Christopher Franke Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Christopher Franke

Christopher Franke

Sound

Biography

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).

Filmography Movies

Production

Babylon 5: The River of Souls movie poster
MOVIE

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

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Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Original Music Composer
Babylon 5: In the Beginning movie poster
MOVIE

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

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Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Original Music Composer
Babylon 5: Thirdspace movie poster
MOVIE

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

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Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Original Music Composer
Firestarter movie poster
MOVIE

Firestarter

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Firestarter
Original Music Composer
A Face to Die For movie poster
MOVIE

A Face to Die For

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A Face to Die For
Original Music Composer
Near Dark movie poster
MOVIE

Near Dark

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Near Dark
Original Music Composer
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? movie poster
MOVIE

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

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What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
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Driving Me Crazy movie poster
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Driving Me Crazy

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Driving Me Crazy
Original Music Composer
Universal Soldier movie poster
MOVIE

Universal Soldier

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Universal Soldier
Music
Green Street Hooligans movie poster
MOVIE

Green Street Hooligans

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Green Street Hooligans
Original Music Composer

Gallery

Christopher Franke portrait