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Angelo Badalamenti
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Biography
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990–1992, 2017), The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme", and had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
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Mulholland Drive
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Lost Highway
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The Straight Story
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Wicker Man
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Blue Velvet
As Piano Player
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Original Music Composer
Secretary
Original Music Composer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
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Neon Fog and the Long Way Home
From Thief's rain-slicked streets to Drive's neon avenues, a journey through neo-noir night drives where every turn tests the driver's moral compass.
8 films
Remakes That Missed but Matter
From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.
8 films
When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
8 films
No Map. No Plan. Just Go
From American Honey to Nomadland, a journey through films where the open road promises freedom, and sometimes delivers it.
8 films
20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own
There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
The Wicker Man
2006
Dark Water
2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
Cabin Fever
2003
Secretary
2002
Story of a Bad Boy
2001
Mulholland Drive
2001
The Beach
2000
The Straight Story
1999
Arlington Road
1999
Lost Highway
1997
The City of Lost Children
1995
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Wild at Heart
1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Cousins
1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Blue Velvet
1986
Law and Disorder
1974