Angelo Badalamenti Rare Twin Peaks Interview and Performance

Rare PBS interview with Angelo Badalamenti circa 1990 at the Algonquin Hotel in NYC. A Twin Peaks Archive upload. www.twinpeaksarchive.blogspot.com / Special thanks to Qbin!

[@TwinPeaksArchive1]

Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022)

[@HighSound-Studios]

[@dejavoodoo7204]

RIP Angelo 🙏 , one of the greatest,...and my personal favourite. Literally set the tone for some of the most iconic moments in film& television, ... the soundtrack to our lives.

[@aminoacids75]

This song is such a masterpiece. Twin Peaks is my all time favourite serie of all time. I'm almost 48 and it reminds me so much of my youth. Angelo was a truly amazing person and artist. So much talent and passion. Thank you so much 🙏 Rest in peace brother ❤️

[@calderbischoff9739]

❤️

[@deanstockwell2396]

An underrated composer and an amazing human being . R.I.P.

[@stevensryan-kenneth4017]

I know about his passing only since yesterday. I feel deeply saddened. M. Badalamenti must have been a great and beautiful person.

[@frodiarnason]

One of the greatest things ever captured on television. What an amazing person.

[@tiencola]

people talked with so much patience

[@romo2674]

people talked with so much vibrato those days

[@Pardeus_]

Jajajajaja que comentario más triste amigo

[@nicolujan7702]

@@Pardeus_ mal

[@eldonhill4840]

@@romo2674 tape warble sounds neat sometimes

[@Tibbers12]

I encourage you to do so as well. Take your time with your words. Don't rush them. Be in the moment always and others will follow. If they don't, you know they aren't interested really.

[@DanielThePoet22]

Angelo is gentle and kind person, and I love how he talks naturally and comfortably like Lynch does.

[@AllsWellInHell]

that rendition of Laura’s Theme is absolutely chilling. I’m so sad as many of us are to have lost such a legend - I used to walk by Eastman school of Music all the time and never knew that he went there, so thank you for uploading this wonderful interview.

[@xanaxodgrindcorelover9191]

some epic tape warble here

[@jeolmo]

+sylvan idyllics lmao #epic

[@xanaxodgrindcorelover9191]

(noteworthy, legendary, etc)

[@xanaxodgrindcorelover9191]

agreed

[@jdog7797]

In a way it adds to the song's legendary status...

[@NightMedicine]

Big time. I love it.

[@RobbyBlitz]

What a lovely experience. Great questions by the interviewer.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

He's a very gifted composer, and a fine gentleman as well. The interviewer had some very insightful questions.

[@offgridshiresfarminguk9158]

He's one of the greatest composers of our times - give praise and glory to God to whom all praise and glory belongs.

[@semanj]

RIP Maestro Badalamenti

[@aperisimo]

what a gentleman, what a professional, a sound goes away with the passing of this great man

[@jozefmak1268]

what a great interview, also we are SO lucky David and Angelo met

[@valentina47734]

How David perfectly pitched Twin Peaks theme to Angelo. It was tearing my heart for so many years. I am surprised it still has that effect on me.

[@alexdrudigmail]

So geniuses can be nice people.

[@lookbovine]

“It’s a Blue Velvet soap opera.” Of course! How I first saw it too actually, but the new season was something else.

[@zackearl3200]

the return is deff more straight up horror

[@snaefellsen]

He looks like a classic mafioso but he is one of the greatest composer ever and another great italoamericans.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

In Lynch's film Mulholland Drive, Angelo played Mafioso mogul Luigi Castigliane, who demands an impossibly perfect cup of espresso.

[@jdog7797]

Just found out about Angelo and Al both today from an alert... talk about a one two punch to the heart and soul. Their spirits will always live on in Twin Peaks among the trees. Rest in peace to you both, you brought much love and happiness to us all... 'The whole damn town', as Andy would say.

[@filmsalang5870]

Rest in Peace. Thank you for your music.

