Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme

Angelo tells it like it is
Rest In Peace to the great Angelo Badalamenti you will be missed.

[@aaronchin2199]

A man who thinks in pictures describes what he wants to a man who thinks in sounds.

[@Terasiax]

It's incredibly well said

[@jbasti227]

David and Angelo are a match made in heaven

[@Agalofix]

Some kind of magic, like you with a foreighner can understand each other without knowing a word of the respective language.

[@wellesradio]

@@Agalofix Or like the deaf dancing with the blind.

[@azulo6]

Thanks now I understand what did I just saw.

[@rqsct]

sometimes I need to come here and watch this video.

[@laudanum5405]

Requiescat haha i‘m with you!

[@laudanum5405]

Requiescat and allwissende the Same goosebumps

[@dr0vur]

Do the same thing bro...gives me chills every time!

[@Pestilentdeathx]

same here, it is a balm to the soul

[@nixon9346]

Me too.its so beautiful

[@owen______]

Rest in peace, Angelo. This music was absolutely beautiful.

[@georgemoose3919]

I also came back to this, it's brilliant. Rest In Peace

[@sambwel]

RIP a true legend

[@simonmodig]

Came here to say the same. Thank you, Angelo!

[@XercesandAlexander]

Legend

[@thatoneoddball2564]

He composed the soundtrack of a broken heart and a beautiful mind..

[@HenriqueHCA14]

*OH YES ANGELO THAT'S IT* *KEEP IT GOING*

[@mikolajrosollitzpasja]

xd

[@fire.walk.with.me.430]

OH ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@silentfanatic]

The whole time, Lynch is a foot away and talking into his megaphone.

[@psychoticbunnyrabbit9186]

🤣

[@mistersinister2043]

WHAT'S THAT COOP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

[@Lexluthor2024]

Don't forget that damm hot cup of coffee resting on top of the piano

[@AlexG-xl1cc]

GIMMIE FUNNY

[@MatthiasProspero]

@@AlexG-xl1cc Yeah, but he's not that kind of funny.

[@emilianokalesnik5615]

OH ANGELO

[@Bradley25]

i approve of your profile picture

[@Min-dh2fd]

This just turned sexual

[@semidesert_cat]

jesus christ

[@pianoboi4842]

OH THAT'S TEARING MY HEART OUT!

[@starrynight6629]

@@Min-dh2fd It s emotional and u know nothing

[@Forlorn81]

I'm crying, man. This is how this guy's intense and haunting music always resonated in me, even as a child. Thank you dear Maestro, for all that Darkness and Light - your music will forever be a major part of my sonic landscape. RIP Angelo

[@julianbungledrums741]

I’m crying too

[@JosephTheAustin]

His music will live forever.

[@lappado]

I'm crying three. Rest in peace Angelo.

[@Jackhammer69able]

Lovely guy with supreme talent.

[@JosephTheAustin]

@@lappado he was beyond skillful. A true artist

[@MarcS4R]

Seriously, one of my all-time favorite videos on KZbin. I come back to it often.

[@prebenthomsen8246]

Me too :-)

[@1985pza]

Me too :(

[@Mireneye]

Same, more often now. And probably will for a while.

[@ashypharaoh8407]

Only saw it a couple days ago, but yeah, I know I'm gonna come here every so often

[@user-tp6to8wk4b]

И я тоже(

[@MadhouseDoc]

Angelo seems like he could be a legit character in Twin Peaks :D Love it

[@themosh54]

I was really hoping he was going to be the pianist in The Return when the brothers took Dougie for pie.

[@morten1]

He was in Mulholland Drive

[@ajs41]

@@morten1 I thought he was fantastic as an actor in Mulholland Drive.

[@Hawdkoah]

Angelo's music is a legit character in Twin Peaks.

[@georgibonchev6512]

Lol right!

[@pepsicola0786]

This man is a genius. He composed majority of Twin Peaks' soundtracks. All of which are literal perfection.

[@charliebrown3001]

Pepsi Cola I agree 100% with you I actually just got into Twin Peaks awhile ago and I really love the show, also ps I love your username.

