Christopher Franke

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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).

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2019
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
Movie
2013
Julia
Movie Music
2011
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Movie Original Music Composer
2010
Reviving Ophelia
Movie Music
2007
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Movie Original Music Composer
2006
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
Movie Music
2006
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Movie Himself
2005
Berkeley
Movie Original Music Composer
2005
Green Street Hooligans
Movie Original Music Composer
2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Movie Original Music Composer
2003
The Elizabeth Smart Story
Movie Music
2003
Footsteps
Movie Original Music Composer
2003
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
Movie Original Music Composer
2003
Hunter: Back in Force
Movie Original Music Composer
2003
The Family
TV show Music
2003
Manhood
Movie Original Music Composer

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2002
Dancing at the Harvest Moon
Movie Original Music Composer
2002
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
Movie Original Music Composer
2001
When Dinosaurs Roamed America
Movie Music
2001
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie Original Music Composer
2001
Jack the Dog
Movie Original Music Composer
2000
The Calling
Movie Original Music Composer
2000
Fortress 2
Movie Original Music Composer
1999
A Holiday Romance
Movie Original Music Composer
1998
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Movie Original Music Composer
1998
Terror in the Mall
Movie Original Music Composer
1998
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Movie Original Music Composer
1998
Tarzan and the Lost City
Movie Original Music Composer
1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Movie Original Music Composer
1997
Menno's Mind
Movie Original Music Composer
1997
The Devil's Child
Movie Original Music Composer
1997
The Inheritance
Movie Original Music Composer
1997
Tell Me No Secrets
Movie Original Music Composer
1996
Solo
Movie Original Music Composer
1996
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
Movie Original Music Composer
1996
Public Enemies
Movie Original Music Composer
1996
A Face to Die For
Movie Original Music Composer
1995
Requiem
Movie Music
1995
Night of the Running Man
Movie Original Music Composer
1995
The Surgeon
Movie Original Music Composer