Angelo Badalamenti
Sound·March 23, 1937·† December 11, 2022 — 85 years old·New York City, New York, USA
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
Mulholland Drive
2001·7.8
The Beach
2000·6.5
Blue Velvet
1986·7.6
Lost Highway
1997·7.5
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989·7.2
Twin Peaks
1990·8.3
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992·7.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987·6.7
Secretary
2002·6.8
Wild at Heart
1990·7.0
The Straight Story
1999·7.7
Cabin Fever
2003·5.7
Filmography · 86
—Love is StrangeSound2026Scratching the Surface: A Look BackMusic2025Jack Paints It RedMusic2024My Weston is My HeroMusic2021Faraway EyesTheme Song Performance · Thanks · Original Music Composer2019KoiMusic2018Ant HeadMusic · Sound2016The Music of David LynchSelf2016The WaitMusic2015Gold CoastOriginal Music Composer2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesOriginal Music Composer2013StalingradOriginal Music Composer2012A Late QuartetOriginal Music Composer2012A Dream in the MakingOriginal Music Composer2011A Butterfly KissOriginal Music Composer2010A WomanOriginal Music Composer200944 Inch ChestOriginal Music Composer2008The Edge of LoveOriginal Music Composer2007The Sound of Lynch2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf · Music2007A Slice of LynchMusic2007Return to 'Twin Peaks'Music2006The Wicker ManOriginal Music Composer2005Dark WaterOriginal Music Composer2005Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistOriginal Music Composer2005Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"Self · Music2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at HeartMusic2004A Very Long EngagementOriginal Music Composer2004Before the FallOriginal Music Composer2004EvilenkoOriginal Music Composer2004The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’Self2004Cabin Fever: Beneath the SkinSelf2003Indoor FireworksMusic2003Cabin FeverOriginal Music Composer2003ResistanceOriginal Music Composer2003Murder in ScottsdaleMusic2003Dangerous LiaisonsTVOriginal Music Composer2002Auto FocusOrchestrator · Original Music Composer2002SecretaryOriginal Music Composer2002Lathe of HeavenMusic2002The AdversaryOriginal Music Composer2002RabbitsOriginal Music Composer2002RabbitsTVMusic · Compositor2002Darkened RoomMusic2002Mysteries of LoveSelf · Original Music Composer2001Cet amour-làOriginal Music Composer2001Story of a Bad BoyOriginal Music Composer2001Mulholland DriveLuigi Castigliane · Original Music Composer2001Julie JohnsonMusic2001Suspended AnimationOriginal Music Composer2000A Piece of EdenMusic2000The BeachOriginal Music Composer1999The Straight StoryOriginal Music Composer1999Forever MineOriginal Music Composer1999Holy SmokeOriginal Music Composer1999Arlington RoadOriginal Music Composer1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchSelf · Music1997The Blood OrangesOriginal Music Composer · Orchestrator1997Lost HighwayOriginal Music Composer1995The City of Lost ChildrenOriginal Music Composer · Music Producer · Orchestrator1995Premonitions Following an Evil DeedMusic1994Witch HuntOriginal Music Composer1993Naked in New YorkOriginal Music Composer1993Paul McCartney: Movin' OnSelf1993Hotel RoomTVMusic1992Twin Peaks: Visual SoundtrackMusic Producer · Music1992On the AirTVPiano Player · Music · Conductor · Orchestrator1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeOriginal Music Composer · Music · Orchestrator · Musician1990The Comfort of StrangersOriginal Music Composer1990Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David LynchSelf1990Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the BrokenheartedProducer · Music Director · Music1990Wild at HeartOriginal Music Composer1990Twin PeaksTVOriginal Music Composer1989Twin PeaksOriginal Music Composer1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationOriginal Music Composer · Orchestrator1989Wait Until Spring, BandiniOriginal Music Composer1989Cinéma, de notre tempsTVAngelo Badalamenti1989CousinsOriginal Music Composer1989ParentsOriginal Music Composer1989David Lynch: Don't Look at MeSelf1987WeedsOriginal Music Composer1987Tough Guys Don't DanceOriginal Music Composer1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsOriginal Music Composer1986Blue VelvetPiano Player · Original Music Composer1974Law and DisorderOriginal Music Composer1973Gordon's WarOriginal Music Composer