Erich Ferstl
Erich Rudolf Ferstl (born May 4, 1934 in Munich ) is a German film music composer who was initially active as a jazz musician .
Life
Erich Ferstl grew up in a family of musicians, studied piano, violin, guitar and composition. As an interpreter and film composer, he was involved in numerous productions. He became known to a larger audience in 1966 with the music for the 13-part television series Ub 'Always Faithful if Possible .
In addition to compositions for film and television productions, he published several records with a wide variety of music and appeared on numerous occasions. He played jazz in a duo with Joe Viera and performed at the German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt in 1962 and 1964 . In 1965 he made a tour through the Middle East together with the singer Elena Cardas.
In the 1970s he wrote the score for four Simmel films and for several television series, including the theme song for Der Bastian .
Erich Ferstl's son Henrik Ferstl is also a musician.
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Take care of your daughters!
- 1966: Always practice faithfully if possible (TV series)
- 1967: The gentle run
- 1967: In the Bush of Mexico (TV series)
- 1967: Wilder Reiter GmbH
- 1967: Death runs after ( street sweeper )
- 1968: the golden pill
- 1968: With oak leaves and fig leaf
- 1969: Ashes of Victory
- 1969: The Conference of Animals
- 1970: Triadic Ballet (reconstruction 1970)
- 1970: hot sand
- 1971: And Jimmy went to the Rainbow
- 1971: love is just a word
- 1972: The Bastian (TV series)
- 1972: Alpha Alpha (TV series)
- 1972: Augsburger Puppenkiste : Wir Schildbürger (TV series)
- 1972: And the rain blurs every trace
- 1973: All people become brothers
- 1974: Only the wind knows the answer
- 1975: Pistulla car rental
- 1976: Whispering Death - "The Whispering Death"
- 1976: Moon Moon Moon (TV series)
- 1977: Three are one too many (TV series)
- 1978: A man wants to go up (TV series)
- 1978: The man in the reeds
- 1978: Tatort - The man on the high seat
- 1979: The Heir to the Throne - Frederick the Great's hard youth (cameo as a music teacher)
- 1981: Crime scene - African violets
- 1982: rampage
- 1982: crime scene - death at the rest area
- The Commissioner (multiple episodes)
- Derrick (two episodes)
- The Little Doctor (seven episodes)
Awards
1967: Federal Film Prize for Music in Wilder Reiter GmbH
Discography
- Film and TV melodies by Erich Ferstl, Colosseum CST 8090.2
- Guitarresque, INMUS B000ICMENG
Books
- Erich Ferstl: The school of jazz. Nymphenburger, Munich 1963.
- Erich Ferstl, Hans-Jürgen Winkler: Jazz for everyone. Südwest Verl., Munich 1961.
Web links
- Ferstl, Erich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cyranos: biography and filmography
- Playon Mediagroup: ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: biography and filmography )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon online: Erich Ferstl
- ↑ Die Welt , February 12, 2006: From the Truderinger Peppermint Lounge onto the screen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferstl, Erich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferstl, Erich Rudolf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film music composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |