Favourite Austrian & German Composers

1. André Previn

Music_department | My Fair Lady

German-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor André George Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin, in Berlin) was for eight decades a hugely influential and prolific figure in jazz, as well as classical and film music. Being Jewish, Previn's family was forced to leave Hitler's Germany in ...

2. Amon Düül II

Soundtrack | High-Rise

Amon Düül II is known for High-Rise (2015), San Domingo (1970) and Chamsin (1972).

3. Bernd Kampka

Composer | Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was!

Bernd Kampka was born on March 29, 1919 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was! (1970), Der liebe Augustin (1960) and Women in Hospital (1977). He died on June 19, 1997 in Marburg, Germany.

4. Bert Kaempfert

Soundtrack | Eight Legged Freaks

Internationally renowned bandleader Bert Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1923. A student at the Hamburg School of Music, he was hired by bandleader Hans Busch and played with that orchestra before enlisting in the German Navy during World War II, where he served as a musician. After the ...

5. Blixa Bargeld

Soundtrack | Der Himmel über Berlin

Blixa Bargeld was born on January 12, 1959 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Heat (1995) and The Mummy (1999). He is married to Erin Zhu.

6. Can

Soundtrack | Los abrazos rotos

Can is known for Broken Embraces (2009), Inherent Vice (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019).

7. Charly Niessen

Soundtrack | Big Eyes

Charly Niessen was born on August 22, 1923 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer and writer, known for Big Eyes (2014), Der lachende Vagabund (1958) and Conny und Peter machen Musik (1960). He was married to Claudia Wedekind. He died on February 21, 1990 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany.

8. Christian Bruhn

Soundtrack | Er ist wieder da

Christian Bruhn is a composer and producer since 1958. He wrote several hits for German stars like Cornelia Froboess (Zwei kleine Italiener), Katja Ebstein, Freddy Quinn, Roy Black and Peter Alexander. But he wrote and composed also songs for international artist, like Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist ...

9. Claudius Alzner

Soundtrack | Heisses Pflaster Köln

Claudius Alzner is known for Heisses Pflaster Köln (1967), Killer's Carnival (1966) and Paradies der flotten Sünder, Das (1968).

10. Dieter Reith

Soundtrack | Date Movie

Dieter Reith was born on February 25, 1938 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a composer, known for Date Movie (2006), Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans (1977) and Gina Wildkatze (1975). He died on April 1, 2020 in Germany.

11. Edgar Froese

Soundtrack | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

The pioneering German collective Tangerine Dream has been delivering their distinctive style of ambient music for nearly three decades, laying down a foundation of sound textures and sonic imagery that has influenced many of today's electronic musicians. Founded in 1967 by fine art aficionado Edgar...

12. Erich Ferstl

Composer | Wilder Reiter GmbH

Erich Ferstl was born on May 4, 1934 in Munich, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Wilder Reiter GmbH (1967), Der Spezialist (1967) and The Night of the Askari (1976).

13. Erwin Halletz

Composer | Siebenmal in der Woche

Erwin Halletz was born on July 12, 1923 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Siebenmal in der Woche (1957), Uneasy Summer (1967) and Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (1964). He was married to Nina Konsta. He died on October 27, 2008 in Vienna, Austria.

14. Eugen Thomass

Composer | Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch?

Eugen Thomass was born on December 24, 1927 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer, known for Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch? (1969), Tatort (1970) and Professor Columbus (1968). He died on January 21, 2009 in Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland.

15. Florian Fricke

Soundtrack | Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

Florian Fricke was born on February 23, 1944 in Lindau, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Sightseers (2012) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). He died on December 29, 2001 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

16. Franz Grothe

Soundtrack | The Good Liar

Franz Grothe was born on September 17, 1908 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for The Good Liar (2019), Waltz Melodies (1938) and Das Schloß in Flandern (1936). He was married to Kirsten Heiberg and Gerda Eckert. He died on September 12, 1982 in Cologne, North ...

