Angelo Badalamenti Cause of Death

Angelo Badalamenti, the acclaimed David Lynch composerwin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive, has died of natural causes at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, on Sunday, December 11, 2022, his niece Frances Badalamenti told The Hollywood Reporter.

Throughout his long career, the classically trained composer collaborated with a diverse range of singers in virtually every genre, including Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley, Marianne Faithfull, Liza Minnelli, Mel Tillis, and Roberta Flack, as well as Pet Shop Boys, Anthrax, Dolores O’Riordan, Tim Booth, and LL Cool J.

Weeds (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989), Cousins (1989), Naked in New York (1993), Arlington Road (1999), Secretary (2002), The Wicker Man (2006), and A Late Quartet (2006) all feature his music (2012).

Badalamenti was honored for lifetime achievement at the 2008 World Soundtrack Awards, and three years later received the prestigious Henry Mancini Award from ASCAP, which was presented by Lynch.

Along with his niece, he is survived by his wife, Lonny, an artist whom he married in 1968, and his daughter, Danielle.