A Very Long Engagement
Other Lynch projects he worked on include the movies "Wild at Heart", ', "Lost Highway", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive" (where he has a small role as a gangster with a finicky taste for espresso), and "Rabbits" as well as the television shows "On the Air" and "Hotel Room". Other projects he has worked in include the television film "Witch Hunt", and the films "Naked in New York", "The City of Lost Children", "A Very Long Engagement", "The Wicker Man", "Dark Water" and "Secretary". He has also worked on the soundtrack for the video game "Fahrenheit" (known as "Indigo Prophecy" in North America). He was composer for director Paul Schrader on such films as "Auto Focus", "The Comfort of Strangers" and '. In 1998, Badalamenti recorded "A Foggy Day (in London Town)" with artist David Bowie for the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album "Red Hot + Rhapsody" a tribute to George Gershwin which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. In 2005, he composed the themes for the movie "Napola" ("Before the Fall"), which were then adapted for the score by Normand Corbeil. In 2008, he directed the soundtrack of "The Edge of Love", with Siouxsie, Patrick Wolf and Beth Rowley on vocals.