"All the songs I wrote that were successful were written when I was in a contented state of mind," said Orbison of his more ...

Feel the quiet intensity in Pale Blue Eyes lyrics, as the song gets into love, emotional pain, and the lingering feeling of unspoken words.

Blue Velvet also featured the Morris-penned track as a motif, with song placements multiple times throughout the film, and the film earned Lynch an Academy Award nomination. Related ...

The song is animated by the same tension that exists in Vinton’s “Blue Velvet”—that irreparable misalignment between the dreamy, naive instrumentation and the lonesome, occasionally ...

"Blue Velvet" the song was originally released by Tony Bennett in 1951, but Vinton covered it in 1963, which was the version that inspired director David Lynch. According to Lynch , “It wasn’t ...

‘Blue Velvet’ Composer Angelo Badalamenti: ‘I Taught David Lynch How to Curse’ Lynch presented his frequent collaborator with the Henry Mancini Award at the 26th annual ASCAP Film and ...

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Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s Composer on ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and More, Dies at 85. He also wrote songs recorded by Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey and Mel Tillis ...

Blue Velvet’s director, David Lynch, was ecstatic. “David was saying, ‘Wow, we’ve gotta use it in the movie!’” said Bankson, who was the driver for Blue Velvet star Dennis Hopper.