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brntsllvn
This is upsetting. I loved all his work with David Lynch: Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet. He'll be sorely missed.
it_citizen
Same. Laura Palmer's and Mullholland drive theme are still both in my primary Spotify playlist.

His compositions really created a unique atmosphere.

BLKNSLVR
It was Lost Highway that brought me into the fold. Red Bats with Teeth. I still listen to that a couple of times per year.
akhmatova
We lost Julie Cruise earlier in the year, too. It's almost too much.
drooopy
Al Strobel (aka Mike) also passed away a couple of weeks ago.
petodo
Don't forget Vangelis few months ago.
yellow_lead
To see him in action - I love this video where he explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eqgr_gn4k

schipplock
This is how I imagine passion. Lovely. Every second.
andrepd
This is the exact video that came to mind when I saw the news.
sprkwd
It's a wonderful video, right?
lastdong
Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
subharmonicon
I have fond memories of being in my late teens and getting the newly released CD of the Twin Peaks TV soundtrack and listening to it on repeat for weeks. I hadn’t ever purchased a CD anything like that up to that point, but had enjoyed the show and really loved the music.
soco
Half of that magic is Julee Cruise's voice...
messe
Who sadly also passed away this year.
baandang
Not really. The magic is in Badalamenti's harmony.

Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night is one of my all time favorite albums. The Art of Being a Girl is just nothing without Badalamenti.

You can hear this even more so with the Badalamenti and Dolores O'Riordan songs. Badalamenti was just a wizard with a type of introspective melancholy.

Borrible
Heartbreaking. He just left the piano for a moment. It will echo through eternity.
petodo
So he survived Vangelis only by 7 months.

Though I am still missing the most Jóhann Jóhannsson, soon it will be 5 years.

Both composer and singer of this Twin peaks track both passed this year. :-(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBdH6SjBEX8

billfruit
Amongst other things he also composed the theme for Barcelona Olympics, 1992.
2devnull
I know what I’ll be listening to today.
W-Stool
So sorry to hear this. What a legacy of music he left us! For anyone who hasn't heard the music from Twin Peaks lately (or even never) listen to it today. It completely stands the test of time and is still one of my favorite albums. It is just so iconic - nothing else quite like it. RIP Angelo.