NPP2026
The Sounds of David Lynch

The Sounds of David Lynch

Ulster Sports Club 

Wednesday 7 October, 8.00pm

£10.00

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Documentary screening 

“Half of a film is sound.” — David Lynch

For David Lynch, sound was never an accompaniment to the image—it was the image’s unseen force. The Sound of David Lynch is a cinematic journey into the haunting sonic landscapes that define one of cinema’s most visionary filmmakers, exploring how music, noise and silence shape emotion, memory and dream.

Through iconic sequences from EraserheadBlue VelvetTwin PeaksLost HighwayMulholland Drive and Inland Empire, alongside rare interviews and documentary excerpts from The Sound of Lynch and Eraserhead Stories, the event reveals the creative process behind Lynch’s unmistakable audio universe.

Discover the groundbreaking collaborations that made these worlds possible: the unsettling industrial soundscapes of sound designer Alan Splet; the lush, melancholic scores of composer Angelo Badalamenti; the dream-pop textures of Julee Cruise; the hypnotic musical performances curated by longtime music supervisor Dean Hurley; and Lynch’s own work as composer, musician and sound artist.

This documentary explores how Lynch transformed sound into a narrative language—one capable of expressing the uncanny, the sublime and the unknowable.

Now Press Play 2026 is  supported byFilm Hub NI, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding from the National Lottery

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