David Lynch Directs Animated Music Video for His New Song ‘The Answers to the Questions’ with Chrystabell
Christian Zilko
Even if David Lynch hasn’t directed for film or television since the release of his 2017 magnum opus “Twin Peaks: The Return,” he’s staying busy with new creative projects. Next up is “Cellophane Memories,” a new collaborative album he wrote and performed alongside “The Return” star Chyrstabell, which is set to be released this August.
The two artists debuted their debut single, “Sublime Eternal Love” in June, which was accompanied by a video directed by Lynch. Now, they’ve rolled out a second track from the album, “The Answers to the Questions,” that features another Lynch video. The animated video features a black-and-white room that will remind many fans of the Fireman’s house from “The Return,” while Chrystabell is portrayed as a lounge singer that provides the video’s sole source of color.
A press release announcing the album stated that the inspiration for the project “comes from a vision that David experienced during a nighttime walk through a forest of tall trees, over the tops of which he saw a bright light. As he recalls it, the light became the lilt of Chrystabell’s voice and revealed a secret to him.”
Lynch’s latest foray into animation comes soon after he revealed that he recently attempted to pitch “Snootworld,” an animated children’s movie he co-wrote with “The Nightmare Before Christmas” screenwriter Caroline Thompson, to Netflix.
“‘Snootworld’ is kind of an old fashioned story and animation today is more about surface jokes,” Lynch said in a recent interview with Deadline. “Old fashioned fairytales are considered groaners: apparently people don’t want to see them. It’s a different world now and it’s easier to say no than to say yes.”
Sacred Bones Records will release “Cellophane Memories” on Friday, August 2. Watch the video for “The Answers to the Questions” below.
