundtrack mix of “Love Theme (Intro)”, using those three elements for a full track.
Mix includes:
- Laura Palmer's Theme
- Solo Percussion 1
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Solo Sax)



11. Stolen Pictures (Mix) (3:27)
Recreation of the mix heard in episode 19.
(Cooper dictates about Earle’s response in newspaper, Audrey gives Cooper the photos she took from Ben, Audrey meets Dennis/Denise)
Mix includes:
- Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation)
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Vibraphone)
- Freshly Squeezed (Mid-Tempo Version)
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Flute)



12. Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation) (Freshly Squeezed Flute Mix) (TV Version) (1:58)
Recreation of the mix heard in episode 20.
(Audrey finds Ben playing war & calls Jerry)
Mix includes:
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Flute)
- Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation)



13. Audrey's Dance (Drums & Bass Dance Of The Dream Man Vibraphone Mix) (4:55)
Mix includes:
- Audrey’s Dance (Drums & Bass) [slightly sped up]
- Dance Of The Dream Man (Solo Vibraphone) (bootleg) [slowed down to FS speed]



14. Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation) (Dreamland Flute) (4:56)
Mix includes:
- Laura Palmer's Theme (Baritone Guitar Punctuation)
- Jean Renault's Theme (Solo Bass Clarinet)
- Freshly Squeezed (Solo Flute)



15. Fire Walk With Me (Trumpet & Sax Combo Mix) (6:47)
Mix includes:
- Fire Walk With Me
- Fire Walk With Me (Sax)