Christopher Franke (born Berlin, 6 April1953) was a member of the German New Age electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann from 1970. He originally played drums, but began playing synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. Since his departure in 1988, he has founded the Sonic Images record label and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, and produced a number of solo works. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991 to pursue film work. He also served as the composer for the science fiction television series Babylon 5. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tangerine Dream is a German group that specializes in electronic music (the band dislikes the term New Age often used for a certain type of instrumental music) founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... Edgar W. Froese (born June 6, 1944) is an artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for co-founding the electronic music act Tangerine Dream. ... Peter Baumann (born January 29, 1953 in Berlin) formed the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. ... A classic FM synthesizer, the Yamaha DX7. ... Psychedelic music draws its inspiration from the experience of mind-altering drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, ecstasy and especially LSD. Characteristic features of the style include modal melodies, lengthy instrumental solos, esoteric lyrics and trippy special effects such as reversed, distorted, delayed and/or phased sounds. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...
Babylon 5: Sleeping in Light: (ChristopherFranke) With Sleeping in Light, the final episode of the five-season science fiction series Babylon 5, composer ChristopherFranke took his musical experience to a new height in order to make us feel the end of the saga and give us a taste of new beginnings.
As much as Franke's initial scores to the first seaon of Babylon 5 were synth driven and reflected his time with Tangerine Dream, his style evolved, enhancing the percussion, then the brass, and finally settling, during season 5, with the nobility of strings.
Sleeping in Light truly is Franke at his best, combining the richness of the new themes he devised for the fifth season with his mastering of grand, sweeping melodies which fans remember from various episodes and seasons.
Franke’s label, Sonic Images follows up the 1996 Volume 1 re-release of film music selections from Eye of the Storm, McBain, and She Woke Up, with an all new volume.
To his credit, though, Franke's compositions are very enjoyable and he does make the most of the synthesizers he has chosen to convey his music.
ChristopherFranke demonstrates his talents for musical composition in a variety of ways.
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