Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 22, 1937, composer and arranger Angelo
Badalamenti was best known by his long and successful association with US film
producer David Lynch. His most recognizable work can be found on the soundtrack
to Lynch’s popular mid-1990s murder mystery TV series Twin Peaks. The
accompanying soundtrack included an atmospheric theme tune characterized by a
dreamy, ethereal string arrangement overlaid with a starkly simple Duane
Eddy-style guitar melody. However, Angelo Badalamenti’s work with David Lynch
began years before Twin Peaks. The composer initially...