I'm a huge fan of basically anything he does. He is, of course, best known for his numerous collaborations with David Lynch (with
Twin Peaks probably the most widely known), but has
a lot of other awesome scores under his belt. I dug up his
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me score this morning (goes good with the coffee) and I'm floored (as I am regularly) by his craftsmanship and sheer
mood. It just gets me. Like
Pet Sounds. So beautiful, it destroys. Weird comparison, but some of you probably know what I'm talking about. Any other Badalamenti disciples out there?
Here are a couple of my favourite scores of his: