The moment in “Laura Palmer’s Theme” when the piano finally breaks into the synths is, for my money, one of the most beautiful chords in the world. There’s so much hope and despair in it, so much promise just before the song’s inexorable rise and fall — and the way Angelo Badalamenti puts the theme in conversation with the rest of the Twin Peaks soundtrack, from the main title to the “Love Theme,” is nothing short of masterful. Twin Peaks was recently made available for theatrical exhibition for the first time, and at the Belcourt’s marathon of Season 1, that soundtrack accompanies the show in theaters Wednesday nights in April. David Lynch’s work is often in conversation with film history and the screen as a medium, suiting the show perfectly for a big-screen engagement and a modern-day revisitation of its prescient themes of beauty and violence. After the 90-minute pilot, which screens in full April 1, episodes will be presented two at a time, consecutively and with a short intermission between each. Check belcourt.org for showtimes.
Wednesdays in April at the Belcourt
2102 Belcourt Ave.
