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BIOGRAPHY

Education

Studies at the Federal Academy of Music Westfalen-Lippe followed by the Academy of Musical Art in Darmstadt and the Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education (Bundesakademie für musikalische Jugendbildung) in Trossingen.

1980 - 1983 Lecturer at the Music School for Youths in Heusenstamm

1983 - 1993 Activity as lecturer at the Music School Frankfurt am Main

2003 - 2004 Composer for the Nationalpark Museum Jasmund in Rügen

Since 1994 full-time film composer


Cinema films:

Bardsongs

2010 Cinema film Netherlands, India, Malta 2010,
film distribution: Cinema Delicatessen, dircetion & production: Sander Franken, premiere June, 3 www.bardsongs.com

Projekt Gold - Eine Deutsche Handball-WM

2007 documentary, film distribution: Kinowelt, dircetion: Winfried Oelsner, production: Stephan Limbach, premiere July, 30

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

2006 A dangerous trade, being kept from the public eye, SFF Production / Amsterdam, preview in New York at June, 26 / U.N. Conferenz for small Arms, dircetion & production: Sander Franken

Herz im Kopf

2002 Constantin-Film / Claussen & Wöbke
direction: Michael Gutmann (Tom Schilling)

Crazy

2000 Constantin-Film / Claussen & Wöbke
direction: Hans Christian Schmidt (2 song productions)

Nach 5 im Urwald

1996 Senator Film / Claussen & Wöbke
direction: Hans Christian Schmidt (Franka Potente)

Rohe Ostern

1995 Concorde-Film / Vulcano
direction: Michael Gutmann (A. Milberg / O. Korritke)

Herz in der Hand

1991 Senator Film / SWR / BR
direction: Uwe Janson (Barbara Auer)



Television films:

Documentary film:
Mein Name und Ich - Jeder hat einen Namen. Aber ist er auch der richtige?

2013 Strandfilm Frankfurt / HR
direction: Birgit Lehmann & Ole Weissenberger

Bamberger Reiter

2013 TV 60 Filmproduktion / Bayerischer Rundfunk, direction: Michael Gutmann (nominated for the German TV Crime Award "Deutschen Fernsehkrimipreis" in Wiesbaden 2013: www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches-fernsehen/inhalt/film-und-serie/bamberger-reiter-heimatkrimi-104.html)

Die letzten 30 Jahre

2010 ODEON Film / WDR / ARTE
direction: Michael Gutmann

Tatort: "Der Oide Depp"

2008 BR / Studio-TV
direction: Michael Gutmann

Tatort: "Seenot"

2007 SWR / Maran-Film
direction: Rene Heisig (Eva Matthes)

Tatort: "Das namenlose Mädchen"

2007 NDR
direction: Michael Gutmann (Maria Furtwängler)

Experiment Zukunft

2006 movie about new study concepts
direction & production: Angela Freiberg

Alma Mitterteig - Wenn der Tod gleich zweimal kommt

2006 ZDF / Polyphon Filmproduktion - Hamburg
direction: Rene Heisig / mit Christiane Hörbiger

Das Kind meiner Schwester

2006 RELEVANT Filmproduktion / DEGETO - Frankfurt
direction: Bettina Wörnle / mit Marianne Sägebrecht

Documentary film

2005 Over the Frankfurter painter & comic illustrator Bernd Pfarr, direction: Michael Gutmann

Tatort: "Unausweichlich"

2005 Maran-Film / SWR
direction: Rene Heisig

BZW : Die Reblaus

2005 Bayrischer Rundfunk
direction: Klaus Gietinger

TV Movie: "Was wäre wenn"

2005 Relevant-Film Produktion / SAT 1
direction: Denis Satin

Ein starkes Team -
Bis das der Tod uns scheidet

2005 UFA Filmproduktion
direction: Rene Heisig

Tatort: "Am Abgrund"

