Hans Friedrich August Carste (5 September 1909 in Frankenthal – 11 May 1971 in Bad Wiessee) was a German composer and conductor. He arrived in Berlin in 1931 after working in Vienna and Breslau. He composed film music and as well as songs for the stage. Electrola offered him and his orchestra an exclusive recording contract and he recorded many high quality sides for them. Hans Carste joined the NSDAP in 1933. In 1937 when Ludwig Rüth, the Jewish Band Leader emigrated to South Africa, Hans Carste took up the baton. For some time the Orchestra was still known as the Ludwig (Lewis) Rüth Orchester but acknowledged that Carste was the conductor. Within a short time it became known as the Hans Carste Orchester. In 1942 he was drafted and sent to the Eastern front. He was badly injured and captured by the Red Army. He was released in 1948 and returned to Germany. He became one of the musical directors at Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor (RIAS) radio station in Berlin and once again worked for the stage and the movies. In 1957 he became president of BIEM in Paris. He withdrew from all activities in 1967 due to illness. One of his best-known compositions is the opening tune of the "Tagesschau" - the TV news broadcast.
His theme song for the TV news (Tagesschau) in 1952 became familiar to a huge public and is till today one of his best-known compositions.
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Hans Carste joined the NSDAP in 1933.
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He withdrew from all activities in 1967 due to illness.
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Only in 1948 he was released from prison and was able to return to Germany. One year later he took over the lead of the entertainment and dance music by RIAS Berlin. Three years later his opera "Lump mit Herz" received its world premiere.
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During World War II he only wrote one more film composition. Beside it he released many records via Elektrola with his dance band.
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The film composer Hans Carste first studied political and economic science from 1927 before he turned towards the music and went to the Vienna Music Academy.
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In 1937 when Ludwig Rüth, the Jewish Band Leader emigrated to South Africa, Hans Carste took up the baton. For some time the Orchestra was still known as the Ludwig (Lewis) Rüth Orchester but acknowledged that Carste was the conductor. Within a short time it became known as the Hans Carste Orchester.
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He first worked at the Vienna Opera, it followed an engagement an the Opera of Breslau before he went to Berlin to start his great career.
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In 1957 he became president of BIEM in Paris.
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Hans Carste was enlisted in 1942 and had to go to the east front. There he became seriously wounded and came into Russian imprisonment where he continued to compose music.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Im schwarzen Rößl
1961
Frühling in Berlin
1957
Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen
1955
Let the Sun Shine
1955
Glückliche Reise
1954
Tagesschau
1952
TV Series documentary
Madonna in Ketten
1949
Die unvollkommene Liebe
1940
Die barmherzige Lüge
1939
Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit
1939
Drei wunderschöne Tage
1939
Maja zwischen zwei Ehen
1938
Der andere Mann
1937
Short
Die geliebte Stimme
1937
Short
Die Unterschlagung
1937
Short
Sparkasse mit Likör
1937
Short
The Play on the Tenne
1937
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
1937
So weit geht die Liebe nicht
1937
The Glass Ball
1937
1A in Upper Bavaria
1937
Der Außenseiter
1935
Variétés
1935
Varieté
1935
A Regular Fellow
1935
Es knallt
1934
Short
Inheritance in Pretoria
1934
Old Comrades
1934
Stupid Mama
1934
In Sachen Timpe
1934
The Fugitive from Chicago
1934
Gretl Wins First Prize
1933
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rascals on the Road
2005
writer: "In der Schweiz"
Gilmore Girls
2002
TV Series music - 1 episode
Det nya landet
2000
TV Movie music: " Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle"
Scandal
1989
music: "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer"
The Graham Kennedy Show
1973
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Erzähl mir nichts
1964
performer: "Laß Uns Zusammen Träumen", "Erzähl Mir Nichts"
$900,000
