Edgar Froese

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-06-06

Deathday

2015-01-20 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany

Also Known As

  • Tangerine Dream

Edgar Froese

Biography

Edgar Willmar Froese (6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group until his death. Although his solo and group recordings before 2003 name him "Edgar Froese", his later solo albums bear the name "Edgar W. Froese".

Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia), on D-Day during World War II; members of his family, including his father, had been killed by the Nazis and after the war, his mother and surviving family settled in Berlin. He took piano lessons from the age of 12 and started playing guitar at 15. After showing an early aptitude for art, Froese enrolled at the Academy of the Arts in Berlin to study painting and sculpture.

One of his most lucrative jobs was to design advertising posters for the Berlin buses. He started an evening degree in psychology and philosophy and received his doctorate on Kant's categorical imperative. Since his interpretation was not by the academic way of thinking, he left the college with the remark: "The dust of the universities is like a shroud over the truth." In 1965, he formed a band called The Ones, who played psychedelic rock, and some rock and R&B standards. While playing in Spain, The Ones were invited to perform at Salvador Dalí's villa in Cadaqués. Froese's encounter with Dalí was highly influential, inspiring him to pursue more experimental directions with his music. The Ones disbanded in 1967, having released only one single "Lady Greengrass" (b/w "Love of Mine") on Star-Club Records. After returning to Berlin, Froese began recruiting musicians for the free-rock band that would become Tangerine Dream.

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2018
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch as Music
1998
Luminous Visions as Music
1990
Rainbow Drive as Original Music Composer
1989
Catch Me If You Can as Original Music Composer
1989
Miracle Mile as Original Music Composer
1987
Three O'Clock High as Original Music Composer
1987
Near Dark as Original Music Composer
1987
Shy People as Original Music Composer
1987
Canyon Dreams as Music
1986
The Park Is Mine as Original Music Composer
1985
Legend as Music
1985
Red Heat as Original Music Composer
1985
Vision Quest as Original Music Composer
1984
Heartbreakers as Music
1984
Firestarter as Original Music Composer
1984
Flashpoint as Original Music Composer
1983
The Keep as Original Music Composer
1983
Wavelength as Original Music Composer
1983
Risky Business as Original Music Composer
1982
Kamikaze 1989 as Original Music Composer
1982
The Soldier as Original Music Composer
1981
Strange Behavior as Original Music Composer
1981
Thief as Original Music Composer
1977
Sorcerer as Original Music Composer
1970
Scene of the Crime as Original Music Composer
1969
Auf Scheisser schiesst man nicht as Original Music Composer
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