About
Angelo Badalamenti
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2016 | The Music of David Lynch | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2007 | Le son de Lynch | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2004 | The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Mysteries of Love | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Actor | Luigi Castigliane | 76 Good |
| 1999 | Mulholland Dr. | Actor | Luigi Castigliane | 68 Fair |
| 1997 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Paul McCartney: Movin' On | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1989 | David Lynch: Don't Look at Me | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Actor | Piano Player | 73 Good |
| Thought Gang: A Real Indication | Actor | 60 Fair |
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Production |
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| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Sound |
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| 2020 | Faraway Eyes | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Faraway Eyes | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Koi | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Ant Head | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Ant Head | Sound | Sound | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Wait | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Gold Coast | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Sound | Original Music Composer | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | Stalingrad | Sound | Original Music Composer | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | A Late Quartet | Sound | Original Music Composer | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Time Doesn't Stand Still | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2011 | A Butterfly Kiss | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2010 | A Woman | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | Sound | Original Music Composer | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | A Slice of Lynch | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Return to 'Twin Peaks' | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Sound | Original Music Composer | 47 Bad |
| 2005 | Dark Water | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 2005 | Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist | Sound | Original Music Composer | 56 Average |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Sound | Original Music Composer | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Before the Fall | Sound | Original Music Composer | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | Evilenko | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Indoor Fireworks | Sound | Music | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Cabin Fever | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 2003 | Resistance | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Murder in Scottsdale | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Auto Focus | Sound | Original Music Composer | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Auto Focus | Sound | Orchestrator | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Secretary | Sound | Original Music Composer | 65 Fair |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2002 | The Adversary | Sound | Original Music Composer | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Rabbits | Sound | Original Music Composer | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | Mysteries of Love | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Darkened Room | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Cet amour-là | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Sound | Original Music Composer | 76 Good |
| 2001 | Julie Johnson | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Suspended Animation | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2000 | A Piece of Eden | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2000 | The Beach | Sound | Original Music Composer | 64 Fair |
| 1999 | Forever Mine | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Straight Story | Sound | Original Music Composer | 72 Good |
| 1999 | Holy Smoke | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Arlington Road | Sound | Original Music Composer | 66 Fair |
| 1999 | Story of a Bad Boy | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Mulholland Dr. | Sound | Music | 68 Fair |
| 1997 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The Blood Oranges | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1997 | The Blood Oranges | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Sound | Original Music Composer | 72 Good |
| 1995 | The City of Lost Children | Sound | Original Music Composer | 67 Fair |
| 1995 | The City of Lost Children | Sound | Music Producer | 67 Fair |
| 1995 | The City of Lost Children | Sound | Orchestrator | 67 Fair |
| 1995 | Premonitions Following an Evil Deed | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Naked in New York | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Hotel Room | Sound | Music | 67 Fair |
| 1992 | On the Air | Sound | Orchestrator | 68 Fair |
| 1992 | On the Air | Sound | Music | 68 Fair |
| 1992 | On the Air | Sound | Conductor | 68 Fair |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Sound | Musician | 70 Good |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Sound | Music | 70 Good |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Sound | Original Music Composer | 70 Good |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Sound | Orchestrator | 70 Good |
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Sound | Music Director | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1990 | The Comfort of Strangers | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Sound | Original Music Composer | 67 Fair |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Sound | Original Music Composer | 82 Very good |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Sound | Orchestrator | 69 Fair |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Sound | Original Music Composer | 69 Fair |
| 1989 | Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Sound | Music | 72 Good |
| 1989 | Cousins | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Parents | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Weeds | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Sound | Original Music Composer | 65 Fair |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Sound | Original Music Composer | 73 Good |
| 1974 | Law and Disorder | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Gordon's War | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2020 | Faraway Eyes | Crew | Thanks | 58 Average |