RIP Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022)

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Patti and Bessie Smith

Patti Smith was a breath of fresh energy with his first lp. I was stunned & captivated by the music, her lyrics & her singing. She was an established poet  already & took the pop world by storm. I loved those first four studio lps but by ‘wave’ my interest in her new material ebbed. Maybe moving to Toronto in 1979 was a part of the ebb.   By her & her group, over 2 mp3 cds, I have Horses (1975),…

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Look who's already fallen for Julee Cruise!

Mike Halloran/91X San Diego "This record completely blew the pants off everybody at this radio station. We wondered if it was too slow, but when we put it on the air and asked for listener opinions, we were blown away! It came in with a 60-to-1 positive reaction. That night, it came in wih the most votes ever for People's Choice! This record can last as long —or longer— than 'Twin Peaks.' Just give it a test and call me at 619/291-9191."

Bruce McDonald/WFNX Boston "We had our doubts at first, and it's a record we've considered for months. Due to the buzz around the 'Twin Peaks' TV series, we gave it a shot. We've got it in heavy rotation showing Top 5 phones, and the response has been instantaneous and completely overwhelming. This song totally stands out on the air, and that's an asset in our book."

Denis McNamara/WDRE New York "'Twin Peaks' fever reigns! Every time we play 'Falling' by Julee Cruise, the phones go crazy! It came No. 1 most requested and it's 'Shriek Of The Week."

Source: The Hard Report May 25 1990

How the saxophone made the dwarf (Michael Anderson) dance.

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COJU 003 cowman - Bomb Culture

Out now. cowman channels Angelo Badalamenti’s classic “The Pink Room” via Butthole Surfer’s “Locust Abortion Technician” creating a relentless droning pigfuck dirge that would not be out of place on Touch and Go Records circa 1985. Produced in the hospital while recovering from cancer surgery. A riposte to the unsympathetic gatekeepers of our culture. They should know…

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We are very sad to learn that the composer and arranger Angelo Badalamenti has died. We first worked with him in 1987 when he made the orchestral arrangement for “It couldn’t happen here” on our “Actually” album. He subsequently arranged songs we produced for Dusty Springfield (“Nothing has been proved”) and Liza Minnelli (“Rent”), also two songs on our “Behaviour” album (“This must be the place…” and “Only the wind”), and in 2013 arranged our “Four songs in A minor” which Chrissie Hynde sang at the BBC Proms. He became famous for his collaborations with film director David Lynch including “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks”. Angelo had a uniquely eerie orchestral style and was a joy to work with. We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Pet Shop Boys 2022

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Rest in Peace, Angelo

possibly the best seinpeaks vid

"Angelo, that's Twin Peaks, I see Twin Peaks."

RIP Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022)

He was amazing 💔

Soundtrack from Twin Peaks, music composed by Angelo Badalamenti (1990)

Angelo Badalamenti, Music From Twin Peaks, Cassette, 1990

A Peek Into Lynch's World

by Dennis Hunt

A vocalist wearing a prom dress sings eerie ballads while suspended in midair. A topless nymph slithers up the back of an abandoned car, crawling in a space that’s normally a back window. Standing next to a clarinet player and a young woman writhing in ecstasy, a midget repeats an early, heart-breaking dialogue between a man and a woman.

Welcome to director David Lynch’s nightmare world.

“Industrial Symphony No. 1,” a 50-minute home video that was released this week (on Warner Reprise, $19.98), is a fascinating, constantly intriguing stroll through a dark, bleak, surrealistic landscape, resembling what a city might look like after a nuclear war--one big industrial junkyard.

Everything is smoky and lit by flashing searchlights. All the vocals are performed by Julee Cruise, who has a high, frail, angelic voice and an ethereal, jazzy vocal style. Her dream-like songs, such as “Up in Flames” and “I Float Alone,” provide a chilling contrast to the string of stark, menacing images.

In Lynch’s world, the bizarre seems normal. So when a squadron of dolls slowly descends into a frantic crowd, it seems like business as usual. You never quite know what’s going on, but that’s obviously what Lynch intended.

It starts off with a short phone conversation between a couple (played by Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage, who star in Lynch’s movie “Wild at Heart”) on the verge of breaking up. The succeeding images seem to reflect their turmoil and anxiety.

Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, who writes the music for Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” TV series, composed a slow, spare, moody, jazz-oriented score—part instrumental and part vocals—that enhances the pervasive, nightmarish mood. Though it looks as if it had been shot on a sound stage using elaborate cinematic special effects, this program was filmed last November during a live performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House.

Because this is a Lynch project, “Twin Peaks” fans might be tempted to sample it. But this wildly unorthodox program is less for that audience than it is for fans of the far-out—for instance, those who love Lynch’s outrageous “Wild at Heart.”

Source: Los Angeles Times September 5 1990

RIP, Angelo Badalamenti.

You've heard his soundtrack for "Twin Peaks" (David Lynch).

Here's what you didn't know: he improvised the themes on the spot with David Lynch in the room.