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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