Angelo Badalamenti, Famous Score Composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 85

Dec 13, 2022 647

BY: Jacob Uitti

Famous musician and composer Angelo Badalamenti has died. He was 85 years old. Best known for his work as a film scorer alongside director David Lynch, Badalamenti composed music for films like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, and television shows such as Twin Peaks.

He received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his Twin Peaks theme. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards. Born into an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York in 1937, Badalamenti began taking piano lessons at eight years old. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1958 at the Manhattan School of Music. He later earned a master’s degree in 1959.

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