Born in 1946 in Missoula, Montana, David Lynch was raised early in small town America. After high school, he went to Boston to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Shortly after that, he planned a 3 year trip to Europe to work on his art, but didn't take to it and left after 15 days. In 1977...See full bio »
2006Inland Empire
(writer: "Ghost of Love", "Polish Night Music No. 1", "Polish Poem", "Walkin' on the Sky" / performer: "Ghost of Love", "Polish Night Music No. 1", "Walkin' on the Sky")
2006Coachella
(video documentary)
(writer: "In Heaven")
2003The Company
(music: "White Widow", "The World Spins" / as David K. Lynch)
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
("Questions In A World Of Blue", "A Real Indication", "She Would Die For Love", "The Black Dog Runs At Night", "Falling", "Sycamore Trees")
1990Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
(TV movie)
(music: "The Black Sea", "I'm Hurt Bad", "The Final Battle" / lyrics: "Up in Flames", "I Float Alone", "Into the Night", "Pinky's Bubble Egg The Twins Spoke", "The Dream Conversation", "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart", "The World Spins")
1986Blue Velvet
(lyrics: "Blue Star", "Mysteries Of Love")
1990The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Directing in a Drama Series/Best Writing in Drama Series/Best Achievement in Music and Lyrics/Best Drama Series
There's something deeply satisfying about directing the flow of water.
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Trivia:
Though on the surface his alliance with Mel Brooks on
The Elephant Man would seem unlikely to many, a number of Lynch's films are interpreted as being satirical of traditional Hollywood clichés (
Mulholland Dr.,
Wild at Heart, _Blue Velvet (1986)_ albeit in a much darker and artistic way than in the films that made Brooks a success (
Young Frankenstein,
Blazing Saddles, etc.).
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Trademark:
Very heavy use of black and dark lighting in order to augment colorful objects in scenes.
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