Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti

Known for
Sound
Born
March 23, 1937
Died
December 11, 2022 (aged 85)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990–1992, 2017), The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme", and had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Known For

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Filmography

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Love is Strange

Love is Strange

Movie · Sound

2026
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back poster

Scratching the Surface: A Look Back

Movie · Music

2025
Jack Paints It Red poster

Jack Paints It Red

Movie · Music

2024
My Weston is My Hero poster

My Weston is My Hero

Movie · Music

2021
Faraway Eyes poster

Faraway Eyes

Movie · Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

2019
Koi poster

Koi

Movie · Music

2018
Ant Head poster

Ant Head

Movie · Music, Sound

2016
The Wait poster

The Wait

Movie · Music

2015
Gold Coast poster

Gold Coast

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces poster

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Stalingrad poster

Stalingrad

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
A Late Quartet poster

A Late Quartet

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
A Dream in the Making poster

A Dream in the Making

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
A Butterfly Kiss poster

A Butterfly Kiss

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
A Woman poster

A Woman

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
44 Inch Chest poster

44 Inch Chest

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
The Edge of Love poster

The Edge of Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks poster

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Movie · Music

2007
A Slice of Lynch poster

A Slice of Lynch

Movie · Music

2007
Return to 'Twin Peaks' poster

Return to 'Twin Peaks'

Movie · Music

2006
The Wicker Man poster

The Wicker Man

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist poster

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Dark Water poster

Dark Water

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" poster

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Movie · Music

2004
A Very Long Engagement poster

A Very Long Engagement

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Before the Fall poster

Before the Fall

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Evilenko poster

Evilenko

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart poster

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Movie · Music

2003
Cabin Fever poster

Cabin Fever

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Indoor Fireworks poster

Indoor Fireworks

Movie · Music

2003
Resistance poster

Resistance

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Murder in Scottsdale

Murder in Scottsdale

Movie · Music

2003
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps

2002
Secretary poster

Secretary

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Mysteries of Love poster

Mysteries of Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Auto Focus poster

Auto Focus

Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

2002
Lathe of Heaven poster

Lathe of Heaven

Movie · Music

2002
Darkened Room poster

Darkened Room

Movie · Music

2002
Rabbits poster

Rabbits

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
The Adversary poster

The Adversary

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Rabbits poster

Rabbits

TV · Music · 1 ep

2001
Suspended Animation poster

Suspended Animation

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Story of a Bad Boy poster

Story of a Bad Boy

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Julie Johnson poster

Julie Johnson

Movie · Music

2001
Mulholland Drive poster

Mulholland Drive

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Cet amour-là poster

Cet amour-là

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
The Beach poster

The Beach

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
A Piece of Eden poster

A Piece of Eden

Movie · Music

1999
Arlington Road poster

Arlington Road

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Holy Smoke poster

Holy Smoke

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Forever Mine poster

Forever Mine

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
The Straight Story poster

The Straight Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch poster

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Movie · Music

1997
Lost Highway poster

Lost Highway

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
The Blood Oranges poster

The Blood Oranges

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1995
The City of Lost Children poster

The City of Lost Children

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Orchestrator

1995
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed poster

Premonitions Following an Evil Deed

Movie · Music

1994
Witch Hunt poster

Witch Hunt

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Naked in New York poster

Naked in New York

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions poster

Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions

Movie · Music

1993
Hotel Room poster

Hotel Room

TV · Music · 3 eps

1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me poster

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Movie · Original Music Composer, Musician, Orchestrator

1992
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack poster

Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack

Movie · Music Producer

1992
On the Air poster

On the Air

TV · Orchestrator, Music, Conductor · 3 eps

1990
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted poster

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Movie · Music Director

1990
Wild at Heart poster

Wild at Heart

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Comfort of Strangers poster

The Comfort of Strangers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · Original Music Composer · 48 eps

1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1989
Wait Until Spring, Bandini poster

Wait Until Spring, Bandini

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Cousins poster

Cousins

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Parents poster

Parents

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors poster

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Weeds poster

Weeds

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance poster

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Blue Velvet poster

Blue Velvet

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor, Songs

1974
Law and Disorder poster

Law and Disorder

Movie · Original Music Composer

1973
Gordon's War poster

Gordon's War

Movie · Original Music Composer