Twin Peaks: The Return: The Sound

I've been doing a lot of reading and hypothesizing about Twin Peaks: The Return. I am not so much looking for answers as I am just enjoying the ride of reading more about the bits and pieces I may have missed. One rabbit hole that I've really been enjoying is the investigation of the music and sound of the latest series. The AV Club has a great piece on understanding Twin Peaks sound that postulates that the sound is every bit as important as what's on screen, maybe even more so.

The fan site Welcome to Twin Peaks has a number of articles regarding the music and Easter Eggs throughout the series. They're all worth a deep dive but here are a few of my favorites:

• Mr C Intro Music - David Lynch remixed American Woman from Nashville band Muddy Magnolias for the introduction of Coopers doppelganger. The original is a far cry from the slowed down, EQ peaking Lynch version. It's insane that he was even able to audibly conceive how well the transformation would turn out.
• "Last Call" with Sarah Palmer - Lynch slowed down and inserted his own song "Last Call" during the scene where Sarah Palmer is entranced by the nature documentary.
• Yrev Good to See You - is this a conspiracy theory or does Mr. C speak backwards to Gordon Cole for a single word?
• Moonlight Sonata with The Woodsmen - not only does Lynch, once again, massively slow down a piece of music to fit a scene but he also inserted howling monkeys, potentially a reference to Judy from Fire Walk with Me. It's so deeply hidden there's no way a casual viewer would have discovered it but it's that layering and attention to nuance that make the series so rewarding.

I loved Twin Peaks: The Return. I can understand a viewer being frustrated by it but I really can not imagine a better way to pick up a series 25 years later and still do something this original and consistent with the prior series.