Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch's composer on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, dies at 85
dailymail.co.ukAngelo Badalamenti, the famed David Lynch composer known for his work on Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died at 85.Badalamenti passed of natural causes on Sunday, and was surrounded by his family at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, his niece Frances Badalamenti told The Hollywood Reporter.He was also known for writing songs recorded by Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Wilson, David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Liza Minnelli, as well as themes for Inside the Actors Studio and the Barcelona Summer Olympics.
Prolific musician: Angelo Badalamenti, the famed David Lynch composer known for his work on Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died at 85; Pictured 2011Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his Twin Peaks Theme, as well as three Emmy nominations for his work on the show.
The soundtrack album for the series went gold in 25 countries.Aside from Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, Badalamenti collaborated with Lynch, 76, on music for Wild at Heart, Lost Highway and The Straight Story.
Lynch appeared to honor his longtime friend and collaborator in his Monday daily YouTube weather report, saying in his typically mysterious fashion: 'Today, no music.' Natural: Badalamenti passed of natural causes on Sunday, and was surrounded by his family at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Pictured 2014He was also known for his work on non-Lynch films including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.The prolific musician was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937.He studied music at the Eastman School of Music and the Manhattan School of.
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