Dec. 13, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti David Lynch Composer Dies Aged 85

By Abhimanyu Singh

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Angelo Badalamenti composed haunting music for David Lynch projects including Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive.

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Badalamenti died of natural causes Sunday, surrounded by family at his New Jersey home, his niece said.

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Badalamenti also appeared on screen as the coffee-loving gangster Luigi Castigliane in Mulholland Drive.

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Lynch and Badalamenti would become close friends and collaborators, working together on Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Wild at Heart.

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The classically trained musician composed the themes for the 1992 Olympic Games, including Inside the Actors Studio and the Torch Theme.

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On 1986's Blue Velvet, his first collaboration with Lynch, he was brought in to serve as a vocal coach for Rossellini.

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Badalamenti wrote most of Twin Peaks' lyrics without watching any footage.

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Badalamenti would receive a Grammy Award and three Emmy nominations for his work on Twin Peaks.

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Badalamenti received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 World Soundtrack Awards.

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