Bernhard Eichhorn (17 April 1904 – 6 February 1980[1]) was a German composer, who produced a number of film scores.
Bernhard Eichhorn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1904 |
| Died | 6 February 1980 |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1940 – 1976 |
Biography
Eichhorn was born in Schortewitz.[2] In 1927, he joined the Universität und Akademie für Tonkunst in Munich, under Arthur Kutscher.[3] In 1927/28, he was Korrepetitor at the Bavarian State Opera and afterwards Kapellmeister at the Bayerische Landesbühne.[3] From 1934 to 1944, he was music director at the Staatstheater Dresden.[3] From 1945 to 1947, Eichhorn was Kapellmeister at the Städtische Bühnen München.[2] Since then, he lived as a freelance composer for film, radio, television and the stage.[2]
Selected filmography
- Anuschka (1942)
- Doctor Crippen (1942)
- Under the Bridges (1946)
- In Those Days (1947)
- The Time with You (1948)
- The Orplid Mystery (1950)
- Royal Children (1950)
- The Violin Maker of Mittenwald (1950)
- The Cloister of Martins (1951)
- White Shadows (1951)
- House of Life (1952)
- The Monastery's Hunter (1953)
- Hubertus Castle (1954)
- Rose-Girl Resli (1954)
- The Silent Angel (1954)
- The Dark Star (1955)
- Sky Without Stars (1955)
- Lost Child 312 (1955)
- The Vulture Wally (1956)
- The Girl from Flanders (1956)
- The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
- Love From Paris (1957)
- Iron Gustav (1958)
- Jons und Erdme (1959)
- The Goose of Sedan (1959)
- A Glass of Water (1960)
- The Good Soldier Schweik (1960)
- The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961)
- Blind Justice (1961)
Bibliography
- Reimer, Robert (2000). Cultural history through a National Socialist lens : essays on the cinema of the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-164-5. OCLC 43186070.