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Angelo Badalamenti was a record producer, film score composer and musician, born on March 22, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Angelo Badalamenti died on December 11, 2022, aged 85. Recorded honors include World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement (2008), Saturn Award for Best Music (1993), Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score (2001) and 1 more. Credited works include Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive.
My Take
Angelo Badalamenti is, for me, inseparable from the dreamlike dread of David Lynch's cinema. His scores for Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive don't accompany the images so much as conjure the unease beneath them; that aching, sweet melancholy is half the storytelling. What I admire is his selflessness: a Grammy-winning composer who vanished into the work to serve the mood. Since his passing in 2022, that signature theme still raises the hairs on my neck. Few composers have so completely defined a director's emotional universe, and I'm grateful he did.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angelo Badalamenti
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジェロ・バダラメンティ
- Reading
- あんじぇろ・ばだらめんてぃ
- Born
- March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- composer / record producer / film score composer / musician / songwriter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2008 World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement
- 1993 Saturn Award for Best Music
- 2001 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score
- 1991 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Blue Velvet | — | |
| Notable work | Twin Peaks | — | |
| Notable work | Mulholland Drive | — | |
| Notable work | The Straight Story | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.angelo-badalamenti.com/
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- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Badalamenti
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%80%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357014
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Angelo Badalamenti born?
Born March 22, 1937.
When did Angelo Badalamenti die?
Died December 11, 2022, aged 85.
Where was Angelo Badalamenti from?
Angelo Badalamenti was from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What did Angelo Badalamenti do?
Angelo Badalamenti worked as composer, record producer, film score composer, musician, songwriter.
What was Angelo Badalamenti known for?
Notable works include Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive.
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