Which singer performed the Twin Peaks theme song, “Falling”?

Julee Cruise performed the Twin Peaks theme song, “Falling.”

“Falling” is the vocal version of the main Twin Peaks theme, with music by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics by David Lynch. Cruise’s airy, ethereal delivery became closely associated with the series’ dreamlike opening images and its mixture of romantic beauty and unease.

The song also appeared on Cruise’s 1989 album Floating into the Night, which was produced by Badalamenti and featured lyrics by Lynch. That album helped establish the musical world that would become central to Twin Peaks. Cruise later appeared as a performer at the Roadhouse in the series.

The instrumental theme itself is often credited simply as the Twin Peaks theme, which can cause confusion about the singer. Badalamenti composed the music, but Julee Cruise supplied the vocal performance on “Falling.”