Angelo Badalamenti

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Angelo Badalamenti

Sound March 23, 1937

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 T…

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Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

7.8 2001 Movie
The Beach

The Beach

6.5 2000 Movie
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

7.6 1986 Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.3 1990 TV Show
Lost Highway

Lost Highway

7.6 1997 Movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7.2 1989 Movie
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

7.4 1992 Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

6.7 1987 Movie
Secretary

Secretary

6.8 2002 Movie
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

7.0 1990 Movie
The Straight Story

The Straight Story

7.7 1999 Movie
Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

5.7 2003 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Scratching the Surface: A Look Back

    Movie Music

  2. 2025
    Jack Paints It Red

    Movie Music

  3. 2024
    My Weston is My Hero

    Movie Music

  4. 2021
    Faraway Eyes

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  5. 2019
    Koi

    Movie Music

  6. 2018
    Ant Head

    Movie Music

  7. 2016
    The Music of David Lynch

    Movie Self

  8. 2016
    The Wait

    Movie Music

  9. 2015
    Gold Coast

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2014
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2013
    Stalingrad

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2012
    A Late Quartet

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2012
    A Dream in the Making

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2011
    A Butterfly Kiss

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2010
    A Woman

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2009
    44 Inch Chest

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 2008
    The Edge of Love

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2007
    The Sound of Lynch

    Movie

  3. 2007
    A Slice of Lynch

    Movie Music

  4. 2007
    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Movie Self

  5. 2007
    Return to 'Twin Peaks'

    Movie Music

  6. 2006
    The Wicker Man

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2005
    Dark Water

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2005
    Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2005
    Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

    Movie Self

  10. 2004
    Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

    Movie Music

  11. 2004
    A Very Long Engagement

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2004
    Before the Fall

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2004
    Evilenko

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2004
    The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

    Movie Self

  15. 2004
    Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

    Movie Self

  16. 2003
    Indoor Fireworks

    Movie Music

  17. 2003
    Cabin Fever

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 2003
    Resistance

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2003
    Murder in Scottsdale

    Movie Music

  20. 2003
    Dangerous Liaisons

    TV show Original Music Composer

  21. 2002
    Auto Focus

    Movie Orchestrator

  22. 2002
    Secretary

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 2002
    Lathe of Heaven

    Movie Music

  24. 2002
    The Adversary

    Movie Original Music Composer