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Angelo Badalamenti

also recorded as Andy Badale

real name Angelo Daniel Badalamenti

American score composer

New York City, United States · 1937-03-22 – 2022-12-11

Angelo Badalamenti is credited on 1,290 releases across 289 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American composer, arranger, conductor, keyboardist, producer and vocalist
Born: 22nd March 1937 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 11th December 2022 Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA
Well-known for his work in film and television, notably his many collaborations with director David Lynch, winning a Grammy for the soundtrack to the TV series Twin Peaks.
Played piano and French horn as a teenager before studying at the Manhattan School of Music. After graduating he landed a job at a music publisher, where he wrote songs under the pen name Andy Badale throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.
Received a lifetime achievement award at the 2008 World Soundtrack Awards, and the Henry Mancini award in 2011.

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