Christopher Franke
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- 6 aprile 1953 · Berlin, Germany
Biografia
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).
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Filmografia
- Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
- Julia · Musica
- Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston · Musica
- Reviving Ophelia · Musica
- Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark · Musica
- What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole · Musica
- Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral · In persona, Musica
- Berkeley · Musica
- Hooligans · Musica
- What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? · Musica
- The Elizabeth Smart Story · Musica
- Footsteps - I passi dell'assassino · Musica
- A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster · Musica
- Hunter. Ritorno in polizia · Musica
- The Family · Musica
- Manhood · Musica
- Dancing at the Harvest Moon · Musica
- Babylon 5 - La leggenda dei Ranger · Musica
- L'impero dei dinosauri · Musica
- Assassinio sull'Orient Express · Musica
- Jack the Dog · Musica
- The calling - La chiamata · Musica
- La fortezza: Segregati nello spazio · Musica
- A Holiday Romance · Musica
- Babylon 5 - Il fiume di anime · Musica
- Terror in the Mall · Musica
- Babylon 5 - Terzo spazio · Musica
- Tarzan - Il mistero della città perduta · Musica
- Babylon 5 - In principio · Musica
- Menno's Mind · Musica
- Devil's Child - Il figlio del male · Musica
- The Inheritance · Musica
- Tell Me No Secrets · Musica
- Solo · Musica
- Chi ha bisogno di Tenchi? The Movie - Tenchi Muyo! In Love · Musica
- Ricercati vivi o morti · Musica
- A Face to Die For · Musica
- Requiem · Musica
- Night of the Running Man · Musica
- Incubo in corsia · Musica
- The Yarn Princess · Musica
- Babylon 5 · Musica
- Viaggio al centro della Terra · Musica
- The Tommyknockers - Le creature del buio · Musica
- Universal Soldier - I nuovi eroi · Musica
- Raven: Return of the Black Dragons · Musica
- She Woke Up · Musica
- McBain · Musica
- L'auto più pazza del mondo · Musica
- I racconti della cripta · Musica
- I diffidenti · Musica
- L'ora della rivincita · Musica
- Il buio si avvicina · Musica
- Canyon Dreams · Musica
- Rivolta al Central Park · Musica
- Legend · Musica, Songs
- Red Heat · Musica
- Crazy for You - Pazzo per te · Musica
- Heartbreakers · Musica
- Fenomeni paranormali incontrollabili · Musica
- Flashpoint · Musica
- La fortezza · Musica
- Wavelength · Musica
- Risky Business - Fuori i vecchi... i figli ballano · Musica
- Executor · Musica
- Strange Behavior · Musica
- Strade violente · Musica
- Il salario della paura · Musica
- Signale aus der Schwäbischen Straße · In persona
- Tatort · Musica