Werner Bochmann
Werner Bochmann (born May 17, 1900 in Meerane ; † June 3, 1993 in Schliersee ) was a German hit and film composer .
Life
After attending secondary school in Meerane, he began studying chemistry at the Technical University in Dresden in 1919 . But his enthusiasm for music was stronger. He studied music with Joseph Gustav Mraczek and Franz Schreker and then toured Europe as a pianist in the folklore ensemble Orchestra tipukta by the Argentinian José Soler .
Bochmann's first compositions were published by Irving Berlin after German music publishers rejected them. His first printed piece was I Called to Say Good Night (1929). In 1933 Bochmann began to work for UFA . He composed the music for over 120 German and international sound films as well as entertainment, dance and stage music. His best-known pieces include Heimat Deine Sterne (Text Erich Knauf ) from the film Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941) and Gute Nacht, Mutter , sung by Wilhelm Strienz . During the war he composed the music for a total of 42 films, including several state-commissioned films to raise the morale of the troops. He also made records with his tango orchestra for Columbia Records . Bochmann discovered, among other things, the singing and whistling talent of the actress Ilse Werner .
Werner Bochmann lived in Schliersee for over 50 years until his death . His grave is in the cemetery of the parish church of St. Sixtus . Schliersee honored him in 2002 by naming a street in his name and attaching a commemorative plaque.
Since May 2011 there has been a permanent exhibition in his hometown of Meerane on the life and work of Werner Bochmann.
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: The island
- 1935: One too many on board
- 1935: Cherries in the neighbor's garden
- 1935: April, April!
- 1935: an ideal husband
- 1936: thunder, lightning and sunshine
- 1937: An enemy of the people
- 1937: Alarm in Beijing
- 1938: rubber
- 1938: I love you
- 1938: Last night's girl
- 1939: A Robinson
- 1939: Casilla sensational trial
- 1940: All love
- 1940: request concert
- 1941: The main thing is happy
- 1941: The other me
- 1941: Quax, the break pilot
- 1942: Heavenly Dogs
- 1942: Front Theater
- 1943: city melody
- 1943: I entrust you with my wife
- 1944: The Feuerzangenbowle
- 1944: The angel with the strings
- 1944: Quax on the move (WP 1953 as Quax in Africa )
- 1945: tell the truth (unfinished)
- 1945: The old song
- 1945: the stake
- 1949: We are looking for Majora
- 1949: I'll make you happy
- 1950: Riots in Paradise
- 1950: Theodor in the football goal
- 1951: My friend the thief
- 1952: Roses bloom on the heather grave
- 1952: home bells
- 1954: Ball of Nations
- 1955: The fisherman from Heiligensee
- 1955: The Spanish fly
- 1956: hot harvest
- 1957: The pastor of St. Michael
- 1957: The cheerful detectives
- 1962: Goodbye by the blue sea
Songs / hits
- In the evening in the tavern
- Home your stars
- Good night Mother
- Everything works better with music
- It's going to be a never-ending spring
- The small town wants to go to sleep
- You and me in the moonlight
- Theodore in the soccer goal
- I am so passionate
- Yeah, that's my tune
- I'm good
- If I only knew who I kissed ... (At midnight at the Lido)
- Nobody sings like Eduard!
Awards
- 1967: Federal Film Prize : Filmband in Gold for many years of outstanding work in German film
- 1984: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1985: Paul-Lincke-Ring
Web links
- Werner Bochmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Werner Bochmann at filmportal.de
- Werner Bochmann on Filmschlager.de
- Exhibition site of the city of Meerane
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernst Klee : Kulturlexikon zum Third Reich: Who was what before and after 1945 . 1st edition. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-596-17153-8 , pp. 56 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bochmann, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th May 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meerane |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd June 1993 |
| Place of death | Schliersee |