Christopher Franke

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-04-06 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

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 th...

Production

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

1984

Firestarter

as Original Music Composer

1996

A Face to Die For

as Original Music Composer

1987

Near Dark

as Original Music Composer

2004

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

as Original Music Composer

1991

Driving Me Crazy

as Original Music Composer

1992

2005

Green Street Hooligans

as Original Music Composer

1996

Tenchi Muyo! In Love

as Original Music Composer

1995

Requiem

as Music

2011

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

as Original Music Composer

2013

Julia

as Music

1998

Tarzan and the Lost City

as Original Music Composer

1987

Shy People

as Original Music Composer

2003

Footsteps

as Original Music Composer

1981

Strange Behavior

as Original Music Composer

1997

Tell Me No Secrets

as Original Music Composer

1992

She Woke Up

as Original Music Composer

1987

2005

Berkeley

as Original Music Composer

1999

A Holiday Romance

as Original Music Composer

1993

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Original Music Composer

1983

Wavelength

as Original Music Composer

1998

Terror in the Mall

as Original Music Composer

2003

Hunter: Back in Force

as Original Music Composer

1987

Three O'Clock High

as Original Music Composer

1984

Flashpoint

as Original Music Composer

1996

Public Enemies

as Original Music Composer

1997

The Inheritance

as Original Music Composer

1997

Menno's Mind

as Original Music Composer

1995

The Surgeon

as Original Music Composer

2001

Murder on the Orient Express

as Original Music Composer

1983

Risky Business

as Original Music Composer

1991

McBain

as Original Music Composer

2002

Dancing at the Harvest Moon

as Original Music Composer

1982

The Soldier

as Original Music Composer

1985

Red Heat

as Original Music Composer

1994

The Yarn Princess

as Original Music Composer

1997

The Devil's Child

as Original Music Composer

1984

1995

Night of the Running Man

as Original Music Composer

1977

Sorcerer

as Original Music Composer

1983

The Keep

as Original Music Composer

1985

Vision Quest

as Original Music Composer

1985

Legend

as Music

1986

The Park Is Mine

as Original Music Composer

1997

2003

Manhood

as Original Music Composer

2001

Jack the Dog

as Original Music Composer

2000

The Calling

as Original Music Composer

1996

Solo

as Original Music Composer

1981

Thief

as Original Music Composer

1992

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

as Original Music Composer

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