Angelo Badalamenti

In 1990, Badalamenti won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme" at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. He received a lifetime achievement award from the World Soundtrack Awards's Academy in 2008 and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 2011.

Angelo Badalamenti studied at Eastman School of Music and Manhattan School of Music. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film score and music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are film score, jazz and ambient music. Places of work recorded in the authority are United States. Works named in the authority record are Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and The Straight Story. Distinctions recorded are World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement, Saturn Award for Best Music, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score and Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

• Birth Name — Angelo Daniel Badalamenti • Born — 22 March 1937 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Died — 11 December 2022 • Place of death — Lincoln Park, New Jersey, U.S. • Genre — * Film score • jazz • ambient • Years Active — 1962–2022

Angelo Daniel Badalamenti was born on March 22, 1937, in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, the second of four children born to Leonora (Ferrari) and John Badalamenti. His father, who was of Italian descent from the town of Cinisi, was a fish market owner. He was raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He began taking piano lessons at age eight. By the time Badalamenti was a teenager, his aptitude at the piano earned him a summer job accompanying singers at resorts in the Catskill Mountains. His elder brother was a jazz trumpet player who used to improvise with other musicians. He also went to Latin American dance clubs. Badalamenti attended Lafayette High School, where he wrote the processional march for his high school graduation. After graduating, he enrolled at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, but transferred after two years to the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's degree in 1959. He began composing music pieces in Kurt Weill's style.

From the start, Badalamenti collaborated with other songwriters. In 1964, he contributed to Beatlemania by arranging, conducting, and co-writing the Christmas novelty single "Santa, Bring Me Ringo", which was performed by Christine Hunter. In 1966, he co-wrote the song "Visa to the Stars" on Perrey and Kingsley's album The In Sound from Way Out! In 1967, using the name Andy Badale, he co-wrote the song "Pioneers of the Stars" for Perrey and Kingsley's album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music From Way Out. The same year, he and Norm Simon co-wrote "I Want to Love You for What You Are", a No. 54 pop hit for Ronnie Dove. He also arranged, produced, and co-wrote some songs on Perrey's two solo albums for Vanguard Records using the Badale pseudonym. Badalamenti also wrote songs for Nina Simone and Shirley Bassey. In 1967, he co-wrote the song "I Hold No Grudge" for Simone's album High Priestess of Soul. In 1968, he and Sammy Cahn wrote "I've Been Loved" for Bassey's album This Is My Life. In 1987, he lent his services to the British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, orchestrating "It Couldn't Happen Here". He also arranged the strings on two tracks from their 1990 album Behaviour. Badalamenti arranged songs for artists such as Dusty Springfield and Paul McCartney. In 1989 he arranged Springfield's single "Nothing Has Been Proved", which was written by the Pet Shop Boys. Badalementi conceived entire albums with singers such as Julee Cruise, Marianne Faithfull and Tim Booth of the band James. In 1993, he and Lynch directed an album for Cruise, The Voice of Love, which included several tracks from Twin Peaks. Also in 1993, he collaborated with thrash metal band Anthrax on the Twin Peaks-inspired track "Black Lodge" from the album Sound of White Noise. In 1995, Badalamenti composed, orchestrated, and produced Faithfull's album A Secret Life. In 1996, he teamed up with Tim Booth as Booth and the Bad Angel; they released their eponymous album on the Mercury label. In 2000, he worked with Orbital on the single "Beached" for the movie The Beach. In 2004, he composed the Evilenko soundtrack, working with Dolores O'Riordan, who sang the main theme and with whom he continued to collaborate.

Badalamenti composed some of the score for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

In April of 2009, Badalamenti performed at Change Begins Within, a benefits concert hosted by the David Lynch Foundation, headlined by Paul McCartney. The performance was held at the Radio City Music Hall and included Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crowe and Ringo Starr, among others. Badalamenti performed at a concert entitled "The Music of David Lynch" in 2015, in recognition of the tenth anniversary of the David Lynch Foundation. The performance was held at Ace Hotel Los Angeles and included Julee Cruise and other artists known for collaborating with Lynch.

Badalamenti and his wife, Lonny, married in 1968 and had two children. He died of natural causes at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, on December 11, 2022, at age 85. Following his death, several industry figures paid tribute to Badalamenti. David Lynch, during his daily installment of Weather Report on December 12, said: "Today—no music".

Angelo Badalamenti was recorded at birth as Angelo Daniel Badalamenti. He also worked under the name Andy Badale. The authorities additionally record the heading Angelo Badalmenti. His recorded language was English.

Angelo Badalamenti worked in film score and music. He belonged to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He worked at United States.

Works recorded as notable number 4: Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and The Straight Story. His recorded genres are film score, jazz and ambient music.

Angelo Badalamenti is recorded as having received World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement, Saturn Award for Best Music and Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score.