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Christopher Franke

Composer | * 04/06/1953 (70) | Berlin (Germany)
Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. While he was not the first musician to use an analog sequencer, he was probably the first to turn it into a live performance instrument, thus laying the rhythmic foundation for classic Tangerine Dream pieces and indeed for the whole Berlin school sound. After his departure from the group, he founded the Sonic Images record label, a new-age music label called Earthtone and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, and produced a number of solo music works. After leaving Tangerine Dream, his only live concert was on 9 October 1991 at the Astoria Theatre in London. He performed on stage with Edgar Rothermich (a.k.a. Richard E. Roth) who is also his producer and engineer on all his solo projects and film music after 1990. Franke moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue film work. In 1995 he scored the AFI short Requiem. He may be best known for composing the music for the sci... ()
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Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially, a drummer with The Agitation later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. While he was not the first musician to use an analog sequencer, he was probably the first to turn it into a live performance instrument, thus laying the rhythmic foundation for classic Tangerine Dream pieces and indeed for the whole Berlin school sound.After his departure from the group, he founded the Sonic Images record label, a new-age music label called Earthtone, and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, and produced a number of solo music works. After leaving Tangerine Dream, his only live concert was on 9 October 1991 at the Astoria Theatre in London. He performed on stage with Edgar Rothermich (a.k.a. Richard E. Roth) who is also his producer and engineer on all his solo projects and film music after 1990.Franke moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue film work. In 1995 he scored the AFI short Requiem. He may be best known for composing the music for the science fiction television series Babylon 5, as well as the score of the anime movie Tenchi Muyo! In Love and in 2005 the music for the German musical Ludwig² (with Konstantin Wecker).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Action

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Movies with Christopher Franke as Crew(47)

Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Green Street Hooligans
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Sound/Original Music Composer2003 Footsteps
Sound/Music2003 Hunter: Back in Force
Sound/Music1999 A Song for the Season
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Tarzan and the Lost City
Sound/Music1997 Menno's Mind
Sound/Music1997 The Inheritance
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Tell Me No Secrets
Sound/Music1996 Public Enemies
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Tenchi Muyo! In Love
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 A Face to Die For
Sound/Music1995 Requiem
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 Night of the Running Man
Sound/Music1995 The Surgeon
Sound/Music1994 The Yarn Princess
Sound/Music1992 Universal Soldier
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 She Woke Up
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 Driving Me Crazy
Sound/Music1991 McBain
Sound/Music1987 Three O'Clock High
Sound/Music1987 Canyon Dreams
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Shy People
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Near Dark
Sound/Music1985 Legend
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Vision Quest
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 The Park Is Mine
Sound/Music1985 Red Heat
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Firestarter
Sound/Music1984 Flashpoint
Sound/Music1983 Risky Business
Sound/Music1983 Wavelength
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 The Keep
Sound/Original Music Composer1981 Thief
Sound/Original Music Composer1981 Strange Behavior
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 Sorcerer

TV Shows/Series with Christopher Franke as Crew(3)

Sound/Music2000 Big Brother
Sound/Music1994 Babylon 5
Sound/Original Music Composer1970 Scene of the Crime

Additional Information

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Full Name: Christopher Franke
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Monday, 04/06 1953 (April) in Berlin (Germany) (current age: 70 years + 358 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: German (DE)
Member of: Tangerine Dream
Record Label: Private Music
Other names for Christopher Franke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Chris Franke"
"Christoph Franke"
"Tangerine Dream"
Christopher Franke frequently works together with these people:
Edgar Froese (16x, Crew)
Tangerine Dream (15x, Crew)
Anke Sevenich (15x, Actress)
Karl Kranzkowski (14x, Actor)
Hans-Uwe Bauer (14x, Actor)
Tangerine Dream (14x, Cast)
Marie-Lou Sellem (13x, Actress)
Dietrich Mattausch (13x, Actor)
Angelika Bartsch (13x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:160373, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024