At the beginning of the 20s he came in touch with the film business and he wrote his first compositions for cinema performances. His most popular film composition came into being for the German silent movie classic "Nosferatu" (1922) directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau with Max Schreck in the leading role.
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Despite his successes Hans Erdmann did not realise other film compositions, instead he turned towards different publications as an editor, among them the magazine "Filmtechnik", the "Reichsfilmblatt" as well as the magazine "Film - Ton - Kunst", where he dealt with the background music of silent movies.
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With his engagement at the conservatory in Berlin in the field "Akademie für Filmmusik" from 1928 he became an important teacher of film music. He gave numerous young composers an understanding of this seminal media.
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His artistic career was interrupted by World War I where he served as a soldier. After the war followed engagements at the theaters in Riga and Jena where he was able to continue his musical passion again.
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He first studied violin, composition and music theory, afterwards he worked as a concertmaster at the Schauspielhaus Breslau.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Night Shift
2016/IV
Short
King August the Strong
1936
The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse
1933
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
1933
Nosferatu
1922
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen
2014
Documentary music: "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse" / writer: "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse"
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Leier und Schwert
1930
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Der tolle Bomberg
1932
musical director
Known for movies
Nosferatu (1922) as Composer
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) as Composer
The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (1933) as Composer
Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen (2014) as Soundtrack
$16 Million
