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Angelo Badalamenti

Career

Active from 1973 to 2021, with a break from 1975 to 1985, busiest in 1989 and 2002 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Angelo Badalamenti Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Psychological Horror 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Suburban Horror 2
  • Erotic Tension 2
  • Uncanny Valley Atmosphere 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Identity Dissolution 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Love is Strange
Love is Strange

Sound

2020s

5 titles · average score 35
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back (2026)

Music

Jack Paints It Red
Jack Paints It Red (2025)

Music

My Weston is My Hero
My Weston is My Hero (2024)

Music

Twin Peaks Type Beat
Twin Peaks Type Beat (2022)

Original Concept

Faraway Eyes
Faraway Eyes (2021)
GoodWatch score 35

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

2010s

10 titles · average score 58
Koi
Koi (2019)

Music

Ant Head
Ant Head (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

Sound, Music

The Wait
The Wait (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

Gold Coast
Gold Coast (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Stalingrad
Stalingrad (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

A Late Quartet
A Late Quartet (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

A Dream in the Making
A Dream in the Making (2012)

Original Music Composer

A Butterfly Kiss
A Butterfly Kiss (2011)

Original Music Composer

A Woman
A Woman (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

2000s

31 titles · average score 57
The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 30

Original Music Composer

Dark Water
Dark Water (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Before the Fall
Before the Fall (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Evilenko
Evilenko (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Secretary
Secretary (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Auto Focus
Auto Focus (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

as Luigi Castigliane

The Beach
The Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

1990s

17 titles · average score 60
The Straight Story
The Straight Story (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Arlington Road
Arlington Road (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Forever Mine
Forever Mine (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

Lost Highway
Lost Highway (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

The Blood Oranges
The Blood Oranges (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Naked in New York
Naked in New York (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

Music, Orchestrator

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

1980s

10 titles · average score 66
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1989)
GoodWatch score 89

Original Music Composer

Parents
Parents (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Cousins
Cousins (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Cinéma, de notre temps
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Angelo Badalamenti

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

Weeds
Weeds (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

as Piano Player

1970s

2 titles · average score 52
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1974)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Gordon's War
Gordon's War (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer