LOST HIGHWAY Film & Soundtrack Album (1997)

Lost Highway is a surrealist neo noir horror film directed by David Lynch and co written by Lynch and Barry Gifford. The film was released on February 21, 1997. It stars Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty and Robert Blake (in his final film role). The film follows a musician (Pullman) who begins receiving mysterious VHS tapes of him and his wife (Arquette) in their home. He is suddenly convicted of murder, after which he inexplicably disappears and is replaced by a young mechanic, leading a different life.

Lost Highway was financed by the French production company Ciby 2000 and was largely shot in Los Angeles, where Lynch collaborated with frequent producer Mary Sweeney and cinematographer Peter Deming. The film’s surreal narrative structure has been likened to a Möbius strip, while Lynch has described it as a “psychogenic fugue” rather than a conventionally logical story. The film’s soundtrack, which was produced by Trent Reznor, features an original score by Angelo Badalamenti and Barry Adamson, as well as contributions from artists including David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Upon release, Lost Highway received mixed reviews and grossed $3.7 million in North America after a modest three-week run. Most critics initially dismissed the film as incoherent, but it has since attracted a cult following and critical praise, as well as scholarly interest. Lost Highway is the first of three Lynch films set in Los Angeles, followed by Mulholland Drive in 2001 and Inland Empire in 2006. The film was adapted as an opera by the Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth in 2003.

Lost Highway is the soundtrack album for the 1997 David Lynch film of the same name. It was produced by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), and includes original music from the film recorded by Reznor, Angelo Badalamenti and Barry Adamson, as well as songs by other artists used in the film. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and reached Gold status in the United States. On 7 November 2016 the album was rereleased on vinyl by Dutch label Music On Vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. David Bowie (I’m Deranged)
2. Trent Reznor (Videodrones; Questions)
3. Nine Inch Nails (The Perfect Drug)
4. Angelo Badalamenti (Red Bats With Teeth)
5. Angelo Badalamenti (Haunting & Heartbreaking)
6. The Smashing Pumpkins (Eye)
7. Angelo Badalamenti (Dub Driving)
8. Barry Adamson (Mr. Eddy’s Theme)
9. Lou Reed (This Magic Moment)
10. Barry Adamson (Mr. Eddy’s Theme 2)
11. Angelo Badalamenti (Fred & Renee Make Love)
12. Marilyn Manson (Apple Of Sodom)
13. Antonio Carlos Jobim (Insensatez)
14. Barry Adamson (Something Wicked This Way Comes)
15. Marilyn Manson (I Put A Spell On You)
16. Angelo Badalamenti (Fats Revisited)
17. Angelo Badalamenti (Fred’s World)
18. Rammstein (Rammstein)
19. Barry Adamson (Hollywood Sunset)
20. Rammstein (Heirate Mich)
21. Angelo Badalamenti (Police)
22. Trent Reznor (Driver Down)
23. David Bowie (I’m Deranged) (Reprise)