17. Frederick Loewe

Music_department | Camelot

Frederick Loewe's parents were Austrian; he studied music with Ferruccio Busoni, Eugene D'Albert and N. Reznicek and he was awarded the Hollander Medal in Berlin. He came to the US in 1924 and joined ASCAP in 1941; in 1942, he gave a piano recital at Carnegie Hall. His chief musical collaborator ...

18. Berry Lipman

Composer | SexWorld

Berry Lipman was born on January 11, 1921 in Burgdorf, Lower Saxony, Germany. Berry was a composer. Berry died on August 21, 2016.

Real name: Friedel Berlipp

19. Friedrich Hollaender

Music_department | Sabrina

Friedrich Hollaender was the son of the composer Victor Hollaender, who composed shows in Berlin in the 1890s to 1910s. Frederick received early musical training, since 1913 he was student of opera composer Engelbert Humperdinck (who composed Hänsel und Gretel). He started as repetitor at a theater...

20. Gene Kauer

Composer | Agent for H.A.R.M.

Gene Kauer was born on July 30, 1921 in Wieda, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) and Monstrosity (1963). He died on June 30, 1983 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

21. Georg Haentzschel

Composer | Die göttliche Jette

Georg Haentzschel was born on December 23, 1907 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for The Divine Jetta (1937), Annelie (1941) and Stefanie (1958). He died on April 12, 1992 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

22. Gerd Natschinski

Composer | Revue um Mitternacht

Gerd Natschinski was born on August 23, 1928 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a composer, known for Revue um Mitternacht (1962), Der Mann mit dem Objektiv (1961) and Zar und Zimmermann (1956). He was married to Gundula and ???. He died on August 4, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

23. Gerhard Becker

Music_department | Der Tiger von Eschnapur

Gerhard Becker was born on August 7, 1919 in Erfurt, Germany. He was a composer, known for The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959), Hochzeit am Neusiedlersee (1963) and The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). He died on March 4, 1973 in West Berlin, West Germany.

24. Gerhard Heinz

Composer | Catherine Chérie

Gerhard Heinz was born on September 9, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. He is a composer.

25. Gerhard Siebholz

Composer | Nicht schummeln, Liebling

Gerhard Siebholz was born on April 4, 1932 in Eberswalde, Germany. He was a composer, known for Don't Cheat, Darling! (1973), Hochzeitsnacht im Regen (1967) and Drei reizende Schwestern (1984). He died on February 13, 2003 in Berlin, Germany.

26. Gert Wilden

Soundtrack | Mom and Dad

German film and TV show composer Gert Wilden was born as Gert Wychodil on April 15, 1917 in Moravska Trebova, Czechoslovakia. Wilden studied conduction and composition at the Prague Conservatorium under the expert tutelage of George Szell, Fritz Rieger, and Fidelio Fincke. In the late 1940's Gert ...

27. Gottfried Huppertz

Composer | Metropolis

Gottfried Huppertz was born on March 11, 1887 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Metropolis (1927), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Le domino vert (1935). He died on February 7, 1937 in Berlin, Germany.

28. Günther Fischer

Composer | Solo Sunny

Günther Fischer was born on June 23, 1944 in Teplitz-Schönau, Sudetenland, Germany [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He is a composer and actor, known for Solo Sunny (1980), The House on the River (1986) and Eolomea (1972).

29. Hans Erdmann

Composer | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

Hans Erdmann was born on November 7, 1882 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer and editor, known for Nosferatu (1922), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and Der tolle Bomberg (1932). He died on November 21, 1942 in Berlin, Germany.

30. Hans Posegga

Composer | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

Hans Posegga was born on January 31, 1917 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Schonzeit für Füchse (1966) and Delicacy (2011). He died on May 19, 2002 in Vienna, Austria.

31. Hans Sommer

Composer | Michel Strogoff

Hans Sommer was born on May 22, 1904 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Michel Strogoff (1936), Die kleine und die große Liebe (1938) and Two Merry Adventurers (1937). He died in October 2000 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

32. Harold Faltermeyer

Soundtrack | Top Gun

Harold Faltermeyer was born on October 5, 1952 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is a composer, known for Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). He was previously married to Karin Faltermeyer.

