American composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for writing scores for Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, died on Sunday, his family confirmed.
Famous music composer best known for writing scores for director David Lynch’s TV and film. He died of natural causes at the age of 85 at his home in New Jersey, USA.
Badalamenti won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1990 for the Twin Peaks soundtrack, and collaborated with Lynch, director of the popular series.
The Brooklyn-born composer also wrote the soundtracks to Lynch’s 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller Blue Velvet and 2001’s Mulholland Drive.
Badalamenti was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards in 2008, as well as the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 2011.
“The family of composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for his work with director David Lynch, confirms that the musician, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on December 11, 2022, of natural causes. , who was surrounded by his family.”
“The family appreciates their privacy at this time.”
