Angelo Badalamenti
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.
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Films (83)

Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
2026 · Music

Jack Paints It Red
2025 · Music

My Weston is My Hero
2024 · Music

Twin Peaks Type Beat
2022 · Original Concept

Séduction éternelle
2021 · Theme Song Performance, Thanks, Original Music Composer

Koi
2019 · Music

Ant Head
2018 · Music, Sound

The Music of David Lynch
2016 · Self

The Wait
2016 · Music

Gold Coast
2015 · Original Music Composer

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Original Music Composer

Stalingrad
2013 · Original Music Composer

Le Quatuor
2012 · Original Music Composer

A Dream in the Making
2012 · Original Music Composer

Change Begins Within
2012

A Butterfly Kiss
2011 · Original Music Composer

A Woman
2010 · Original Music Composer

44 Inch Chest
2009 · Original Music Composer

The Edge of Love
2008 · Original Music Composer

The Sound of Lynch
2007

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self, Music

A Slice of Lynch
2007 · Music

Return to 'Twin Peaks'
2007 · Music

L'homme de paille
2006 · Original Music Composer

Agua Turbia
2005 · Original Music Composer

L'Exorciste : Aux sources du mal
2005 · Original Music Composer

Une année au front
2005 · Self, Music

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004 · Music

A Very Long Engagement
2004 · Original Music Composer

Corps d'élite
2004 · Original Music Composer

Evilenko
2004 · Original Music Composer

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004 · Self

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
2004 · Self

Indoor Fireworks
2003 · Music

Fièvre Noire
2003 · Original Music Composer

Résistance
2003 · Original Music Composer
Murder in Scottsdale
2003 · Music

Auto Focus
2002 · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

La Secrétaire
2002 · Original Music Composer

Lathe of Heaven
2002 · Music

The Adversary
2002 · Original Music Composer

Rabbits
2002 · Original Music Composer

Darkened Room
2002 · Music

Mysteries of Love
2002 · Self, Original Music Composer

Cet amour-là
2001 · Original Music Composer

Story of a Bad Boy
2001 · Original Music Composer

Mulholland Drive
2001 · Luigi Castigliane, Original Music Composer

Julie Johnson
2001 · Music

Suspended Animation
2001 · Original Music Composer

A Piece of Eden
2000 · Music

La Plage
2000 · Original Music Composer

The Straight Story
1999 · Original Music Composer

Forever Mine
1999 · Original Music Composer

Holy Smoke
1999 · Original Music Composer

Arlington Road
1999 · Original Music Composer

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997 · Self, Music

The Blood Oranges
1997 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Lost Highway
1997 · Original Music Composer

The City of Lost Children
1995 · Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Orchestrator

Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
1995 · Music

Witch Hunt
1994 · Original Music Composer

Naked in New York
1993 · Original Music Composer

Paul McCartney: Movin' On
1993 · Self

Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions
1993 · Music

Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992 · Music Producer, Music

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Original Music Composer, Music, Musician, Orchestrator

The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Original Music Composer

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990 · Self

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990 · Producer, Music Director, Music

Wild at Heart
1990 · Original Music Composer

Twin Peaks
1989 · Original Music Composer

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1989 · Original Music Composer

Cousins
1989 · Original Music Composer

Parents
1989 · Original Music Composer

David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989 · Self

Weeds
1987 · Original Music Composer

Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Original Music Composer

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Original Music Composer

Blue Velvet
1986 · Piano Player, Original Music Composer, Conductor, Songs

Law and Disorder
1974 · Original Music Composer

Gordon's War
1973 · Original Music Composer
Love is Strange
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