Angelo 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)
Music
Blue Velvet
(1986)
Music
Lost Highway
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Secretary
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Dark Water
(2005)
Original Music Composer
The Beach
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Arlington Road
(1999)
Original Music Composer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
The Wicker Man
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Music, Orchestrator, Musician, and Original Music Composer
The Straight Story
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Before the Fall
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Cabin Fever
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Holy Smoke
(1999)
Original Music Composer
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Wild at Heart
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Gordon's War
(1973)
Original Music Composer
Law and Disorder
(1974)
Original Music Composer
Blue Velvet
(1986)
Music
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Tough Guys Don't Dance
(1987)
Music
Weeds
(1987)
Original Music Composer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Parents
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Twin Peaks
(1989)
Music
Cousins
(1989)
Music
The Comfort of Strangers
(1990)
Music
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
(1990)
Music and Music Director
Wild at Heart
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Music, Orchestrator, Musician, and Original Music Composer
Naked in New York
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Witch Hunt
(1994)
Original Music Composer
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
Original Music Composer, Music Producer, and Orchestrator
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
(1995)
Music
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
(1997)
Music
Lost Highway
(1997)
Original Music Composer
The Blood Oranges
(1997)
Music
Arlington Road
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Holy Smoke
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Mulholland Dr.
(1999)
Music
Forever Mine
(1999)
Original Music Composer
The Straight Story
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Story of a Bad Boy
(1999)
Original Music Composer
The Beach
(2000)
Original Music Composer
A Piece of Eden
(2000)
Music
Suspended Animation
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Julie Johnson
(2001)
Music
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Music
Cet amour-là
(2001)
Music
Secretary
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Mysteries of Love
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Lathe of Heaven
(2002)
Music
Auto Focus
(2002)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
The Adversary
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Darkened Room
(2002)
Music
Rabbits
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Laura Palmer
(2002)
Music
Cabin Fever
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Murder in Scottsdale
(2003)
Music
Resistance
(2003)
Music
Indoor Fireworks
(2003)
Music
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Before the Fall
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Evilenko
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Dark Water
(2005)
Original Music Composer
The Wicker Man
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Return to 'Twin Peaks'
(2007)
Music
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
(2007)
Music
A Slice of Lynch
(2007)
Music
The Edge of Love
(2008)
Original Music Composer
44 Inch Chest
(2009)
Original Music Composer
A Woman
(2010)
Music
A Butterfly Kiss
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Time Doesn't Stand Still
(2011)
Music
A Late Quartet
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Stalingrad
(2013)
Music
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Gold Coast
(2015)
Original Music Composer
The Wait
(2016)
Music
Ant Head
(2018)
Sound
Koi
(2019)
Music
Faraway Eyes
(2020)
Original Music Composer and Theme Song Performance
Acting
Blue Velvet
(1986)
Piano Player
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
(1989)
Self
Paul McCartney: Movin' On
(1993)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
(1997)
Self
Mulholland Dr.
(1999)
Luigi Castigliane
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Luigi Castigliane
Mysteries of Love
(2002)
Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
(2004)
Self
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
(2004)
Self
Le son de Lynch
(2007)
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
(2007)
The Music of David Lynch Benefit Concert
(2015)
Production
Crew