33. Heino Gaze

Soundtrack | Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen

Heino Gaze was born on February 20, 1908 in Halle, Saale, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen (1952), Cuba Cabana (1952) and Musikparade (1956). He died on October 24, 1967 in West Berlin, West Germany.

34. Heinz Kiessling

Soundtrack | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Heinz Kiessling was born on March 11, 1926 in Nuremberg, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Whatever Works (2009) and Fractured (2019). He died on December 27, 2003 in Starnberg, Germany.

35. Henning Lohner

Composer | The Ring Two

Henning Lohner was raised near Palo Alto, California, to German emigrant parents. He returned to Germany to complete studies in musicology at Frankfurt University, from which he graduated as MA in 1987. In 1985, Lohner became assistant to German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen; Stockhausen ...

36. James Last

Soundtrack | Kill Bill: Vol. 1

James Last was born on April 17, 1929 in Bremen, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Ocean's Eight (2018) and Shallow Grave (1994). He was married to Christine Grundner and Waltraut. He died on June 9, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

37. Jörg Evers

Composer | Schluchtenflitzer

Jörg Evers was born on June 21, 1950 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Schluchtenflitzer (1979), Nacht der Wölfe (1982) and Anschi und Michael (1977). He died on February 12, 2023 in Germany.

38. Jürgen Knieper

Composer | Der Himmel über Berlin

Jürgen Knieper was born on March 14, 1941 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Wrong Move (1975) and Christiane F. (1981).

39. Karl Bette

Composer | Das Mädchen mit den schmalen Hüften

Karl Bette was born on November 29, 1916 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer, known for Das Mädchen mit den schmalen Hüften (1961), Die Insel der Amazonen (1960) and Gruß und Kuß vom Tegernsee (1957). He died on May 9, 2006.

40. Karl-Ernst Sasse

Composer | Der müde Tod

Karl-Ernst Sasse was born on December 5, 1923 in Bremen, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Destiny (1921), The Last Laugh (1924) and Das Licht auf dem Galgen (1976). He was married to Inge Burg. He died on November 12, 2006 in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany.

41. Karl-Heinz Schäfer

Composer | Street of No Return

Karl-Heinz Schäfer was born on March 17, 1932 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Street of No Return (1989), Cross (1987) and L'empreinte des géants (1980). He died on October 12, 1996 in Paris, France.

42. Klaus Doldinger

Composer | Das Boot

Klaus Doldinger was born on May 12, 1936 in Berlin, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Das Boot (1981), The NeverEnding Story (1984) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). He has been married to Inge Beck since April 9, 1960. They have three children.

43. Klaus Ogermann

Soundtrack | Sideways

Klaus Ogermann was born on April 29, 1930 in Ratibor (Silesia, Germany, now known as Racibórz, Slaskie, Poland). He was a composer and actor, known for Sideways (2004), Heartbreakers (2001) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). He died on March 8, 2016 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

44. Klaus Schulze

Soundtrack | Dune

Klaus Schulze was born on August 4, 1947 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Dune (2021), Manhunter (1986) and The Bling Ring (2013). He was married to Elfi. He died on April 26, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

45. Konrad Elfers

Soundtrack | A Bad Moms Christmas

Konrad Elfers was born on October 25, 1919. He was a composer and actor, known for A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) and The Coldest Game (2019). He died on September 22, 1996.

46. Kristian Schultze

Music_department | Enemy Mine

Kristian Schultze was born on January 21, 1945 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Enemy Mine (1985), Scarface (1983) and Max und Moritz (1956). He died on November 22, 2011 in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany.

47. Kurt Hertha

Soundtrack | Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau

Kurt Hertha was born on May 2, 1926 in Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (1964), Stop Train 349 (1963) and Spukschloß im Salzkammergut (1966). He died on July 8, 2007 in Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany.

