Christopher Franke

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1953-04-06 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Berlin, Germany

Also Known As Chris Franke, Christoph Franke, Tangerine Dream

Christopher Franke

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).

Known For

Sound

2013
Julia

as Music

2011
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

as Original Music Composer

2007
2005
Green Street Hooligans

as Original Music Composer

2005
Berkeley

as Original Music Composer

2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

as Original Music Composer

2003
Footsteps

as Original Music Composer

2003
Hunter: Back in Force

as Original Music Composer

2003
Manhood

as Original Music Composer

2003
The Family

as Music

2002
Dancing at the Harvest Moon

as Original Music Composer

2001
Murder on the Orient Express

as Original Music Composer

2001
Jack the Dog

as Original Music Composer

2000
The Calling

as Original Music Composer

1999
A Holiday Romance

as Original Music Composer

1998
Babylon 5: The River of Souls

as Original Music Composer

1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning

as Original Music Composer

1998
Babylon 5: Thirdspace

as Original Music Composer

1998
Tarzan and the Lost City

as Original Music Composer

1998
Terror in the Mall

as Original Music Composer

1997
Tell Me No Secrets

as Original Music Composer

1997
Menno's Mind

as Original Music Composer

1997
The Inheritance

as Original Music Composer

1997
The Devil's Child

as Original Music Composer

1997
1996
A Face to Die For

as Original Music Composer

1996
Tenchi Muyo! In Love

as Original Music Composer

1996
Public Enemies

as Original Music Composer

1995
Requiem

as Music

1995
The Surgeon

as Original Music Composer

1995
Night of the Running Man

as Original Music Composer

1994
The Yarn Princess

as Original Music Composer

1994
Babylon 5

as Music

1993
Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Original Music Composer

1992
1992
She Woke Up

as Original Music Composer

1991
Driving Me Crazy

as Original Music Composer

1991
McBain

as Original Music Composer

1987
Near Dark

as Original Music Composer

1987
Shy People

as Original Music Composer

1987
Canyon Dreams

as Music

1987
Three O'Clock High

as Original Music Composer

1986
The Park Is Mine

as Original Music Composer

1985
Red Heat

as Original Music Composer

1985
Vision Quest

as Original Music Composer

1985
Legend

as Music

1984
Firestarter

as Original Music Composer

1984
Flashpoint

as Original Music Composer

1984
Heartbreakers

as Music

1983
Wavelength

as Original Music Composer

1983
Risky Business

as Original Music Composer

1983
The Keep

as Original Music Composer

1982
The Soldier

as Original Music Composer

1981
Strange Behavior

as Original Music Composer

1981
Thief

as Original Music Composer

1977
Sorcerer

as Original Music Composer

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Original Music Composer