[@pepsicola0786]

@@charliebrown3001 same.. I got into it about a few months ago and words can't describe all of what it makes me feel. Part of the reason being the hauntingly beautiful music creating such an eerie atmosphere. Also, thank you!! Inspired by Lana (:

All the songs are fantastic.

[@jbasti227]

One of the few shows where I don't even skip the opening credits because it sounds so beautiful

[@user-vt8rx7od3l]

He also wrote beautiful music for lots of other movies by David Lynch, like Mulholland drive, Highway to nowhere etc.

[@bmayaa]

The amount of hope, sadness, lonelines, tenderness in this music is enormous. How is it possible?? Few notes... Mind boggling

[@positivegradient]

It is because in your mind it is associated with things you saw and felt in the show.

[@obscure.reference]

@@positivegradient it’s a very pleasant piece even without that context

[@pondlakes]

@@positivegradient i've never seen the show and i feel it. music speaks to you in ways that cant be explained.

[@guen4413]

@@positivegradient I think even if one had never seen the show, they would be able to understand the emotions of the music. I'm not sure how, but some chords and chord progressions can sound inherently sad, or hopeful, etc.

[@fwembill]

@@positivegradient this does seem to be the most logical answer, however as you can see here, others as well as myself have never seen the TV show yet I come back to themes very often

[@bgmt94]

The way he can talk - scratch that - the way he can tell such a story with emotion and great energy while playing on the keyboard is so beautiful.

[@supersailorchic98]

You can literally feel his passion. He’s a genius.

[@tommythecat7752]

I love how incredibly passionate about it he clearly is.

[@langlysyr]

This is better than most movies and I'm not kidding

[@pragmatik5305]

It's 8:35 in the morning on December 23, 2022. The sky is blue and the sun is slowly rising over a Norwegian winter landscape. And here I am, down with the flu, balling my eyes out listening to this. My wife introduced me to Twin Peaks, and we have a tradition of rewatching it every year now. For those that haven't watched it yet, or for those who are rewatching it, make sure to stay extra present during "episode 14" (Lonely Souls) - I think this is the single most powerful TV experience I've had.

[@Fnidner]

huh, I’m watching on December 24th, 2023, and its 3:30 in the morning!

[@daraologhlin7539]

It’s 8:05am on May 23, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland and I’m in the gym wanting to watch that episode now!!

[@baselahmad6029]

My god this is my favorite episode too!

[@konradfraczek6482]

Jokes aside these are the sickest composition skills I've ever encountered. True genius. No wonder when he and David Lynch sat together a masterpiece named Twin Peaks got created.

[@vincentjohnflorio]

Yeah I would have figured it was more purposeful and nerdy and dry music-theory kind of composition but I guess he's on a level where that's baked in naturally. Also it's funny that David said "That's Twin Peaks" because that sad-then-bright-then-sad is sort of the way you feel across it.

[@jamdeacon]

You can clearly see that he is telling the words in the exact same way that Lynch spoke it to him. He's so to say back in that moment. It's coming from his own audiovisual "memory", like it would come from an audio recorder.

[@danielpinheiro6375]

Do not forget Mark Frost...

[@666gorewhore]

I cry like a baby every time i watch this. Beautiful story man

[@jakegevorgian]

Billy Pop I tear up too. This is so beautiful.

[@666gorewhore]

@@jakegevorgian It is amazing man

[@jakegevorgian]

Billy Pop I don’t know if this was a true story...but this whole moment of explaining and expressing all the feelings was so poetic. Really amazing work itself.

[@zrinkamatezovic1535]

@@jakegevorgian Lol why wouldn't it be? So hard to imagine 2 artists creating new work of art? Ugh, there are so much ignorant comments on KZbin and internet in general... For clueless, here's David Lynch explaining how he does music for his movies with Angelo B.(surprise: he told the same thing Angelo told.): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpm5nYWfadGVrZI

[@Pompicz]

This is how me and my friend make music too

[@ThatGFFAN]

Truly devastated to hear of his passing. Rest in Peace, Angelo Badalamenti. Thank you for you incredible and timeless work

[@LucaLuke22]

RIP Angelo, thank you for this masterpiece

[@willberman1562]

How is this the single most haunting and beautiful, bittersweet piece of music

[@hutch815]

parallel modulation

[@Jackp2003]

@@hutch815 What do you mean?

