Thomas Eichenbrenner
Thomas Eichenbrenner (born October 11, 1948 in Stuttgart ; † October 13, 2017 in Altötting ) was a German composer , arranger and music producer .
Life
After a classical piano training and a photography apprenticeship in Stuttgart, Thomas Eichenbrenner worked for several years as a photographer in Munich and later in Berlin.
In the mid-1970s he returned to Munich and devoted himself as a career changer and self-taught to the composition of dramaturgically relevant music. He wrote music for radio plays (BR), stage music ( Münchner Volkstheater ) and socially critical chansons , which were performed in cabarets in Munich by various artists, including himself a. a. with Robert Fischer on bass.
In 1983 he started writing film music . His instrumental compositions are characterized by a concert style, classical style, played by small ensembles, chamber orchestras up to large symphony orchestras .
He later developed concepts for music libraries ( production music ) using the latest digital technology ( sampling ) and produced them. These compositions are also recorded in the classical concert style ( concert pieces ). In 1989 he released his first of eight albums with Production Music . From the mid-1990s, he wrote and produced special relaxation music in addition to the other categories , also with echoes of classical music. In 1996 his first of eleven albums was released.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Amelie, I'm coming (ARD, comedy, directed by Hans Noever )
- 1986: Live back and forth (movie, crime comedy, directed by Douglas Wolfsperger )
- 1987: Die Weinmacher (ARD, 16-part documentary series, directed by Christian Rischert )
- 1994: Wiener Lust (ARD, documentary film, directed by Christian Rischert , BR television award)
- 1995: You don't kiss old friends (ZDF, romantic comedy, directed by Detlef Rönfeldt)
- 2008: Remembering Phil (USA, Brian Smith director)
- 2009: By train through ... (SWR, documentary series, directed by Hagen von Ortloff )
- 2010: Der Jenissei (ARD, documentary, directed by Georg Restle)
- 2011: River landscapes in Central Germany (MDR, documentary series)
- 2011–2012: Heartbeat (GB, ITV3, crime series)
- 2011–2012: A Baby Story (USA, Discover Fit And Health, documentary series)
- 2012: From the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea (NDR, 2-part documentary)
Discography
Production Music Albums:
- Voyage Mélancholique (1989 Ring Musik; 18 concert pieces for piano and orchestra)
- Russia (1991 Happy Records; 16 concert pieces for orchestra)
- Quiet Emotions (1994 Selected Sound; 15 concert pieces for piano and orchestra)
- Painted Dreams (1995 Sonoton ; 13 concert pieces for piano and orchestra)
- Moments Of Harmony (1995 Selected Sound; 24 concert pieces for piano and orchestra)
- Mediterranean Impressions (2011 Sonoton ; 14 concert pieces)
- Landscape Paintings (2013 Roba Production Music; 14 concert pieces)
- Romantic Love Tales (2014 Roba Production Music; 13 concert pieces)
Single compositions on Production Music albums :
- Tales Of The Heart (2001 Sonoton )
- Hearts And Minds (2002 Sonoton )
- Bella Italia (2002 Intervox)
- Wellness Weekend (2003 Intervox)
- Italy For Lovers (2004 Intervox)
- Miss Ya (2013 Intervox)
- Sea & Sailorman (2013 Intervox)
- Rockin 'Kids (2013 Intervox)
- My Pretty Garden (2013 Intervox)
- Anniversary 100 (2014 Roba Production Music)
- Mafioso (2014 Intervox)
- Counting Sheep (2014 Intervox)
Compositions in Music Libraries (without album):
- 2014 Soundtaxi (20 titles in various genres: Atmos, World, Adventure, Tension)
Production Hessischer Rundfunk :
- Talking about life (2005 hr4, Brother Paulus and Hermann Hillebrand, 11 concert pieces from Voyage Mélancholique )
Relaxation music:
- Seidenklang (1999 Mentalis)
- World Colors (2000 Mentalis)
- Under the Rainbow (2010 Bogner Records)
- Romance of a Summer (2010 Bogner Records)
- Spring Clouds (2010 Bogner Records)
- Isle of Tranquility (2010 Bogner Records)
- Horizons (2011 Bogner Records)
- Universe of Dreams (2011 Bogner Records)
- Dream of Paradise (2012 Bogner Records)
- Island of Longing (2013 Bogner Records)
- Fall asleep relaxed (2013 Bogner Records)
Web links
- Literature and music by Thomas Eichenbrenner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Thomas Eichenbrenner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Music by Thomas Eichenbrenner on Sonoton , Selected Sound , Ring Musik , Intervox , Bogner Records
- Original music feature film: You don't kiss old friends
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Eichenbrenner in the manual of the German Composers' Association KOMPONISTEN DER GEGENWART, 5th edition 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eichenbrenner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 2017 |
| Place of death | Altötting |