[@007koko007]

If there was ever a moment or a person or a music that best describe word 'talent', it is this music and this person then. It's really sad that musician of this calibre become popular so late. His gift for melodies and creating atmosphere is way above what popular music culture has to offer. Simply doing something following his own instinct and his own emotions without bothering about how music sounds today. He can feel the music. The music is not mathematic to him and it doesn't need to be complex or some artsy-fartsy crap to be beautiful, original and so deeply sad and emotional. It's ike offering completely new world and feelings to the listener. I can't listen and watch him playing piano without starting to cry. The music is out of this world and it also reminds me of my childhood when I was watching Twin Peaks 25 years ago. And those 2 albums he made for Julee Cruise are also like a dream. Such simple, yet effective and moving melodies are something that only small part of people on this planet are able to create. I'm really looking forward to new music for new Twin Peaks episodes.

[@teflonmagnet]

007koko007 its a blessing it happened a bit later in life...keeps them honest, hungry and creative ...longer.

[@SpaghettiKillah]

Completely agree. His "minimalist" music approach is kinda like what Hans Zimmer did for Interstellar OST tracks like "Day One" and "First step"

[@celesteisneat]

This is amazing! He’s so sweet talking about Isabella not being able to sing! I’ve been singing blue velvet in her style for many many years!

[@RockandrollNegro]

I knew this interview would be skewed. The interviewer's name is Miriam Horne. Did Ben put her up to this?

[@gabrielromero1621]

I wonder if he asked for espresso before this interview.

[@flushfries5633]

*n* *a* *p* *k* *i* *n*

[@Pugopugo]

Wonderful to see! I love his music and especially the score to The Straight Story is really dear to me.

[@Octovisuals]

Thank you! One of the best scores ever, also the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, which inspired many themes from Resident Evil, one of my favorite videogames ever.

[@dougadams3147]

What a great interview. Not necessarily the questions, but the way Badalamenti answers them.

[@yuriydisman6829]

The questions were set up well

[@SpaghettiKillah]

Plays *a little bit* of piano...wins Grammy in 1990 for best score 😁

[@fridafeline]

Wonderful natural interview

[@rusemode]

This is the man

[@brendantmcguire]

Wonderful.

[@DavidBranco75]

Angelo Badalamenti ⭐22 de Março de 1937 ✝11 de Dezembro de 2022 "My (musical) world is a little bit dark... a little bit off-center. I think of it as tragically beautiful. That is how I would describe what I love best: tragically beautiful."

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

A master artist! Rest In Peace good sir!!!!

[@xxsmashxxpassxx]

a gift that this video was preserved, it gave me so much insight into the man that made such a captivating instrumental, who is the stunning interviewer?

[@megas2807]

Thank you!!!

[@Sudovoditel83]

Гениальный композитор!!!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

what a good interview!

[@scottbuscavage7361]

So fkn awesome! I remember this. Thnx so much for uploading!!! .......i'll see you in th trees.....🚦🌲

[@justinroth67]

This man is my idol, thank you for this! ❤❤

[@dezerterone]

No doubt the World woke up from that beautiful dream that 90s were.

[@dafyddil]

I feel like that's almost what Twin Peaks is about. Waking everyone up to see the very dark things that are hidden.

[@barbedwirealarms]

Wasn't the 90s the peak of crime in the US lol?

[@TungstenViper]

Ironically, the 90s are only remembered for the minimal good things, while everyone at the time ignored the real issues with our society. we're actually paying the price for that right now. this is literally what the new Twin Peaks is about...

[@AlexDeLarge1]

@@barbedwirealarms The crime drop phenomenon began in 1993.

[@Orson2u]

They did. It’s date was 9/11, 2001.

[@greenalishi222]

So wonderful

[@jdog7797]

Thanks for this!👍💙🌹📙🏠🚶🚶

[@heckzotica]

I wish I could go back to when the show originally aired. Every time I hear the theme song it reminds me of when the world was a better place.

[@jay1jayf]

it's so over

[@totalgamer1819]

What a fantastic interview!

[@kazvanrooij]

Wow the way he described the theme is exactly what is it haha. He did exactly as david told him. He will be missed

[@StopmotionStudios13]

Ikr. Rip legend

[@joelatino3748]

This rules.

[@anthonyboneta]

Rest in Peace Angelo 🦉

[@therendzi]

His name is not given to him by chance. ♡

[@aminoacids75]

Angelo had a beautiful personality and great talent. He was the only right choice to compose the Twin Peaks theme. It's undescribable. A great loss

[@kaonashi9582]

People like him really make me proud of being Sicilian.

