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

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

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Christopher Franke Official Site, http://www.sonicimages.com/, June 11, 2004