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
Blue Velvet
(1986)
Music
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Music
Arlington Road
(1999)
Original Music Composer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
Lost Highway
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Wild at Heart
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Secretary
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Straight Story
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Dark Water
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Music, Orchestrator, Musician, and Original Music Composer
The Wicker Man
(2006)
Original Music Composer
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
Original Music Composer, Music Producer, and Orchestrator