[@maxblak7446]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKWqfWWKpsuXrdU 🖤

[@lorifairhead8124]

It makes me weepy just hearing the melody in my mind.

[@iwillattainmyredemption3028]

It's hauntingly beautiful.

[@mfmz6329]

I love how this song represents the duality of Laura. In the begining we can feel the mood of Laura in the woods at night and perceive the darkness from her soul, later we get closer to the climax and we understand where all the pain and sorrow comes from, then the climax resolves beautifully, just like Laura, because after all she was just a beautiful girl whose life was tacken away.

[@adriasanchezcaballe]

Couldn't have written that better

[@nellies]

My favorite video in the entire world. I've always been scared of this day coming, now it's here. May he rest in peace and may his music live on forever.

[@nicoladelbene7488]

That’s probably one of the best KZbin videos ever. Rest in peace, Angelo. We were lucky to have you!

[@ncc74656m]

If you don't get goosebumps listening to this, picturing David describing it and reacting to it, then you are missing something important in your life.

[@sslavi]

Probably have no blood in the veins, too.

[@FreakG.M.O]

I want those raw tapes!! We need those raw tapes!

[@eugeniomarletta3545]

Indeed

[@Major42]

@@eugeniomarletta3545 Raaaw taaaapessss......

[@ohma1079]

euge, metti il reverb

[@eugeniomarletta3545]

@@ohma1079 ♪ ♬ ヾ(´︶`♡)ﾉ ♬ ♪

[@michelerapisarda697]

is this a reunion?

[@Tiger66261]

OH THATS IT OH THATS SO BEAUTIFUL OH ANGELO THATS TEARING MY HEART OUT

[@samoliver6164]

Rest in Peace Angelo. Your music was the perfect soundtrack for David's brilliant ideas. You will be missed, one of the most underrated composers of our time ❤️

[@virusescu]

This might be my favorite video from youtube. I come over and search for this from time to time and just replay it.

[@danieltemelkovski9828]

I read some of the comments before watching the video and I thought oh please, listen to all these schmaltzy losers. Now I understand.

[@matildedelgado6647]

It happens exactly the same to me

[@doin_fine]

This is a great description of the creative process.

[@Gildete257]

A perfect expression of it

[@boglimindustrialcomplex]

You tore my heart out, angelo. RIP

[@feketeparduc80]

One of the best soundtracks ever!!!!

[@prichardesign]

OH ANGELO...YEAH.... OH ANGELO...OH MY GOD....

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

And they both had a cigarette afterwards.

[@RizzihVlog]

Ok I just cried my eyes out

[@gabrielagarza7533]

Omg me too

[@gonzalolorca794]

same here now i feel like everytime i listen to it ill be picturing my encounter with laura

[@RottenCherryPie]

meee tooobkkvkk

[@isaamnz]

Rizzih fanzoca de twin peaks, eu amei

[@the-socialone]

Same, it’s just too intense

[@rafaelcabralwilliams]

Angelo's storytelling hability is as impressive as his composition skills, because obviously this didn't happen in 4 plus minutes, but he sums it in a fascinating matter for the video purpose.

[@Jeleor]

Personally, I won't be surprised if it did happen in that span of time. What people don't usually see is the decades of education and experience behind those four minutes.

[@NoThoughtAllFeels]

Rest In Peace, so sad to lose such a great and talented human :( 💜

[@22Unlucky]

This masterpiece tells the whole story itself. The moment it would play on the show, an image of Laura would come to your mind and make you feel both terrified and sad but at the same time kind of hopeful. This sort of feeling that made you wish the horror you/she witnessed was just a dark nightmare.

[@starrynight6629]

Yours are the perfect words!

[@willberman1562]

This man unknowingly wrote my life’s music

[@Suthek]

The music is amazing, but what gets me each time is the way Angelo describes David talking. The way he talks -- his phrasing and cadence -- really resembles the conversation style he wrote for some of his characters. I just keep hearing Gordon...