48. Kurt Weill

Soundtrack | Die Dreigroschenoper

Kurt Weill was born on March 2, 1900 in Dessau, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Three Penny Opera (1963), Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). He was married to Lotte Lenya. He died on April 3, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

49. Les Humphries

Soundtrack | Ecco noi per esempio...

Les Humphries was born on August 10, 1940 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Ecco noi per esempio... (1977), Sex Freedom in Germany (1970) and Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017). He was married to Dunja Rajter. He died on December 26, 2007 in ...

50. Lotar Olias

Composer | Freddy und der Millionär

Lotar Olias was born on December 23, 1913 in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a composer and writer, known for Freddy und der Millionär (1961), Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963) and The Blue Moth (1959). He died on October 21, 1990 in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Germany.

51. Lothar Brühne

Music_department | Un mauvais garçon

Lothar Brühne was a German composer who wrote songs for cinema in the 30s and 40s. Some of his biggest are "La Habanera", "Der Blaufuchs" ("La Belle Hongroise", "The Blue Fox") and "Romanze in Moll" ("Romance in a Minor Key"). Some of his hits and evergreens are "Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt" ...

52. Lothar Meid

Music_department | Blam!

Lothar Meid was born on August 28, 1942 in Babenhausen, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Blam! (1985), Flitterwochen (1980) and Die Heartbreakers (1983). He died on November 3, 2015 in Hamburg, Germany.

53. Manfred Hübler

Soundtrack | Jackie Brown

Manfred Hübler is known for Jackie Brown (1997), Intercontinental Express (1964) and The Devil Came from Akasava (1971).

54. Martin Böttcher

Composer | Derrick

Böttcher was born 1927 in Berlin/Germany. After the second world war the young Böttcher began as solo guitarist at Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. In the year 1955 he wrote the music for his first film Der Hauptmann und sein Held (1955). Already his next movie Teenage Wolfpack (1956), was a great ...

55. Michael Jary

Soundtrack | Enemy at the Gates

Michael Jary was born on September 24, 1906 in Laurahütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Siemianowice Slaskie, Slaskie, Poland]. He was a composer and producer, known for Enemy at the Gates (2001), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Downfall (2004). He died on July 12, 1988 in Munich, Bavaria, West ...

56. Michael Rüggeberg

Composer | Der Westen leuchtet

Michael Rüggeberg was born on July 19, 1941 in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany. He is a composer, known for The Lite Trap (1982), Der Atem (1989) and Change (1975).

57. Niki Reiser

Composer | Im Winter ein Jahr

Niki Reiser was born on May 12, 1958 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He is a composer, known for A Year Ago in Winter (2008), Kalt ist der Abendhauch (2000) and Beyond Silence (1996).

58. Nina Hagen

Soundtrack | Suspiria

Has performed throughout the world for over forty years. Born March 11, 1955 in the former East Berlin, East Germany, to Hans and Eva-Maria Hagen. At the age of four began to study ballet and at an early age was considered to be an "opera prodigy". In 1979, appeared with Herman Brood, and Lene ...

59. Paul Dessau

Music_department | Adventures of Casanova

Paul Dessau was born on December 19, 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for Adventures of Casanova (1948), The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946) and The Novel of Werther (1938). He was married to Ruth Berghaus, Antje Ruge, Elisabeth Hauptmann and Gudrun Kabisch. He died on June 28, 1979 ...

60. Paul Haslinger

Composer | Somewhere Boy

Paul Haslinger is an Austrian musician and composer. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Paul began his career as a member of Electronic Music pioneers Tangerine Dream. He toured with the band extensively from 1985-90 and contributed to projects such as the album "Underwater Sunlight" (1986), as well...

61. Peer Raben

Soundtrack | 2046

Peer Raben was born on July 3, 1940 in Viechtafell, Viechtach, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for 2046 (2004), Querelle (1982) and Finding Forrester (2000). He died on January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany.

62. Peter Hesslein

Soundtrack | Supermarkt

Peter Hesslein was born on January 26, 1947. He is a composer, known for Supermarket (1974).

