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BACKGROUND He was born in Brooklyn, New York to an American mother and an Italian father and spent much of his childhood listening to opera and classical music. He studied at the Eastman and Manhattan Schools of Music where he earned a master's degree in music. He scored films such as '' Gordon's War '', and '' Law And Disorder '', but his big break came when he was brought in to be Isabella Rossellini 's singing coach for the song "Blue Velvet" in David Lynch 's film '' Blue Velvet ''. Rossellini was supposed to sing " Song Of The Siren ", but Lynch was unable to secure the rights to use it. Badalamenti and Lynch collaborated to write "Mysteries of Love", using lyrics Lynch wrote and Badalamenti's music. Lynch asked Badalamenti to appear in the film as the piano player in the club where Rossellini's character performs. This film would be the first of many projects they would work together on. After scoring a variety of mainstream films, including '''', '' Lost Highway '', and '' Mulholland Dr. '' (where he cameos as a Gangster with a finicky taste for Espresso ), as well as the television shows '' On The Air '' and '' Hotel Room ''. Other projects he has worked in include the telefilm '' Witch Hunt '', and the films '' Naked In New York '', '' The City Of Lost Children '', '' A Very Long Engagement '', '' Dark Water '' and '' Secretary ''. He has also worked on the soundtrack for the videogame Fahrenheit . His work on Fahrenheit has also been critically acclaimed. With the game breaking new ground, and being described as an 'interactive paranormal thriller'. COLLABORATIONS In 1990 , he lent his services to British pop act Pet Shop Boys , arranging the strings on various tracks on the '' Behaviour '' album. In 1993 , Badalamenti collaborated with Thrash Metal band Anthrax on the track "Black Lodge" from the " Sound Of White Noise " album. In 1996 , Badalamenti teamed up with Tim Booth of the British rock band James . As Booth And The Bad Angel , they released an eponymous album on the Mercury label. In 2000 , he worked with Orbital on the Beached single for the movie The Beach . In 2004 , he composed the EvilEnko soundtrack working with Dolores O'Riordan , who sang the main theme and with whom he is still collaborating. A new song by the two, "The Butterfly", is likely to be included in a yet to be announced movie. in 2004 , he composed the Music (largely) for the Atari/ Quantic Dream game Indigo Prophecy . QUOTES
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