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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Gabrielle Fitzpatrick to Christopher Fulford
Christopher Franke Biography (1953-)
Born April 6, 1953, in Berlin, Germany. Addresses: Manager: Blue FocusManagement, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
- Nationality
- German
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Birth Details
- April 6, 1953
- Berlin, Germany
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- (With Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra) Music performer, McBain, Shapiro/Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
- Music performer, Solo, Triumph Releasing, 1996
- Musician, Menno's Mind (also known as Power.com), 1996
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Film Appearances
- (With Tangerine Dream) Himself, Acids of Virgin Music, 1976
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Television Music Performer
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Series
- Music performer, Angel Falls, CBS, 1993
- Music performer, Babylon 5, TNT, 1994
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Television Work
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Miniseries
- Musician: additional performance, Stephen King's The Tommyknockers(also known as The Tommyknockers), ABC, 1993
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Television Music Performer
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Movies
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Night of the Running Man, HBO, 1995
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A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996
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Public Enemies (also known as Public Enemy #1), HBO, 1996
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Menno's Mind, TMC, 1997
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning (also known as In the Beginning), TNT, 1998
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace (also known as Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure), TNT, 1998
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Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Reunion: Journey Beyond the Bermuda Triangle), UPN, 1998
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls (also known as River of Souls: ABabylon 5 Adventure), TNT, 1998
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Television Orchestrator
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Movies
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Murder on the Orient Express (also known as Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express), CBS, 2001
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Television Music Performer
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Specials
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From Stars to Star Wars, Fox, 1999
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RECORDINGS
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Albums; with Tangerine Dream
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Alpha Centuri, Jive Electro, 1971
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Zeit, Jive Electro, 1972
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Atem, Jive Electro, 1973
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Green Desert, Jive Electro, 1973
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Phaedra, Virgin, 1974
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Rubycon, Virgin, 1975
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Ricochet, Virgin, 1975
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Stratosfear, Virgin, 1976
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Encore, Virgin, 1977
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Cyclone, Virgin, 1978
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Force Majeure, Virgin, 1979
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The Tamgram, Virgin, 1980
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Box-Sampler 70-80, Virgin, 1980
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Exit, Virgin, 1981
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Pergamon, Virgin, 1981
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White Eagle, Virgin, 1982
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Logos, Virgin, 1982
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Hyperborea, Virgin, 1983
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Poland, Jive Electro, 1984
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Le Parc, Jive Electro, 1986
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Dream Sequence, Virgin Sampler, 1985
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Underwater Sunlight, Jive Electro, 1986
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The Collection, Castle Communications, 1987
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Tyger, Jive Electro, 1987
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Livemiles, Jive Electro, 1988
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Soundtrack Recordings; with Tangerine Dream
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Sorcerer, MCA, 1977
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Thief, Virgin/Elektra, 1981
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Risky Business, Virgin/Geffen, 1983
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The Keep, 1983
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Wavelength, Varese Sarabande, 1984
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Firestarter, MCA, 1984
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Flashpoint, EMI, 1984
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Heartbreakers, Virgin, 1985
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Legend, MCA, 1986
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Near Dark, Varese Sarabande, 1987
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3 O'Clock High, Varese Sarabande, 1987
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Shy People, Varese Sarabande, 1987
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Canyon Dreams, Miramar, 1990
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The Parc Is Mine, Silva Screen, 1992
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Soundtracks; as Composer
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New Music for Films, Varese Sarabande/Sonic Images, 1991
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Universal Soldier, Sonic Images, 1992
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Raven, Sonic Images, 1993
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Babylon 5, Vol. 1, Sonic Images, 1995
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Babylon 5 Soundtrack, Sonic Images, 1995
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Babylon 5 Suites, Sonic Images, 1995
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Tenchi Muyo, In Love, Sonic Images, 1996
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Perry Rhodan-Pax Terra, Sonic Images, 1996
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Pacific Blue, Sonic Images, 1997
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Babylon 5 Vol. 2, Sonic Images, 1997
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Babylon 5--In the Beginning, Sonic Images, 1998
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Babylon 5--Third Space, Sonic Images, 1999
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Babylon 5--The River of Souls, Sonic Images, 1999
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New Music for Films Vol. 2, Sonic Images, 2000
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The Calling, Eder Recor, 2000
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Best of Babylon 5, Sonic Images, 2001
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Other Albums
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Pacific Coast Highway, Sonic Images/Private Music, 1991
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The London Concert, Sonic Images/Verese Sarabande, 1992
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Klemania, Sonic Images, 1993
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Enchanting Nature, Sonic Images, 1995
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The Celestine Prophecy, Sonic Images, 1996
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Transformation of the Mind, Earthtone Records, 1997
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Epic, Earthtone Records '99, 1999
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
- (With Tangerine Dream) Geradeaus bis zum Morgen, 1972
- (With Tangerine Dream) Sorcerer (also known as Wages of Fear), 1977
- (With Tangerine Dream) Game Over, 1978
- (With Tangerine Dream) Kneuss, 1978
- (With Tangerine Dream) Take It to the Limit, 1980
- (With Tangerine Dream) Thief (also known as Violent Streets), 1981
- (With Tangerine Dream) Strange Behavior (also known as Dead Kids,
Human Experiments, and Small Town Massacre), 1981
