Varèse Sarabande celebrates the 40^th anniversary of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet with a reissue of its iconic soundtrack. Composed and conducted by Angelo Badalamenti, the atmospheric score not only marked the beginning of the artist’s influential creative partnership with Lynch but also served as his career breakthrough. Set for release on September 4^th 2026 this special reissue presents the 14-track album in a rainbow foil jacket, while fans can find the LP in a variety of limited-edition pressings: Yellow vinyl (exclusively at Amoeba Records), Blue (Barnes & Noble), Sandy Pink (Books-A-Million), Blue Sky Blend (Urban Outfitters), Silver & Blue Velvet (Brooklyn Vegan) and Silver at participating indie retailers. The album will also be reissued on CD and a 48-track digital deluxe edition.

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GRAMMY-winning composer Angelo Badalamenti (1937 – 2022) was one of modern cinema’s most celebrated composers, whose six-decade career found him working with many of the industry’s biggest names. A native of Brooklyn, Badalamenti honed his skills as a teenager playing piano for vacationers in the Catskills. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Manhattan School of Music, he taught music before signing with a music publisher, where—under a pseudonym—he penned songs for stars like Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, and Shirley Bassey, and worked closely with French electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey, co-writing the heavily sampled “E.V.A.” (1970), among others.

Blue Velvet hit theaters in the fall of 1986 as a cultural phenomenon, immediately counted among the best films of the year—and decade—by many. It earned a variety of accolades, including an Academy Award®️ nomination for Best Director, an Independent Spirit Award®️ for Best Female Lead (Rossellini), and Golden Globe®️ nominations for Best Screenplay (Lynch) and Best Supporting Actor (Hopper). Critics, meanwhile, have long considered the film a masterpiece.

Blue Velvet launched Badalamenti’s long-running creative partnership with Lynch—one that encompassed nearly all of the director’s future projects, including Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and the legendary TV series Twin Peaks—the theme for which earned the composer a GRAMMY Award and three Emmy®️ nominations. Beyond Lynch, Badalamenti scored films for such esteemed directors as Danny Boyle, Jane Campion, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Paul Schrader, and collaborated with artists across the musical spectrum—from Orbital and Anthrax to the Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, and Marianne Faithfull. But it is his relationship with Lynch—and his ability to channel the director’s singular vision through music—that remains a cornerstone of his career. “I have a very special way of working with David,” he told Vulture in 2017. “I always feel so guilty because composing all of his projects throughout all of these years has been so easy.”