Christopher Franke
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| Christopher Franke | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Franke |
| Born | April 6, 1953 |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizers |
| Associated acts |
Tangerine Dream |
Christopher Franke (born April 6, 1953 in Berlin) is a musician and composer, originally of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream from 1970 to 1988. He played drums initially, but played synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. Since his departure, he founded the Sonic Images record label, the Earthtone New Age Music label and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, and produced a number of solo music works. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991 to pursue film work. In 1995 he scored the AFI short, Requiem. He also composed music for the science fiction television series Babylon 5, as well as the score of the movie Tenchi Muyo! in Love.
- Pacific Coast Highway (1991)
- Universal Soldier (1992)
- London Concert (1992)
- New Music for Films Vol. 1 (1993)
- Raven (1994)
- Babylon 5 (1995)
- Klemania (1995)
- Perry Rhodan - Pax Terra (1996)
- The Celestine Prophecy (1996)
- Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo! in Love (1996; rereleased in 2002)
- Enchanting Nature (1996)
- Babylon 5, volume 2: Messages from Earth (1997)
- Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1997)
- Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1997)
- Pacific Blue (1997)
- Transformation of Mind (1997)
- Babylon 5: River of Souls (1997)
- Epic (1999)
- Babylon 5: Episodic CDs - 24 CDs x 30 minutes per CD (1997-2000)
- New Music for Films Vol. 2 (2000)
- The Calling (2000)
- The Best of Babylon 5 (2001)
- What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004)
- Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007)