Sunday, July 12, 2020

Who Are Those Composers ~ Peer Raben



Peer Raben was born Wilhelm Rabenbauer on July 3 1940. He was a German composer who worked primarily with German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Raben was born in Viechtach, Bavaria, Germany and attended Musische Gymnasium Straubing.

In 1966, Raben, together with several others, founded the Action Theatre in Munich, which led to the Anti Theatre in 1968, where he was active as a writer, composer and director. In 1969 and 1970 he produced Fassbinder’s first films. After working on a film of his own (Die Ahnfrau), he concentrated on composing for theatre and films.

He directed three films himself: Die Ahnfrau - Oratorium nach Franz Grillparzer (1971), Adele Spitzeder (1972) and Heute spielen wir den Boß (1981), for which he also composed the music.

In addition to Fassbinder, Raben composed music for Robert van Ackeren, Barbet Schroeder, Daniel Schmid, Bernhard Sinkel, Peter Zadek, Doris Dörrie, Hansgünther Heyme, Ulrike Ottinger, Werner Schroeter, Tom Toelle, Dan Polsby, Percy Adlon, Wong Kar-wai and Sergej Stanojkovski.

In 2006 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy.

Peer Raben died on January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany.


RABEN, Peer (aka Peer Rabeen, Wil Rabenbauer) (Wilhelm Rabenbauer) [7/3/1940, Viechtafell, Viechtach, Bavaria, Germany – 1/21/2007, Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany] – producer, production manager, director, writer, songwriter, composer, actor, co-founded the Action Theatre in Munich, which led to the Anti Theatre in 1968, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy [2006].
Whity – 1971
     Song: “I Kill Them” sung by Gunter Kaufmann
Chetan, Indian Boy – 1972

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