[@Slashycent]

This video makes me fall in love with art all over again. Pure expression.

[@thot5332]

I love this so much. Angelo's descriptive storytelling brings a tear to my eye.

[@benjaminsnderstrup1761]

This is one of the best videos on the internet.

[@Kraftwerker1]

RIP Angelo. A legendary composer

[@brycejeffcoat9768]

I love when artists give this kind of insight into their songwriting process

[@youkenez]

His spoken performance, he telling the story is just as amazing as what he does on the piano.

[@karinamoraesk]

When you hear the song before knowing the story, and you just want to cry and run with fear, and you dont know why... That, that is talent, is professionalism, sensitivity, feeling, that's art!

[@frammenti93]

You're tearing my heart out Angelo... :( Your music was too heavenly for this earth. Grazie

[@contvwa]

2:36 as everything built up after this timestamp I started tearing up. what a beautiful song and narration by angelo.

[@elvusador]

If there is a palpable soul inside any of us, Angelo's was at his fingertips, literally. Those keys will never strike a deeper chord. RIP Maestro.

[@Loureed70]

Thanks for all what to did Angelo you were my favorite ❤️❤️ and you still are. Thanks for bringing twin peaks to my heart

[@racketmuseum]

He probably didn't know how inspiration this short clip would be. Rest in peace

[@attherasco]

what a beautiful song and what a beautiful story. rest in peace

[@ian3406]

Ayo respect for being a fishmans and twin peaks fan

[@nickameen]

Good lord this guy is a champion.

[@alfoga]

It's tearing my heart, Angelo!

[@petkostoychev9067]

Rest in peace, Angelo. You’ve touched a lot more people with your music than you ever could’ve hoped. ❤ Thank you.

[@markpabst8468]

Rest easy, Angelo. My mother never had the stomach to be able to sit through Twin Peaks. But as a classical cellist, she is always more than happy to sit down and listen through the original soundtrack with me. Your work has given me some of the most crucial bonding experiences with my mother. Anytime I watch this video with her we’re both in tears by the end. I can’t thank you enough for your work.

[@ernestgrouns8710]

Not sure how many times I've watched this. I come back to it for inspiration and when I really want to 'feel'.

[@ernestgrouns8710]

Back again.... I am refilled...

[@owenroche5247]

@@ernestgrouns8710 third time I’ve watched it today brother. We’re in the same boat :)

[@jeffnumberone]

Every time I watch this I get the chills and a bit teary eyed.

[@DuffyJ1111]

RIP Sir. You were one of the best.

[@Jackhammer69able]

Words can’t really express how I feel about Twin Peaks Seasons 1 and 2. It’s a perfect piece of 1990-1991.

[@iwillattainmyredemption3028]

Aah! The good times, nostalgia's a b1tch man.

[@christopherpaul7588]

The Return is even better!

[@HauntFreak13]

Well… half of season 2. Lol

[@ukasztonia7402]

It brings me back to my childhood. I was going across my parents badroom, curious hearing this theme, trying to take a look at tv and then my mom said: keep goin to your room, it's not for you :P

[@Gildete257]

Your mom was right

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

Mum was wrong lol

[@ukasztonia7402]

@@Gildete257 Right and wrong at the same time 😂

[@ukasztonia7402]

@@PolarBear-rc4ks Right and wrong at the same time 😂

[@ukasztonia7402]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKWqfWWKpsuXrdU ☝🏽 Check this one! Beautiful 😌

[@mymangodfrey]

Apparently, Twin-Peaks-related KZbin comment threads are the good part of the internet (or maybe Twin Peaks fanatics are just the good part of humanity). I love seeing all of this heartfelt appreciation for two of my favorite artists, Lynch and Badalamenti. 🏔🏔❤️

[@StephenAnderson98403]

you should have seen usenet back in the day. oh boy

[@kiteracer]

Thanks for everything, Angelo.

[@tarasdonetskiy5114]

For the last few years, I’ve been constantly rewatching this video. Anytime I felt like everything is getting worse I was able to somehow get support from this beautiful man, explaining his art in such a beautiful way. Rest in peace, master

[@askljdf12325]

Watching this now is so emotional, not just because of the Laura Palmer story and the music itself, but the nostalgia we get of watching Twin Peaks for the first time, so long ago, and how special that time of our lives was.