- (With Tangerine Dream) The Soldier (also known as Codename: TheSoldier), 1982
- (With Tangerine Dream) Indentificazione di una donna (also known as Identification d'une femme and Identification of a Woman), 1982
- (With Tangerine Dream) Risky Business, 1983
- (With Tangerine Dream) Wavelength, 1983
- (With Tangerine Dream) Spasms (also known as Death Bite), 1983
- (With Tangerine Dream) The Keep, 1983
- (With Tangerine Dream) Firestarter, 1984
- (With Tangerine Dream) Heartbreakers, 1984
- (With Tangerine Dream) Forbidden (also known as Versteckt),1984
- (With Tangerine Dream) Flashpoint, 1984
- (With Tangerine Dream) Vision Quest (also known as Crazy for You), 1985
- (With Tangerine Dream) Red Heat, 1985
- (With Tangerine Dream) Fright Night, 1985
- (With Tangerine Dream; U.S. version) Legend (also known as Legend: Ultimate Edition), 1985
- (With Tangerine Dream) Zoning, 1986
- (With Tangerine Dream) Near Dark, 1987
- (With Tangerine Dream) Three O'Clock High, 1987
- (With Tangerine Dream) Canyon Dreams, 1987
- Uman
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Eye of the Storm (also known as Jack Higgins: Die Krieger),New Line Home Video, 1991
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McBain, Shapiro/Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
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Driving Me Crazy (also known as Trabbi Goes to Hollywood),1992
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Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992
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Night of the Running Man, 1994
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Exquisite Tenderness (also known as Die Bestie im weissen Kittel and The Surgeon), A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
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Requiem, 1995
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Tenchi Muyo! In Love (also known as Tenchi: The Movie and Tenchi the Movie), 1996
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Solo, Triumph Releasing, 1996
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Menno's Mind (also known as Power.com), 1996
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Ms. Bear (also known as Emily und der kleine Bar,
Kleiner Baer, and Masha l'ourson), 1997
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Jamaica Beat, 1997
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Tarzan and the Lost City (also known as Tarzan und die verlorene Stadt), Warner Bros., 1998
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Fortress 2 (also known as Fortress 2: Re-Entry), TriStar, 1999
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The Calling, 2000
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Byeolijubu hero (also known as Turtle Hero), 2001
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Johnny Flynton, 2002
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Manhood, Lightening Entertainment, 2003
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What the #$*! Do We Know?! (also known as What the Fuck Do We Know), 2004
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Television Scores
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Series
- (With Tangerine Dream) Street Hawk, 1985
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Raven, CBS, 1992
- (And theme song) Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993-1995
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Angel Falls, CBS, 1993
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Movie Magic, 1994
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Babylon 5 (also known as B5), TNT, 1994
- (And theme song) M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994
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The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), 1995
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Hypernauts, ABC, 1996
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Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1996
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18 Wheels of Justice, TNN, 2000
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The Family, ABC, 2003
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Hunter, NBC, 2003.The Amazing Race 4, 2003
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Todd TV, FX, 2004
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Mad Mad House, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
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The Amazing Race 5, 2004
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Miniseries
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Stephen King's The Tommyknockers (also known as The Tommyknockers), 1993
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Movies
- (With Tangerine Dream) The Park Is Mine, 1986
- (With Tangerine Dream) Tonight's the Night (also known as The Game of Love), 1987
- (With Tangerine Dream) Deadly Care, 1987
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She Woke Up, ABC, 1992
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Babylon 5: The Gathering (also known as B5 and Babylon 5), 1993
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Journey to the Center of the Earth, 1993
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The Yarn Princess (also known as More than a Miracle), ABC,1994
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Beyond Betrayal, CBS, 1994
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In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped, NBC, 1995
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Public Enemies (also known as Public Enemy #1), HBO, 1996
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Code Name: Wolverine, Fox, 1996
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A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996
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Tell Me No Secrets, ABC, 1997
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Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance (also known as The Inheritance), CBS, 1997
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Kalte Kuesse, 1997
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The Devil's Child, ABC, 1997
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning (also known as In the Beginning), TNT, 1998
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace (also known as Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure and Thirdspace), TNT, 1998
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls (also known as River of Souls: ABabylon 5 Adventure), TNT, 1998
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Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Reunion: Journey Beyond the Bermuda Triangle), UPN, 1998
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Terror in the Mall (also known as Dark Rain and The Mall--Flutkatastrophe im Shopping-Center), Fox, 1998
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A Holiday Romance (also known as A Song for the Season), CBS, 1999
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Seventeen Again, Showtime, 2000
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Murder on the Orient Express, CBS, 2001
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Jack the Dog, Sundance Channel, 2001
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Dancing at the Harvest Moon, CBS, 2002
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Hunter: Back in Force, NBC, 2003
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A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster, Lifetime, 2003
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Footsteps, CBS, 2003
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The Elizabeth Smart Story, CBS, 2003
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Pilots
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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight(also known as Legend of the Rangers: Babylon 5), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
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Specials
- (With Tangerine Dream) Tatort--Das Maedchen auf der Treppe, 1981
- (With Tangerine Dream) Fruehstueck fuer Feinde, 1988
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From Stars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic(documentary), Fox, 1999
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When Dinosaurs Roamed America (documentary), The Discovery Channel, 2001
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Dear Santa, ABC, 2002
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Episodic
- "Came the Dawn," HBO's Tales from the Crypt (also known as Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1989
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Electronic
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Christopher Franke Official Site, http://www.sonicimages.com/, June 11, 2004
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