Konrad Elfers

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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)

literature

  • Norbert Aping: The Dick and Doof Book. The story of Laurel and Hardy in Germany. Schüren, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-89472-356-4 .

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personal data
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