[@joelatino3748]

Well said

[@voyagerino20]

Goodbye Maestro. Thank You for bringing all of Us into the dark Woods.

[@Jennadanger10]

An absolute genius. Rest peacefully Angelo for the owls are not what they seem.

[@samperry2714]

RIP Angelo One of the greats

[@roryoconnor8959]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen or heard.

[@RealHumanBean4U]

Rest in peace Angelo. Thank you for everything you did.

[@BobbyN-P]

I love you, Angelo Rest in peace ❤️

[@orlatialessandro]

The greatness arises when extraordinary men work together.

[@jbasti227]

Definitely. Another example for me: Tim Burton's films wouldn't be the same without Danny Elfman's scores

[@JdTV79]

Thank you, Angelo. Rest in peace. 12/12/2022.

[@bozdra]

chills down my spine, wish everyone could feel something remotely like that during their life

[@santiagocastaneda8356]

Thank you Angelo for your genius and passion. Rest in peace.

[@cristianortizolguin7377]

LEEEELAND

[@kreipflagra3116]

EEEEELEctricity

[@oldneonstudio]

@@kreipflagra3116 Iiii, Aaaam, thee, aaarm

[@buried4430]

HEEEEELP MEEEE!!!

[@UnclePutte]

I hadn't thought of it before, but now it feels like David Lynch was blessed with many good people around him in his works. Godspeed, mr. Badalamenti.

[@Bacho_Grande]

This makes me cry every time I watch it. And more now that Angelo has passed.

[@davego2160]

Rip Angelo, I just heard, and this is where I came

[@nixon9346]

I imagine laura as he is describing the moment

[@relleguinho]

what an amazing trip Angelo. Creativity is intelligence having fun. Rest in peace

[@MDX484]

RIP Angelo. Your masterful pieces of music will stay with us forever.

[@gabyterre]

This makes me cry everytime 🥲

[@vethum]

What a genius. So long master.

[@Fkkevr1]

Video still brings me chills. First heard it as the opening number of a Nicolas Jaar live set. Rest in heaven, King

[@blobcity3591]

No one is looking at you

[@soundswhile9529]

yes! still hear that violin come in at the end of this clip. timeless music

[@theuntold100]

Thank you for the music Angelo

[@nordstorma]

A timeless music for a timeless movie...

[@coreyyohm]

No fucking way. He's gone? I just discovered his genius, what a robbery of life. I can't believe I missed this beautiful man's passing. I hope I might draw near his talent someday.

[@Max-fb5bm]

Came back inmediately after hearing about his passing, may his soul rest in eternal peace among the angels. RIP

[@jujubadegoma100]

I´m almost there Angelo. Keep going, don´t stop Angelo!!!!!!

[@Mike-gd4zd]

Im cummin’ ANGELO

[@GirishKunamneni]

Rest in peace Angelo, rest in peace. Thanks for the masterpiece. I will always be thankful to you, you are the soul behind twin peaks. I will be coming back to this video again and again and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does. Rip my friend. Love from India.

[@FaustaWicked]

Angelo Badalamenti's score to Twin Peaks is genius. What a masterpiece. I listen to it from time to time and it takes me places.

[@theseance8339]

Had to come back here and watch this immediately. RIP to a legend.

[@tyjutsu96]

I just started watching Twin Peaks but this song in the first episode is what hooked me

[@teflonrobg]

Happy Belated Birthday to Angelo Badalamenti, March 22, 1937. I love his Brooklyn accent. R.I.P.

[@Justnique]

Ci piace ricordarti cosi Angelo. Riposa in pace

[@Dale_Blackburn]

I am watching this and crying my eyes out, rest in PEACE, legend Angelo Badalamenti!

[@itssosarahh]

Crying, crying, crying. Thank you Angelo!

[@njh1917]

Rest in peace angelo Thank you for the music

[@Trk-El-Son]

A true master. Rest in peace, Angelo.