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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
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CREDITS
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Television Work
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Series
- Music director and orchestrator, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-91
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch, 1990
- Himself, Pretty As a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, 1997
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Episodic
- Piano player, "Episode 1," On the Air, 1992
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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
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Film Appearances
- (As Andy Badale) Piano player, Blue Velvet, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
- Himself, Don't Look at Me, 1989
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
- (With David Lynch and Julee Cruise) Floating into the Night, 1990
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Twin Peaks, Warner Bros., 1991
- (With Tim Booth) Booth and the Bad Angel, 1996
- Also recorded Andy Badale and The Nashville Beer Garden Band.
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Albums (as Producer)
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Marianne Faithfull--A Secret Life, 1995
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WRITINGS
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Televison Music
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Series
- Score, theme music, and songs "The Nightingale" and "Falling," Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-91
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On the Air, 1992
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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
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Cracker (also known as Fitz), 1997
- Also wrote songs for Captain Kangaroo.
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Television Scores
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Pilots
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Twin Peaks, 1990
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Specials
- (With David Lynch and Julee Cruise) Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted, 1990
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Movies
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Witch Hunt, 1994
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Forever Mine, Starz!, 1999
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Television Music
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Miniseries
- Main themes, The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don), 1997
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Film Scores
- (As Andy Badale) Law and Disorder, Columbia, 1974
- (And songs "Blue Star" and "Mysteries of Love") Blue Velvet, DiLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
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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
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Winter Holiday and Christmas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1989
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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
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The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1990
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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
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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
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Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
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The Blood Oranges, Trimark Pictures, 1997
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Arlington Road, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
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The Straight Story (also known as Une histoire vraie), Buena Vista Pictures, 1999
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Holy Smoke, Miramax, 1999
- (And songs "Bloody Boy" and "Beached") The Beach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
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A Piece of Eden, GS Entertainment, 2000
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Julie Johnson, Universal Focus, 2001
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Mulholland Drive, Touchstone Pictures, 2001
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Cet amour la, 2001
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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
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Contemporary Musicians, 1996. Volume 17, Gale,
Periodicals
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Billboard, June 22, 1996, p. 13.
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