Anyone who has seen Mulholland Drive or Twin Peaks knows that the celebrated filmmaker and TV director has a signature surrealist style that draws heavily on dreamlike imagery. His fans also know that music plays a major role in his work. “Sound is almost like a drug,” says the 67-year-old auteur. “It’s so pure that when it goes in your ears, it instantly does something to you.” Think of the effect of Isabella Rossellini singing Bobby Vinton’s sensuous song in Blue Velvet or Nicolas Cage crooning Elvis Presley’s “Love Me” in Wild at Heart. The Lynchian style has influenced the singer Lana Del Rey and bands like Canada’s You Say Party and England’s Bastille, both of which have released songs ...
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