63. Peter Igelhoff

Composer | Zwei Frauen

Peter Igelhoff was born on July 22, 1904 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Two Friends (1938), Wir machen Musik (1942) and Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy (1960). He died on April 8, 1978 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany.

64. Peter Kreuder

Soundtrack | Suite Française

Peter Kreuder was born on August 18, 1905 in Aachen, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Suite Française (2014), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Valkyrie (2008). He was married to Ingrid Wallisch, Sophie Eschenbach, Gertrud Kathreiner and Erna Sachse. He died on June 28, 1981 in ...

65. Peter Sandloff

Composer | Viele kamen vorbei

Peter Sandloff was born on July 3, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Viele kamen vorbei (1956), The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) and Löwengrube (1989). He died on December 17, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

66. Peter Schirmann

Composer | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

Peter Schirmann was born on July 31, 1935 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Nosferatu (1922), Destiny (1921) and Das Mädchen von Hongkong (1973). He died on September 19, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

67. Peter Thomas

Music_department | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Peter Thomas was born on December 1, 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer and actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), The Big Boss (1971) and Escape to Berlin (1961). He was married to Cordy Thomas. He died on May 17, 2020 in ...

68. Popol Vuh

Composer | Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

Popol Vuh is known for Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Sightseers (2012) and A Bigger Splash (2015).

69. Raimund Rosenberger

Composer | Interpol

Raimund Rosenberger was born on October 17, 1917 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer, known for Interpol (1963), Der Fluch der gelben Schlange (1963) and Roses for the Prosecutor (1959). He died on October 29, 1990 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

70. Rainer Kühn

Composer | Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding

Rainer Kühn is known for Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999), Chanceyville (2003) and Epitaph of a Royal Gourmet.

71. Ralph Benatzky

Soundtrack | Die Puppenfee

Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar. His popular-song compositions ...

72. Ralph Erwin

Soundtrack | An Education

Ralph Erwin was born on October 31, 1896 in Bielitz, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for An Education (2009), A Girl You Don't Forget (1932) and Malle gevallen (1934). He died on May 15, 1943 in Beaune-la-Rolande, Loiret, France.

73. Reinhold Heil

Music_department | Cloud Atlas

Reinhold Heil is a German-born, L.A.-based Golden Globe nominated film and television composer. Prior to Reinhold's career as a film composer, he was known throughout Europe for his monster synth chops. At 21, he became a fixture in the Berlin music scene as the keyboardist of a popular jazz funk ...

74. Robert Gilbert

Soundtrack | Chocolat

Robert Gilbert was born on September 29, 1899 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and composer, known for Chocolat (2000), Suspiria (2018) and The Wind Rises (2013). He was married to Gisela Scholz and Elisabeth. He died on March 20, 1978 in Minusio, Tessin, Switzerland.

75. Roland Klick

Director | Supermarkt

Roland Klick was born on July 4, 1939 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Supermarket (1974), Deadlock (1970) and Bübchen (1968). He was previously married to Marlis Klick.

76. Roland Kovac

Composer | Lautlose Jagd

Roland Kovac was born on November 7, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer and actor, known for Lautlose Jagd (1965), Samanka (1982) and 48 Stunden bis Acapulco (1967). He was married to Claudia Doren. He died on February 20, 2013 in Samedan, Graubünden, Switzerland.

77. Rolf Marbot

Soundtrack | Die grausame Freundin

Rolf Marbot was born on May 28, 1906 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Die grausame Freundin (1932), Mädchen in Uniform (1931) and The Living Dead (1932). He died on August 22, 1974 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

78. Sal Paradise

Composer | Alpha City

Sal Paradise is known for Alpha City (1985), Die Story (1984) and Day by Day - A Digital Diary (2021).

79. Siegfried Franz

Composer | Cliff Dexter

Siegfried Franz was born on August 14, 1913 in Mannheim, Germany. He was a composer, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) and Escape from Sahara (1958). He was married to Dorothea Reimann. He died on March 18, 1998 in Hamburg, Germany.

