BOOTH AND THE BAD ANGEL - I Believe

What this video is

Released in mid-1996 on Mercury Records, 'I Believe' was the lead single from the eponymous debut album by Booth and the Bad Angel — a transatlantic supergroup pairing Tim Booth, lead vocalist of Manchester's James, with American film composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for his long-running collaboration with director David Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet. The project occupied a rare cultural intersection:…

Why it matters

Represents a rare mid-1990s confluence of British indie rock and American arthouse film-score composition, sitting outside both mainstream Britpop and orthodox alternative rock. The single anticipated the late-1990s trend of cross-disciplinary composer-vocalist collaborations and stands as a…