On January 16th 2025, it was announced that filmmaker, writer, artist and musician David Lynch had passed away at the age of 78. Though Lynch will primarily be remembered for his extraordinary filmography, and for helming the iconic television phenomenon, Twin Peaks, the full extent of his influence on creatives across various forms of media is incalculable. It’s no exaggeration to say that a footprint of equal size to the one he left in cinema is also detectable in the music world.
“Cinema is sound and picture moving together through time,” was an oft-repeated mantra of his, and his amalgamation of the two art forms was core to why many of his most cherished films have left such a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of generations of aspiring music and film-makers.
