Angelo Badalamenti
Born: 1937-03-23 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2022-12-11
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2026
- Scratching the Surface: A Look Back ... (Music)
2025
- Jack Paints It Red ... (Music)
2024
- My Weston is My Hero ... (Music)
2021
- Faraway Eyes ... (Theme Song Performance)
2019
- Koi ... (Music)
2018
- Ant Head ... (Music)
2016
- The Wait ... (Music)
- The Music of David Lynch as Self
2015
- Gold Coast ... (Original Music Composer)
2014
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces ... (Original Music Composer)
2013
- Stalingrad ... (Original Music Composer)
2012
- A Late Quartet ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Dream in the Making ... (Original Music Composer)
2011
- A Butterfly Kiss ... (Original Music Composer)
2010
- A Woman ... (Original Music Composer)
2009
- 44 Inch Chest ... (Original Music Composer)
2008
- The Edge of Love ... (Original Music Composer)
2007
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as Self
- A Slice of Lynch ... (Music)
- The Sound of Lynch
- Return to 'Twin Peaks' ... (Music)
2006
- The Wicker Man ... (Original Music Composer)
2005
- Dark Water ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist ... (Original Music Composer)
- Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" as Self
2004
- Before the Fall ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Very Long Engagement ... (Original Music Composer)
- Evilenko ... (Original Music Composer)
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart ... (Music)
- The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ as Self
- Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin as Self
2003
- Cabin Fever ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dangerous Liaisons ... (Original Music Composer)
- Resistance ... (Original Music Composer)
- Indoor Fireworks ... (Music)
- Murder in Scottsdale ... (Music)
2002
- Secretary ... (Original Music Composer)
- Auto Focus ... (Orchestrator)
- Rabbits ... (Music)
- Mysteries of Love as Self
- Rabbits ... (Original Music Composer)
- Lathe of Heaven ... (Music)
- The Adversary ... (Original Music Composer)
- Darkened Room ... (Music)
2001
- Mulholland Drive as Luigi Castigliane
- Story of a Bad Boy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Julie Johnson ... (Music)
- Suspended Animation ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cet amour-là ... (Original Music Composer)
2000
- The Beach ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Piece of Eden ... (Music)
1999
- Arlington Road ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Straight Story ... (Original Music Composer)
- Holy Smoke ... (Original Music Composer)
- Forever Mine ... (Original Music Composer)
1997
- Lost Highway ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Blood Oranges ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
1995
- The City of Lost Children ... (Original Music Composer)
- Premonitions Following an Evil Deed ... (Music)
1994
- Witch Hunt ... (Original Music Composer)
1993
- Hotel Room ... (Music)
- Naked in New York ... (Original Music Composer)
- Paul McCartney: Movin' On as Self
1992
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ... (Original Music Composer)
- On the Air as Piano Player
- Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack ... (Music Producer)
1990
- Twin Peaks ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wild at Heart ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Comfort of Strangers ... (Original Music Composer)
- Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted ... (Producer)
- Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
1989
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... (Original Music Composer)
- Twin Peaks ... (Original Music Composer)
- Parents ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cousins ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cinéma, de notre temps as Angelo Badalamenti
- David Lynch: Don't Look at Me as Self
1987
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tough Guys Don't Dance ... (Original Music Composer)
- Weeds ... (Original Music Composer)
1986
- Blue Velvet as Piano Player
1974
- Law and Disorder ... (Original Music Composer)
1973
- Gordon's War ... (Original Music Composer)