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Edgar Froese
Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Edgar Willmar Froese (6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream i…
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Edgar Willmar Froese (6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group until his death. Although his solo and group recordings before 2003 name him "Edgar Froese", his later solo albums bear the name "Edgar W. Froese". Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia), on D-Day during World War II; members of his family, including his father, had been killed by the Nazis and after the war, his mother and surviving family settled in Berlin. He took piano lessons from the age of 12 and started playing guitar at 15. After showing an early aptitude for art, Froese enrolled at the Academy of the Arts in Berlin to study painting and sculpture. One of his most lucrative jobs was to design advertising posters for the Berlin buses. He started an evening degree in psychology and philosophy and received his doctorate on Kant's categorical imperative. Since his interpretation was not by the academic way of thinking, he left the college with the remark: "The dust of the universities is like a shroud over the truth." In 1965, he formed a band called The Ones, who played psychedelic rock, and some rock and R&B standards. While playing in Spain, The Ones were invited to perform at Salvador Dalí's villa in Cadaqués. Froese's encounter with Dalí was highly influential, inspiring him to pursue more experimental directions with his music. The Ones disbanded in 1967, having released only one single "Lady Greengrass" (b/w "Love of Mine") on Star-Club Records. After returning to Berlin, Froese began recruiting musicians for the free-rock band that would become Tangerine Dream.
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- 2019
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2015
Track Stories
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2015
Tangerine Dream: Phaedra Farewell Tour 2014 London
Movie Keyboards, Electric Guitar
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2012
Tangerine Dream: Electric Mandarine Tour - The Zürich Concert (Set 2)
Movie Self - keyboards / guitar
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2011
Tangerine Dream - The London Eye Concert
Movie Keyboards
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2010
Tangerine Dream - Live in Lisbon
Movie Self
- 2010
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2009
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Movie Self
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
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2008
Tangerine Dream Live in Los Angeles
Movie Self
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2007
Tangerine Dream - Live in London at Shepherds Bush Empire
Movie Tastiere Sintetizzatore
- 2006
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2006
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Movie Himself
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2004
Tangerine Dream: Inferno
Movie Music
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2003
ZIBB
TV show Self
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1998
Luminous Visions
Movie Music
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1990
Rainbow Drive
Movie Original Music Composer
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1989
Catch Me... If You Can
Movie Original Music Composer
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1989
Miracle Mile
Movie Original Music Composer
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1987
Shy People
Movie Original Music Composer
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1987
Three O'Clock High
Movie Original Music Composer
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1987
Near Dark
Movie Original Music Composer
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1987
Canyon Dreams
Movie Music
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1986
The Park Is Mine
Movie Original Music Composer
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1985
Legend
Movie Music
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1985
Red Heat
Movie Original Music Composer
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1985
Vision Quest
Movie Original Music Composer
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1984
Heartbreakers
Movie Music
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1984
Firestarter
Movie Original Music Composer
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1984
Flashpoint
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
The Keep
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Wavelength
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Risky Business
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Kamikaze '89
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
The Soldier
Movie Original Music Composer
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1981
Strange Behavior
Movie Original Music Composer
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1981
Thief
Movie Original Music Composer
