Blue Velvet score returns to vinyl this September for film's 40th anniversary

Courtesy of  Varèse Sarabande

David Lynch fans are in for a treat this September. The score to his 1986 film Blue Velvet, composed by his longtime collaborator Angelo Badalamenti, will return to vinyl to mark the film's 40th anniversary.

The score is being reissued by Varèse Sarabande and is set for release on September 4. It's already available for pre-order. The 14-track album will come in a rainbow foil jacket, and the LP will be available in a number of limited-edition pressings at various retailers, including:

• Yellow vinyl (exclusively at Amoeba Records)

• Blue vinyl (exclusively at Barnes & Noble)

• Sandy pink vinyl (exclusively at Books-A-Million)

• Blue sky blend vinyl (exclusively at Urban Outfitters)

• Silver and blue velvet vinyl (exclusively at Brooklyn Vegan)

• Silver vinyl (available at participating indie retailers)

The album will also be reissued on CD and a 48-track digital deluxe edition.

Badalamenti is a Grammy-winning composer who started scoring films in the 1970s. He later coached Isabella Rossellini for an upcoming Lynch project that would become Blue Velvet. Impressed by his work with Rossellini, the director asked him to compose "a song that floats on the seat of time," according to a press release. The result was "Mysteries of Love," which was performed by Julee Cruise, with lyrics written by Lynch.

Blue Velvet is a neo-noir mystery with horror elements that stars Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern. The film explores the dark underbelly of the American suburbs. The film opened in theaters in the fall of 1986 and earned many accolades, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Director, an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead (Rossellini), and Golden Globe nominations for Best Screenplay (Lynch) and Best Supporting Actor (Hopper).

The film launched Badalamenti's long-running creative partnership with Lynch and included most of his future projects, including Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, as well as Twin Peaks. The theme for the TV series earned Badalemnti a Grammy and three Emmy nominations. Other than Lynch, Badalamenti worked with several other well-known directors before he passed away in 2022. He scored films for Danny Boyle, Jane Campion, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Paul Schrader. The composer also worked with artists from various musical genres, including Orbital, Anthrax, David Bowie, Marianne Faithful, and the Pet Shop Boys.

Here is the track listing for the Blue Velvet album:

Blue Velvet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist (Vinyl)

Side A:

1. Main Title

2. Night Streets / Sandy And Jeffrey

3. Frank

4. Jeffrey's Dark Side

5. Mysteries Of Love (French Horn solo)

6. Frank Returns

7. Mysteries Of Love (Instrumental)

Side B

1. Blue Velvet / Blue Star Montage

2. Lumberton U.S.A. / Going Down To Lincoln (Sound Effects Suite)

3. Akron Meets The Blues - Angelo Badalamenti

4. Honky Tonk Part 1 (Performed by Bill Doggett)

5. In Dreams (Performed by Roy Orbison)

6. Love Letters (Performed by Ketty Lester)

7. Mysteries Of Love (Vocal by Julee Cruise)

Blue Velvet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist (CD)

1. Main Title

2. Night Streets / Sandy And Jeffrey

3. Frank

4. Jeffrey's Dark Side

5. Mysteries Of Love (French Horn solo)

6. Frank Returns

7. Mysteries Of Love (Instrumental)

8. Blue Velvet / Blue Star Montage

9. Lumberton U.S.A. / Going Down To Lincoln (Sound Effects Suite)

10. Akron Meets The Blues

11. Honky Tonk Part 1 (Performed by Bill Doggett)

12. In Dreams (Performed by Roy Orbison)

13. Love Letters (Performed by Ketty Lester)

14. Mysteries Of Love (Vocal by Julee Cruise)

Blue Velvet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist (Deluxe Digital Edition)

1. Main Titles

2. Night Streets / Sandy And Jeffrey

3. Frank

4. Jeffrey's Dark Side

5. Mysteries Of Love

6. Frank Returns

7. Mysteries Of Love (Instrumental)

8. Blue Velvet / Blue Star Montage

9. Lumberton U.S.A. / Going Down To Lincoln (Sound Effects Suite)

10. Akron Meets The Blues

11. Honky Tonk Part 1 (Performed by Bill Doggett)

12. In Dreams (Performed by Roy Orbison)

13. Love Letters (Performed by Ketty Lester)

14. Mysteries Of Love (Vocal by Julee Cruise)

15. Alcron Meets The Blues

16. Lumberton U.S.A. Radio Ad

17. Timpo

18. Ribbon Scissor

19. Going Down To Lincoln

20. Organs And Sirens

21. Sandy And Jeffrey

22. Dorothy Alone

23. Mount Frank's Eruption aka Frank (Film Version Without Clarinet)

24. Sloe Club Boys

25. High Gentle Memories

26. Stalking Out

27. Yellow Man

28. Sandy And Jeffrey

29. Ominously Yours II

30. Ominously Yours IV

31. Organ (Version 3) / Mysteries Of Love

32. Organ Toots And Sirens

33. Cue 61A

34. Cue 05

35. Cue 09

36. Cue 09A

37. Cue 13

38. Cue 16

39. Cue 21 & 24

40. Cue 27

41. Cue 36

42. Cue 46

43. Cue 48

44. Cue 50

45. Cue 56

46. Cue 65 Pt 1

47. Cue D

48. Cue 65