Person Details

Birthday: 1936-05-12 00:03:17

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Berlin, Germany

Homepage: http://www.klaus-doldinger.de/

Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist, especially well known for jazz and as a composer of film music. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet, graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland band The Feetwarmers, and recording with them in 1955. Later that year he founded Oscar's Trio, modeled on Oscar Peterson's work. During the 1960s he worked as a tenor saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians and recording in his own right. Doldinger is perhaps best known for his film scores to the acclaimed German U-boat film Das Boot (1981) and later The NeverEnding Story (1984). Doldinger married Inge Beck in 1960; they have three children, Viola, Melanie and Nicolas Doldinger. Since 1968 they have resided in Icking, a small Bavarian village, south of Munich. Doldinger's jazz band Passport (2008) Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport, started in 1971 (then called "Klaus Doldinger's Passport"), still enjoys huge success in Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the European version of Weather Report. At various times members of Passport included Peter O'Mara (guitar), Roberto DiGioia (keyboards), Patrick Scales (bass, since 1994), Ernst Stroer (de:Ernst Ströer) (percussion, since 1989), Christian Lettner (drums, since 2000), Michael Hornek (keyboard since 2009), Biboul Darouiche (percussion, since 1995) and others. Guests include Brian Auger (1973), Johnny Griffin (1973) and Pete York (1973).[3] The first true Passport album had strong ties to Amon Düül II containing contributions from Olaf Kübler, Lothar Meid and Jimmy Jackson, it remains an off-the-radar Krautrock essential.

Most Famous Work

Scene of the Crime
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6

Scene of the Crime

(1970) Original Music Composer
Police Call 110
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7

Police Call 110

(1971) Original Music Composer
The NeverEnding Story
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7

The NeverEnding Story

(1984) Original Music Composer
Das Boot
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8

Das Boot

(1981) Original Music Composer
Palmetto
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6

Palmetto

(1998) Original Music Composer
Das Boot
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9

Das Boot

(1985) Sound Director
Love is Forever
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5

Love is Forever

(1983) Original Music Composer
Baal
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6

Baal

(1970) Original Music Composer

Acting

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Original Music Composer
2012 Music
2010 Music
2009 Music
2007 Original Music Composer
2004 Music
1998 Original Music Composer
1996 Original Music Composer
Music
1992 Music
1991 Original Music Composer
1988 Original Music Composer
Music
1985 Music
Sound Director
1984 Original Music Composer
1983 Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
1981 Original Music Composer
1979 Music
1978 Original Music Composer
Music
1977 Music
Music
1976 Original Music Composer
Music
1975 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1974 Music
1973 Original Music Composer
1971 Original Music Composer
Music
1970 Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
1968 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

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