Angelo Badalamenti Biography (1937-)

Born March 22, 1937, in New York, NY (some sources say New Jersey); married Lonny, c. 1968; children: Danielle, Andre. Addresses: Agent: Film MusicAssociates, 350 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 201, Burbank, CA 91502-1133.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Composer, conductor, music director, orchestrator, lyricist, musician
Birth Details
March 22, 1937
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Music director and orchestrator, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-91
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch, 1990
  • Himself, Pretty As a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, 1997
  • Episodic
  • Piano player, "Episode 1," On the Air, 1992
  • Film Work
  • Music director and conductor, Blue Velvet, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
  • Orchestrator, Tough Guys Don't Dance (also known as NormanMailer's Tough Guys Don't Dance), Cannon, 1987
  • Orchestrator, Christmas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), 1989
  • Orchestrator, Wait until Spring, Bandini (also known as Aspettaprimavera Bandini, Bandini, John Fante's Wait until Spring, Bandini, and Le ragioni del cuore), 1989
  • Music director, conductor, and orchestrator, Cousins, Paramount, 1989
  • Orchestral music producer, Parents, Vestron, 1989
  • Synthesizer performer, piano player, and orchestrator, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also known as Twin Peaks), 1992
  • Music director and conductor, Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
  • Orchestrator, Arlington Road, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
  • Score conductor/orchestrator and song arranger and producer for "Maya, Mayi Ma-The Celebration," Holy Smoke, Miramax, 1999
  • Orchestrator and conductor, The Straight Story (also known as Une histoire vraie), Buena Vista Pictures, 1999
  • Orchestrator and song producer for "Beached," The Beach, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2000
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Andy Badale) Piano player, Blue Velvet, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
  • Himself, Don't Look at Me, 1989
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • (With David Lynch and Julee Cruise) Floating into the Night, 1990
  • Twin Peaks, Warner Bros., 1991
  • (With Tim Booth) Booth and the Bad Angel, 1996
  • Also recorded Andy Badale and The Nashville Beer Garden Band.
  • Albums (as Producer)
  • Marianne Faithfull--A Secret Life, 1995
  • WRITINGS
  • Televison Music
  • Series
  • Score, theme music, and songs "The Nightingale" and "Falling," Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-91
  • On the Air, 1992
  • Hotel Room (also known as David Lynch's Hotel Room), 1993
  • (As Angelo Bagdelamenti) Main theme, Inside the Actors Studio, 1994
  • Main title theme, The Profiler, NBC, 1996-98
  • Cracker (also known as Fitz), 1997
  • Also wrote songs for Captain Kangaroo.
  • Television Scores
  • Pilots
  • Twin Peaks, 1990
  • Specials
  • (With David Lynch and Julee Cruise) Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted, 1990
  • Movies
  • Witch Hunt, 1994
  • Forever Mine, Starz!, 1999
  • Television Music
  • Miniseries
  • Main themes, The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don), 1997
  • Film Scores
  • (As Andy Badale) Law and Disorder, Columbia, 1974
  • (And songs "Blue Star" and "Mysteries of Love") Blue Velvet, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III: Dream Warriors, New Line Cinema, 1987
  • (And songs "You'll Come Back [You Always Do]" and "Real Man") Tough Guys Don't Dance (also known as Norman Mailer's Tough Guys Don't Dance), Cannon, 1987
  • (And song "Mysteries of Love") Weeds, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
  • (And song "I Love You for Today") Cousins, Paramount, 1989
  • (With Jonathan Elias and Sherman Foote) Parents, Vestron, 1989
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Winter Holiday and Christmas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1989
  • Wait until Spring, Bandini (also known as Aspetta primavera Bandini, Bandini, John Fante's Wait until Spring, Bandini,and Le ragioni del cuore), Orion, 1989
  • The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1990
  • Other People's Money, Warner Bros., 1991
  • (And songs "She Would Die for Love," "A Real Indication," "Love Theme," "Falling," "Moving through Time," "Questions in a World of Blue," "The Black Dog Runs at Night," "The Voice of Love," and "Sycamore Trees") Twin Peaks:Fire Walk with Me (also known as Twin Peaks), 1992
  • Naked in New York, 1994
  • (And song "Who Will Take Your Dreams Away") La cite des enfants perdus (also known as The City of Lost Children), 1995
  • Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
  • The Blood Oranges, Trimark Pictures, 1997
  • Arlington Road, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
  • The Straight Story (also known as Une histoire vraie), Buena Vista Pictures, 1999
  • Holy Smoke, Miramax, 1999
  • (And songs "Bloody Boy" and "Beached") The Beach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
  • A Piece of Eden, GS Entertainment, 2000
  • Julie Johnson, Universal Focus, 2001
  • Mulholland Drive, Touchstone Pictures, 2001
  • Cet amour la, 2001
  • Other Film Music
  • (As Andy Badale) Songs, Gordon's War, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
  • (As Andy Badale) Title song lyrics, Across the Great Divide, Pacific International Enterprises, 1976
  • Song "Up in Flames," Wild at Heart, Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
  • Music theme, Invasion of Privacy, Trimark Pictures, 1996
  • Music themes, The Story of a Bad Boy, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Musicians, 1996. Volume 17, Gale,
    Periodicals
    • Billboard, June 22, 1996, p. 13.

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