2005 Maran-Film / SWR
direction: Rene Heisig

2 Wochen für uns

2004 Relevant-Film / Degeto / ARD
direction: Rene Heisig

Der Mann mit den grünen Augen

2001 Trebitsch / Objektiv-Film / SAT 1
direction: Bettina Wörnle

Donnas Baby

2000 Colon-Film / RTL
direction: Bettina Wörnle (Ken Duken)

Mallorca für eine Nacht

2000 Relevant-Film / RTL
direction: Dror Zahavi (Idil Üner)

Natascha

1999 HR / ARTE
direction: Susanne Zanke (Oliver Stritzel, H. Berdrath)

Millenium Love

1999 Relevant-Film / RTL
direction: Peter Timm (Florian Daniel, Roman Knizka)

Das Ende einer Liebe

1998 Colon-Film / SAT 1
direction: Susanne Zanke (Susanne Schäfer, Oliver Stritzel)

Glatteis

1998 Colon-Film / NDR / ARD
direction: Michael Gutmann (Günther Lamprecht, Gottfried John)

Nur für eine Nacht

1996 Claussen & Wöbke / ZDF television play
direction: Michael Gutmann (Jakob von Moers)

Tatort

1994 ARD
direction: Michael Gutmann (Manfred Krug)

Ein Fall für Zwei

1990 - 1993 ZDF
direction: Michael Gutmann (series: 3 sequences)



Children's films / cartoons / animated films:

Gisela

2010 animated film Germany,
direction: Katja Baumann (www.katjabaumann.com)

Bagger & Kräne

2008 direction and production: Leonore Poth

"Paula hat ein Loch im Herz" - Paula has a hole in the heart

2006 cardiac pediatric clinic Heidelberg, Studio-TV
direction: Gabriele Degener

Television film: "Wutz & Wibke"

2005 Balance Film
dircetion: Leonore Poth

Politibongo

2001 Studio-TV / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (Serie: 5 Folgen)

Iger & Tigel

2003 Balance-Film
direction: Leonore Poth

Politibongo

2001 Studio-TV / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (series: 5 sequences)

Die Rollmöpse

2000 production & direction: Leonore Poth

Die Rechte der Kinder

1998 Studio-TV / Terre des Hommes / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (series: 4 sequences)

Die Emil Bulls

1997 Studio-TV / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (series: 3 sequences)

Siebenstein

1997 - 1999 Studio-TV / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (series: 5 sequences)

Bettkanten-Geschichten

1988 - 1994 Birne-Film / ZDF
direction: Gabi Degener (series: 7 sequences)



Short motion pictures:

Das Erbe der Tippeltovs

2010 Germany (15 min.)
production & direction: Sebastian Simon

Hunger

2001 Malango-Film Produktion
production & direction: Andreas Schmidt

Der grosse Lacher

1997 Benguin-Film / Vide-Indigo movie award
direction: Benjamin Herrmann (Edgar Selge)

How I got rhythm

1997 production & direction: Michael Gutmann
(Leonardt Lansink, Martina Gedeck, Oliver Stritzel)

Von Zeit zu Zeit

1990 production & direction: Michael Gutmann
(Leonardt Lansink, Martina Gedeck, Oliver Stritzel)

Der Strandpirat

1986 production & direction: Michael Gutmann
(Leonardt Lansink, Martina Gedeck, Oliver Stritzel)



Art and theatre projects:

"Tell me more Grace"

2013 A film (60 min.) of Young Joo Lee "Städel" graduate with a live musik performance of Rainer Michel & Young Joo Lee

"Eine Dame verschwindet"
(a lady go missing)

2010 music compositio for the new play of the ensemble Darmstadt "Die Stromer" incl. the vintage crime movies: "Der Zwitscher" (the tweet)
(www.theater-diestromer.de)

"Naturgewalten" forces of nature museum, Sylt

2009 music composition

Exhibition Franziskaner, Berlin

2008 music composition

National park museum Tönning

2008 music composition

"Die Stromer"

2005 Team work with the children theater, Griesheim

Impuls

2005 Team work with the agency of design / "Raum der Nachhaltigkeit" / exhibition - Rheinland-Pfalz

National park museum Jasmund

2004 mulimedia show for the new National Park Center Königsstuhl of the national park Jasmund (Rügen / Baltic Sea) in cooperation with IMPULS and the WWF Germany

Atlantis

1987 culture and multimedia event "Zeche Carl" Bochum
musical coordination - performance

Vienna festival

1986 German contribute "Verwüstete Engel", direction: Hubsi Kramar (with Miki Maloer and Marianne Sägebrecht)

Since 1985 different foreign appointments for live concerts (Spain, USA, England) as well as assistant for music and theatre productions:



Current band & music projects

Michael & Mann

Songs and ballades with the film-maker Ralf Mann

Lolita Knockout

A musical performance duo with Raphael Zweifeland Rainer Michel. Since the beginning of 2003 they have enriched vernissages and art events with their own compositions from classic to hip-hop. Moreover Lolita Knockout appears in varying casts as chamber orchestra for films and events.

Lucid

Claudia Fink's wonderful chamber pop.

diverse art and Theater projects ("Wiener Festwochen" Vienna festival, coal mine Karl /Bochum etc.)


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