Angelo Badalamenti
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Angelo Badalamenti was an American composer best known for his atmospheric, haunting film and television scores, particularly his long-running collaboration with director David Lynch on works like "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angelo Badalamenti canonical | 23 |
| Angelo Daniel Badalamenti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Angelo Badalamenti Context triple: [The Beach, musicBy, Angelo Badalamenti]
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A.
Eric Serra
Eric Serra is a French film composer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Luc Besson on scores such as "The Big Blue," "Léon: The Professional," and "The Fifth Element."
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B.
David Rose
David Rose was a British-born American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader best known for his work in radio, television, and film music.
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C.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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D.
Joe Mantello
Joe Mantello is an acclaimed American actor and director, particularly renowned for his work on Broadway in both plays and musicals.
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E.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angelo Badalamenti Target entity description: Angelo Badalamenti was an American composer best known for his atmospheric, haunting film and television scores, particularly his long-running collaboration with director David Lynch on works like "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet."
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A.
Eric Serra
Eric Serra is a French film composer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Luc Besson on scores such as "The Big Blue," "Léon: The Professional," and "The Fifth Element."
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B.
David Rose
David Rose was a British-born American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader best known for his work in radio, television, and film music.
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C.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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D.
Joe Mantello
Joe Mantello is an acclaimed American actor and director, particularly renowned for his work on Broadway in both plays and musicals.
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E.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
film composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ASCAP Award
ⓘ
surface form:
ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ⓘ World Soundtrack Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lifetime Achievement Award (World Soundtrack Awards)
Saturn Award for Best Music ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-03-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-12-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester
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surface form:
Eastman School of Music
Manhattan School of Music ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Badalamenti ⓘ |
| fullName |
Angelo Badalamenti
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti
|
| genre |
ambient music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ jazz ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| givenName | Angelo ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric film scores
ⓘ
collaboration with David Lynch ⓘ haunting television scores ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
David Lynch
ⓘ
Julee Cruise ⓘ Liza Minnelli ⓘ Marianne Faithfull ⓘ Michael Nyman ⓘ Nina Simone ⓘ Pet Shop Boys ⓘ Shirley Bassey ⓘ Tim Booth ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
ⓘ
surface form:
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (score)
Arlington Road (score) ⓘ Blue Velvet ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Velvet (score)
Lost Highway ⓘ
surface form:
Lost Highway (score)
Mulholland Drive ⓘ
surface form:
Mulholland Drive (score)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
surface form:
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (score)
Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary (score)
The Beach: Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ
surface form:
The Beach (score)
The City of Lost Children ⓘ
surface form:
The City of Lost Children (score)
The Straight Story ⓘ
surface form:
The Straight Story (score)
The Wicker Man (2006 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wicker Man (2006) (score)
Twin Peaks (score) ⓘ Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ⓘ
surface form:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (score)
Wild at Heart ⓘ
surface form:
Wild at Heart (score)
“Twin Peaks Theme” ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television score composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lincoln Park
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
dark ambient
ⓘ
dreamlike soundscapes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angelo Badalamenti Description of subject: Angelo Badalamenti was an American composer best known for his atmospheric, haunting film and television scores, particularly his long-running collaboration with director David Lynch on works like "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet."
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti