Harald Boehmelt
Harald August Adolf Otto Böhmelt (born October 23, 1900 in Halle (Saale) , † October 15, 1982 in Bad Tölz ) was a German conductor and composer .
Life
Böhmelt was the son of a postal inspector. After studying music with Alfred Rahlwes and H. Albert, he first became opera conductor and in 1931 was engaged at the Berlin Chamber Opera . Since May 1, 1932 he was a member of the NSDAP ( party number 1.105.342). After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists in 1933, he became a consultant for opera within the comradeship of German artists , group Musik Groß-Berlin. In 1933 he wrote the music for Carl Froelich's marine film Volldampf ( premier January 3, 1934). This propaganda film , which was then declared as “valuable to the state” , was banned in 1945 by the Allied occupying powers . Later, in addition to film music for entertainment films, he also wrote music for Nazi propaganda films such as Head up, Johannes! (1941) and submarines westwards! (1941), which were banned after the end of World War II . He also worked as a film music composer in the post-war period.
Böhmelt was best known for his music for early sound films by Minerva . So for a film adaptation of the novel Little Man - what now? composed two pieces that were performed by the Comedian Harmonists . In addition to film music, Böhmelt has also composed operettas , such as the Singspiel Ein Mann Comes in der Stadt (1937) and the musical comedy Der Zauberer (1940).
Böhmelt, who lived in Bad Tölz in the last years of his life and died there, was buried in Munich's north cemetery.
Movies
(unless otherwise stated as composer)
- 1932: You never forget a girl like that (music director)
- 1933: Little Man - What Now?
- 1933: Little girl - great luck
- 1934: love wins
- 1934: Extreme power ahead
- 1934: Such a flail (also music director)
- 1934: your big scene
- 1934: ... with me this evening
- 1934: Charley's aunt
- 1934: Love and the first railroad
- 1934: a child, a dog, a vagabond
- 1935: Noise about Weidemann
- 1935: The courageous seafarer
- 1935: I was Jack Mortimer
- 1936: Robbery of the Sabine women
- 1936: It's about my life
- 1936: Susanne in the bath
- 1937: Marriage Institute Ida & Co
- 1938: Tigre du Bengale, Le
- 1938: The tiger of Esnapur
- 1938: The Indian tomb
- 1938: crook in tails
- 1939: woman at the wheel
- 1939: Honeymoon for three
- 1940: love school
- 1940: Casanova marries
- 1941: Cheer up, Johannes!
- 1941: U-boats westward!
- 1942: The thing with Styx
- 1943: Flea in the ear
- 1943: Kohlhiesel's daughters
- 1944: Moselle trip with Monika
- 1944: Destiny on the river
- 1949: The big fall
- 1950: scandal in the embassy
- 1951: innocence in a thousand troubles
- 1952: Once on the Rhine (also music director)
- 1953: love awakening
- 1956: Goodbye at Lake Constance
- 1957: Weather lights around Maria
- 1957: Who loves home
- 1960: The Red Hand
Web links
- Works by and about Harald Böhmelt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Little man, now what? ( Memento from December 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Filmography on filmportal.de
- Harald Böhmelt on Filmschlager.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Fred K. Prieberg : Handbook of German Musicians 1933–1945 , CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, pp. 621–623.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boehmelt, Harald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Böhmelt, Harald August Adolf Otto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Kapellmeister and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1982 |
| Place of death | Bad Tölz |