Angelo Badalamenti

Biography

Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is 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 has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Most Famous Work

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Twin Peaks

(1990) Original Music Composer

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

(1989) Orchestrator

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Mulholland Drive

(2001) Music

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Secretary

(2002) Original Music Composer

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Lost Highway

(1997) Original Music Composer

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Dark Water

(2005) Original Music Composer

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Blue Velvet

(1986) Music

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

(1992) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	N/A	The Music of David Lynch Benefit Concert 2015-04-01 Movie
2007	N/A	Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007-10-30 Movie
	N/A	Le son de Lynch 2007-01-01 Movie
2004	Self	The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ 2004-04-05 Movie
	Self	Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin 2004-01-20 Movie
2002	Self	Mysteries of Love 2002-06-04 Movie
2001	Luigi Castigliane	Mulholland Drive 2001-06-06 Movie
1999	Luigi Castigliane	Mulholland Dr. 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	Self	Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch 1997-10-14 Movie
1993	N/A	Paul McCartney: Movin' On 1993-09-23 Movie
1992	Piano Player	On the Air 1992-06-20 TV Show
1989	Self	David Lynch: Don't Look at Me 1989-01-01 Movie
1986	Piano Player	Blue Velvet 1986-09-19 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Original Music Composer	Faraway Eyes 2020-03-07 Movie
2019	Music	Koi 2019-09-03 Movie
2018	Sound	Ant Head 2018-11-14 Movie
2016	Music	The Wait 2016-01-07 Movie
2015	Original Music Composer	Gold Coast 2015-07-02 Movie
2014	Original Music Composer	Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014-07-16 Movie
2013	Music	Stalingrad 2013-10-09 Movie
2012	Original Music Composer	A Late Quartet 2012-11-02 Movie
2011	Music	Time Doesn't Stand Still 2011-06-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Butterfly Kiss 2011-06-01 Movie
2010	Music	A Woman 2010-09-04 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	44 Inch Chest 2009-10-08 Movie
2008	Original Music Composer	The Edge of Love 2008-06-20 Movie
2007	Music	A Slice of Lynch 2007-10-30 Movie
	Music	Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007-10-30 Movie
	Music	Return to 'Twin Peaks' 2007-10-30 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	The Wicker Man 2006-08-31 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	Dark Water 2005-07-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist 2005-05-20 Movie
2004	Original Music Composer	A Very Long Engagement 2004-10-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Before the Fall 2004-07-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Evilenko 2004-04-16 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	Cabin Fever 2003-08-15 Movie
	Music	Resistance 2003-07-16 Movie
	Music	Murder in Scottsdale 2003-05-12 Movie
2002	Orchestrator	Auto Focus 2002-10-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Auto Focus 2002-10-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Secretary 2002-09-20 Movie
	Music	Lathe of Heaven 2002-09-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Adversary 2002-08-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rabbits 2002-06-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mysteries of Love 2002-06-04 Movie
	Music	Darkened Room 2002-04-12 Movie
2001	Music	Cet amour-là 2001-09-11 Movie
	Music	Mulholland Drive 2001-06-06 Movie
	Music	Julie Johnson 2001-01-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Suspended Animation 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Music	A Piece of Eden 2000-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Beach 2000-02-03 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Forever Mine 1999-12-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Straight Story 1999-10-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Holy Smoke 1999-09-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Arlington Road 1999-03-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Story of a Bad Boy 1999-01-01 Movie
	Music	Mulholland Dr. 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	Music	Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch 1997-10-14 Movie
	Music	The Blood Oranges 1997-09-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lost Highway 1997-01-15 Movie
1995	Music Producer	The City of Lost Children 1995-05-17 Movie
	Orchestrator	The City of Lost Children 1995-05-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The City of Lost Children 1995-05-17 Movie
	Music	Premonitions Following an Evil Deed 1995-02-12 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	Witch Hunt 1994-12-10 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	Naked in New York 1993-11-10 Movie
	Music	Hotel Room 1993-01-08 TV Show
1992	Orchestrator	On the Air 1992-06-20 TV Show
	Music	On the Air 1992-06-20 TV Show
	Conductor	On the Air 1992-06-20 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992-06-03 Movie
	Musician	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992-06-03 Movie
	Music	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992-06-03 Movie
	Orchestrator	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992-06-03 Movie
1990	Music Director	Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted 1990-12-01 Movie
	Music	Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted 1990-12-01 Movie
	Music	The Comfort of Strangers 1990-11-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Wild at Heart 1990-08-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Twin Peaks 1990-04-08 TV Show
1989	Original Music Composer	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989-11-30 Movie
	Orchestrator	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989-11-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Wait Until Spring, Bandini 1989-11-01 Movie
	Music	Twin Peaks 1989-09-28 Movie
	Music	Cousins 1989-02-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Parents 1989-01-27 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Weeds 1987-10-16 Movie
	Music	Tough Guys Don't Dance 1987-09-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987-02-27 Movie
1986	Music	Blue Velvet 1986-09-19 Movie
1974	Original Music Composer	Law and Disorder 1974-10-09 Movie
1973	Original Music Composer	Gordon's War 1973-08-09 Movie
	Music	Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks Commericals Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Producer	Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted 1990-12-01 Movie
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