Spectacles - In My Head : A Tribute Show Bringing 40 Years of David Lynch’s Musical Universe to Life

By Mulder, 03 january 2026

There are projects that sound like simple artistic initiatives on paper and then there are creations that feel like living organisms, breathing through memory, emotion, and the collective imagination of decades of cinema, and that is precisely what In My Head . A Film Music Tribute to David Lynch (1977–2017 From Eraserhead to Twin Peaks Return)” embodies as it prepares to take the stage beginning February 2026. Conceived and artistically directed by Olivier Mellano, this ambitious creation invites audiences to enter, quite literally, the ear and the subconscious of David Lynch, revisiting every major film from Eraserhead to Twin Peaks: The Return through music that has become inseparable from his visual storytelling, whether it is the melancholic tenderness of Angelo Badalamenti, the ethereal voice of Julee Cruise, the haunting ballads of Roy Orbison and Chris Isaak, the raw power of Nine Inch Nails, or even the timeless classical emotional resonance of Samuel Barber. Like the opening of Blue Velvet, as the press notes beautifully state, the audience is drawn into the odd beauty, darkness, sensuality, and dreamlike fear that have defined Lynch’s oeuvre, with every note awakening buried images and emotions that cinema lovers have carried inside themselves for decades 

The first announced performances already set the tone for a cultural event, with the world premiere scheduled for February 17, 2026, at the Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes, followed by March 24, 2026, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and June 12, 2026, at Metz’s Arsenal, with a total of ten exclusive dates planned across 2026 and 2027. What makes this tribute special is not only its musical ambition, but the stellar ensemble assembled around Olivier Mellano, including vocal performances by Kyrie Kristmanson, Mona Soyoc, and Gaspard Royant, joined on stage by cultural essayist and Lynch specialist Pacôme Thiellement, whose insightful reflections on Lynch’s mythology promise to deepen the narrative dimension of the concert. The instrumental lineup is equally prestigious, with Régis Boulard on drums, Melaine Dalibert on keyboards, Joachim Florent on bass and double bass, Mélie Fraisse and Christelle Lassort on violins, Maëva Le Berre on cello, Daniel Paboeuf on saxophone, and Olivier Mellano himself on guitar, forming a living, breathing sonic organism capable of shifting from dream pop to industrial gothic textures, hypnotic jazz atmospheres, or cinematic crescendos worthy of the most powerful sequences ever filmed by David Lynch 

Beyond the music, the production cultivates the immersive dimension dear to Lynch’s universe, with a carefully designed scenography led by Pierre Nouvel, lighting creations by Sylvain Brossard alongside Gwénaëlle Denerville and Lucas Sivignon, and sound engineering by Yann Dupuis, whose experience alongside artists such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yann Tiersen, or Charlotte Gainsbourg ensures the depth and precision required to recreate and reinterpret such a rich sonic heritage. The emotional ambition of the project is also deeply tied to Olivier Mellano’s personal admiration for David Lynch, whom he describes as an artist capable of juxtaposing pure kindness with abyssal darkness without ever diluting one within the other, a filmmaker whose worlds smell of Douglas fir trees and coffee, and whose cinema has taught entire generations that beauty and terror often coexist within the same breath. Supported by the Théâtre National de Bretagne, the Théâtre du Châtelet, Ulysse Maison d’Artistes, and created in association with the Festival Travelling and Festival Autres Mesures, In My Head” positions itself as far more than a concert; it is a ritual, a dream within a dream, a sonic seance summoning the ghosts, icons, voices, trembling lights, and invisible forces that have shaped one of the most influential filmographies in modern cinema 

What promises to make In My Head unforgettable is the way it reconnects us to the idea that cinema does not simply exist on the screen but continues to live inside us, waiting for a melody, a chord, or a whispering voice to reawaken its power. Whether it is Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive or Inland Empire, every work by David Lynch has been shaped as much by its music as by its images, and this unique live event seeks to prove it on stage with elegance, mystique, technical mastery, and heartfelt devotion. It is rare to encounter a tribute that understands that honoring Lynch means embracing contradictions, drifting through shadow and light, allowing unease to coexist with beauty, and letting sound become the key to unlock deep human emotion. If David Lynch has always invited his audience to listen to the darkness in order to better understand the light, In My Head” feels like the perfect echo to that invitation, and for anyone who has ever felt the hypnotic pull of his cinema, it already stands as one of the most anticipated artistic events

Premières dates
17 février - Rennes — Théâtre national de Bretagne (complet)
24 mars - Paris — Théâtre du Châtelet
12 juin - Metz — l'arsenal

Distribution:
Concept and artistic direction — Olivier Mellano
Vocals — Kyrie Kristmanson, Mona Soyoc, Gaspard Royant
With Pacôme Thiellement
Drums — Régis Boulard
Keyboards — Melaine Dalibert
Bass and double bass — Joachim Florent
Violins — Mélie Fraisse, Christelle Lassort
Saxophones — Daniel Paboeuf
Cello — Maëva Le Berre
Guitar — Olivier Mellano
Sound — Yann Dupuis
Lighting — Sylvain Brossard
Set design, video — Pierre Nouvel
Lighting — Gwénaëlle Denerville & Lucas Sivignon

David Lynch Filmography : 
1977 - Eraserhead
1980 - The Elephant Man
1984 - Dune
1986 - Blue Velvet
1990 - Wild at Heart
1992 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1997 - Lost Highway
1999 - The Straight Story
2001 - Mulholland Drive
2006 - Inland Empire

(Source : press release)