Konrad Elfers
Konrad Elfers (born October 25, 1919 in Essen , † September 22, 1996 in Bremerhaven ) was a German pianist and composer . He was best known for his compositions for feature films and television productions.
Life
In the post-war period, the pianist Konrad Elfers initially wrote settings for old silent film classics such as Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse, the player or Lang's two-part Nibelungen epic (1922–1924). Later, as a film composer, he wrote the music for Jürgen Roland ( Four Keys ), the adventure film Inside Out - Ein genialer Bluff (with Telly Savalas and James Mason ) and the thriller Finale in Berlin (based on Len Deighton 's novel of the same name) with Michael Caine in the role of the British secret agent Harry Palmer . In 1987 Rosa von Praunheim had Elfers' music underline his drama Anita - Dances of Vice, about the nude dancer Anita Berber , who was popular in the 1920s .
Of Elfers' works is above all “ Hey, Pippi Longstocking! “, The title song of the Pippi Longstocking films originally written by Jan Johansson , which was heard in all Pippi Longstocking films with Inger Nilsson from 1969 onwards.
Elfers also became known to a wide audience through the series Es may be laughed . Between 1961 and 1965 Werner Schwier presented numerous comedic short films from the silent film era (e.g. with Buster Keaton ), which he commented on for the audience in a cinema based on that time, while Konrad Elfers played the background music live next to him on an old piano .
Konrad Elfers died on September 22, 1996 in Bremerhaven.
Filmography (selection)
- 1922 Dr. Mabuse, the player (subsequently re-set to music)
- 1922–1924 The Nibelungs (later set to music)
- 1925: Go West (Der Cowboy) (later set to music)
- 1926: Battling Butler (The Killer of Alabama / Buster Keaton, the Boxer / I'm the Greatest / Blow by Blow) (subsequently re-set to music)
- 1927: The General (The General) (new shoot it)
- 1927: College (The model student / Buster Keaton, the student / sport is murder) (later set to music)
- 1965: 4 keys
- 1966: Final in Berlin ( Funeral in Berlin )
- 1969: Pippi Longstocking ( Pippi Långstrump )
- 1969: Pippi disembarks ( Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven )
- 1970: Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land ( Här kommer Pippi Långstrump )
- 1970: Pippi out of control ( På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump )
- 1976: Inside Out - A brilliant bluff ( Inside Out )
- 1987: Anita - Dances of Vice
literature
- Norbert Aping: The Dick and Doof Book. The story of Laurel and Hardy in Germany. Schüren, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-89472-356-4 .
Web links
- Konrad Elfers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Konrad Elfers in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Elfers, Konrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1996 |
Place of death | Bremerhaven |