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