[@completecharleston7142]

Never go up against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!

[@Herr.Mitternacht]

He was born in Brooklyn.

[@DarthBrtt]

I am only 1/4 Sicilian, but my mom's dad was 100% Sicilian so a lot of my family growing up were all Sicilian like my aunts and uncles, grandpa and his mom, my great grandma I am very proud of my Sicilian heritage. So even though Angelo may have been born here, his entire family surrounding him if they were here would have all been Sicilian and Italian. Even people like me who are only 1/4 are proud when we hear about a famous or familiar person is Sicilian, whether they are from the island, moved here or are 1st, or 2nd or even 3rd generation Sicilian-American. We are all one giant family!

[@nouseforaname4328]

The best composer for cinema after ennio morricone

[@liammcooper]

great video i just wish there was more b-roll of saws being made

[@ziweiyuan]

The face and voice of a mob boss, the soul of a true artist. R.I.P., Mr. Badalamenti. We are poorer for your loss.

[@sebastiandario5866]

saludos desde Argentina, me encantó este video.

[@Xyphoe]

What a lovely man :)

[@katherineloveclay]

♥️

[@appidydafoo]

8:11 - omg this snortle from the host

[@anastasiatruman5324]

💋💋💋💫👏

[@ThibaultDelattre]

Of course it has to be hosted by a Horne!

[@user-uf4ev4pk4y]

Vinnie Bell's deep bass guitar as the intro to Twin Peaks is so minimalistic but yet an integral part of this masterpiece. Vinnie suggested this and I just wanted to give him credit, he and Angelo grew up together and were best friends.

[@xoen6]

This is amazing upload! What an interesting woman :) I mean intervievee...

[@yuriydisman6829]

Seems like a truly nice New Yorker... Though looks like a Mafia guy..a very nice Mafia guy, which they often are.

[@santofrancescoegidiograsso8049]

In Sicily just one person out of 1000 is a Mafia guy. But yor head is full of stereotypes. How many criminals are in your country? I think there are much more.

[@ashforbes6152]

the interviewer is dead eyed, she doesn’t blink

[@consonaadversapars]

she's mesmerizing

[@Think632]

RIP to the god

[@KutWrite]

They misspelled "literati."

[@vid888vid]

How come Italians always seem to wear suits so well!

[@koopa_soup]

Can someone please tell me how you get a piano to sound like that?!??!?!?

[@Nullllus]

It's tape's wow and flutter. It's an artifact really. Can be done with pitch modulation effects and tape emulation effects.

[@af2w131f]

He explains in another video where he's playing on a Fender Rhodes keyboard, which he says is the original keyboard where all the songs were written. It's a sort of effect of reverb, flanger type modulation that was incorporated in that keyboard made at the time.

[@Apjooz]

He talks a lot like Lynch.

[@falica77]

Is he going to be doing the music for the new episodes?

[@agentdcooperr]

falica77 yes!

[@teh_hunterer]

Special Agent Dale Cooper well, you'd know :p

[@isabelisabel8982]

ho cercato questa intervista solo per scoprire come gli americani pronunciassero ‘badalamenti’

[@jay1jayf]

lol

[@samreilly4360]

Who is the woman?

[@rellman85]

That... cannot be revealed.

[@xoen6]

@@rellman85 Lol..it was, she introduced herself at the start..(?).

[@rellman85]

@@xoen6 ... my name is Mike...

[@xoen6]

@@rellman85 This is start to very interesting conversation, but first of all, I need to recover from...lack of sleep, and temporary memory loss, hheh. Mike like microphone, or mike like The Mike?

[@JerjerB]

the host says Twin Peaks was on ABC, but it was on CBS///

[@andrewhalvorson]

+Jerjer B Actually, it originally aired on ABC, but CBS bought the rights later on.

[@beflygelt]

looks like Shrek on the thumbnail

[@BatDadx]

Lol shut up you

[@officialPrighozin]

Sicilian shrek

[@quantumeseboy]

Italians can sing? That's new :)

[@pierovio7882]

?

[@jfm14]

​@@pierovio7882 Maybe he was being sarcastic, since Italians are known for music and beautiful singing....

[@pierovio7882]

@@jfm14 you are right JFM!! I apologize

[@davidwilliams1407]

City of Lost Children is one of my favorite scores