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Chris Franke, Christoph Franke, Tangerine Dream
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1953-04-06
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Sound
- star Popularity: 1.7
- info Birth Place Berlin, Germany
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Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
2019-04-23
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Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
2006-01-01
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Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse
1976-05-22
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Babylon 5
1994-01-26
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998-12-20
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning
1998-01-04
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace
1998-07-17
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Firestarter
1984-05-11
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A Face to Die For
1996-03-11
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Near Dark
1987-10-02
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What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004-04-23
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Driving Me Crazy
1991-05-16
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Universal Soldier
1992-07-10
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Green Street Hooligans
2005-09-09
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Tenchi Muyo! In Love
1996-04-20
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Requiem
1995-11-07
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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
2011-09-23
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Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
2007-09-03
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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
2002-04-30
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What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
2006-02-03
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When Dinosaurs Roamed America
2001-07-15
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Julia
2013-08-31
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Tarzan and the Lost City
1998-04-24
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Shy People
1987-05-14
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Footsteps
2003-10-11
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Strange Behavior
1981-10-16
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Tell Me No Secrets
1997-01-20
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She Woke Up
1992-01-19
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Canyon Dreams
1987-01-01
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Berkeley
2005-10-08
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The Elizabeth Smart Story
2003-11-09
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A Holiday Romance
1999-12-08
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993-07-01
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Wavelength
1983-09-16
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Terror in the Mall
1998-07-29
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Hunter: Back in Force
2003-04-12
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Three O'Clock High
1987-10-09
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Flashpoint
1984-04-19
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Public Enemies
1996-04-19
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The Inheritance
1997-04-06
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Menno's Mind
1997-12-13
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The Surgeon
1995-01-13
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Murder on the Orient Express
2001-04-22
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Risky Business
1983-08-05
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McBain
1991-09-20
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Dancing at the Harvest Moon
2002-10-20
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The Soldier
1982-06-01
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Red Heat
1985-05-28
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The Yarn Princess
1994-03-27
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The Devil's Child
1997-10-26
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Heartbreakers
1984-09-28
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Night of the Running Man
1995-01-19
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Sorcerer
1977-06-24
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Thief
1981-03-27
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The Keep
1983-12-16
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Vision Quest
1985-02-15
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Legend
1985-08-28
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The Park Is Mine
1986-07-24
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The Inheritance
1997-04-06
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Manhood
2003-01-23
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Jack the Dog
2001-01-22
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The Calling
2000-12-21
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Babylon 5
1994-01-26
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Scene of the Crime
1970-11-29
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Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
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The Family
2003-03-04