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).
Filmography
all 84
Movies 77
TV Shows 7
self 1
The Proud Princess (2024)
The Inheritance (2023)
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet (2019)
Julia (2013)
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2011)
Reviving Ophelia (2010)
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (2007)
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral (2006)
Berkeley (2005)
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans (2004)
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004)
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
The Elizabeth Smart Story (2003)
Footsteps (2003)
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
Hunter: Back in Force (2003)
The Family (2003)
Manhood (2003)
Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)
Johnny Flynton (2002)
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
Jack the Dog (2001)
When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
Seventeen Again (2000)
Fortress 2 (2000)
A Holiday Romance (1999)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
Terror in the Mall (1998)
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (1998)
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
Menno's Mind (1997)
The Devil's Child (1997)
Ms. Bear (1997)
Jamaica Beat (1997)
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (1997)
The Inheritance (1997)
Tell Me No Secrets (1997)
Code Name: Wolverine (1996)
Solo (1996)
Tenchi Muyo! In Love (1996)
Public Enemies (1996)
A Face to Die For (1996)
Requiem (1995)
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped (1995)
Night of the Running Man (1995)
The Surgeon (1995)
Beyond Betrayal (1994)
The Yarn Princess (1994)
Babylon 5 (1994)
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)
Universal Soldier (1992)
She Woke Up (1992)
Eye of the Storm (1991)
McBain (1991)
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
Shy People (1987)
Canyon Dreams (1987)
The Park Is Mine (1985)
Legend (1985)
Red Heat (1985)
Vision Quest (1985)
Firestarter (1984)
Flashpoint (1984)
The Keep (1983)
Wavelength (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
The Soldier (1982)
Dead Kids (1981)
Thief (1981)
Sorcerer (1977)
Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse (1976)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
Reviving Ophelia
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GenderMale
Birthday1953-04-06 (70 years old)
Birth NameChristoph Franke
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsChris Franke, Christoph Franke, Tangerine Dream
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