80. Sigi Schwab

Soundtrack | Jackie Brown

Guitarist and composer Sigfried "Sigi" Schwab was born on August 5, 1940 in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Schwab has played guitar in a wide variety of musical styles that include jazz, pop, rock, R&B, and baroque. Moreover, Sigi has not only played guitar with the German bands Et ...

81. Tangerine Dream

Composer | Thief

The pioneering German collective Tangerine Dream has been delivering their distinctive style of ambient music for nearly three decades, laying down a foundation of sound textures and sonic imagery that has influenced many of today's electronic musicians. Founded in 1967 by fine art aficinado Edgar ...

82. Theo Mackeben

Soundtrack | Suite Française

Theo Mackeben was born on January 5, 1897 in Preußisch Stargard, West Prussia, Germany [now Starogard Gdanski, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a composer and actor, known for Suite Française (2014), The Way to Freedom (1941) and Patriots (1937). He was married to Loni Heuser and Toni Neft. He ...

83. Tom Tykwer

Writer | Lola rennt

Director, writer, producer and composer Tom Tykwer was born in 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany. He showed an interest in film-making from childhood, making super 8 films from the age of 11. Among his first jobs was working at a local art-house cinema. Tykwer eventually relocated to Berlin, first working...

84. Udo Jürgens

Soundtrack | Ich war noch niemals in New York

Udo Jürgens was born on September 30, 1934 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor and composer, known for I've Never Been to New York (2019), Der Mann mit dem Fagott (2011) and Montana Trap (1976). He was married to Corinna Reinhold and Erika Meier. He died on December 21, 2014 in ...

85. Udo Lindenberg

Composer | Panische Zeiten

Udo Lindenberg was born on May 17, 1946 in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a music artist and actor, known for Panische Zeiten (1980), Super (1984) and Atlantic Affairs (2002).

86. Walter Jurmann

Soundtrack | A Night at the Opera

Walter Jurmann was born on October 12, 1903 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and production manager, known for A Night at the Opera (1935), Judy (2019) and Tout pour l'amour (1933). He was married to Yvonne Jellinek. He died on June 17, 1971 in Budapest, Hungary.

87. Walter Kubiczeck

Composer | Das unsichtbare Visier

Walter Kubiczeck was born on October 7, 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Der Lude (1984) and Liebesfallen (1976). He died on January 21, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

88. Werner R. Heymann

Composer | To Be or Not to Be

Werner Richard Heymann was active as a classical composer in Berlin from 1912. By the end of the decade, he also wrote songs for cabaret and served as musical director for Max Reinhardt from 1918 to 1919. In films with Ufa from 1923, he initially worked as assistant to the head of the music ...

89. Werner Scharfenberger

Soundtrack | Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol

Werner Scharfenberger was born on September 25, 1925 in Regensburg, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol (1958), Blaue Jungs (1957) and Conny und Peter machen Musik (1960). He died on July 5, 2001 in Lugano, Switzerland.

90. Willy Mattes

Soundtrack | Madame X

Willy Mattes was born on January 4, 1916 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Madame X (1966), Never Look Away (2018) and Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen (1955). He was married to Christel Schaack and Margit Symo. He died on July 30, 2002 in Salzburg, ...

91. Winfried Zillig

Composer | Jonas

Winfried Zillig was born on April 1, 1905 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Jonas (1957), Schwarzer Jäger Johanna (1934) and Die Andere (1949). He died on December 17, 1963 in Hamburg, West Germany.

92. Wolfgang Dauner

Composer | Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

Wolfgang Dauner was born on December 30, 1935 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a composer, known for Faust (1926), Tatort (1970) and Becks letzter Sommer (2015). He was married to Randi Bubat. He died on January 10, 2020 in Stuttgart, Germany.

93. Wolfgang Zeller

Composer | Ziel in den Wolken

Wolfgang Zeller was born on September 18, 1893 in Biesenrode, Mansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Goal in the Clouds (1939), Vampyr (1932) and Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930). He died on January 11, 1967 in Berlin, Germany.