Edgar Froese
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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Movies (41)
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
2019
Tangerine Dream: Phaedra Farewell Tour 2014 London
2015 · Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Producer
Tangerine Dream: Electric Mandarine Tour - The Zürich Concert (Set 2)
2012 · Self - keyboards / guitar
Tangerine Dream - The London Eye Concert
2011 · Keyboards, Producer
Tangerine Dream - Live in Lisbon
2010 · Self
Tangerine Dream . The Epsilon Journey
2010
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
2009 · Self
Tangerine Dream . Rocking Out The Bats
2009
Tangerine Dream - One Night in Space - Live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt
2009 · Himself, Director
Tangerine Dream - Loreley
2008
Tangerine Dream Live in Los Angeles
2008 · Self
Tangerine Dream - Live in London at Shepherds Bush Empire
2007 · Tastiere Sintetizzatore
Tangerine Dream - Live at the Tempodrome Berlin
2006
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
2006 · Himself, Music
Tangerine Dream: Inferno
2004 · Music
Luminous Visions
1998 · Music
Rainbow Drive
1990 · Original Music Composer
Catch Me... If You Can
1989 · Original Music Composer
Miracle Mile
1988 · Original Music Composer
Shy People
1987 · Original Music Composer
Three O'Clock High
1987 · Original Music Composer
Near Dark
1987 · Original Music Composer
Canyon Dreams
1987 · Music
The Park Is Mine
1986 · Original Music Composer
Legend
1985 · Music, Songs
Red Heat
1985 · Original Music Composer
Vision Quest
1985 · Original Music Composer
Heartbreakers
1984 · Music
Firestarter
1984 · Original Music Composer
Flashpoint
1984 · Original Music Composer
The Keep
1983 · Original Music Composer
Wavelength
1983 · Original Music Composer
Risky Business
1983 · Original Music Composer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
1982 · Original Music Composer
Kamikaze '89
1982 · Original Music Composer
The Soldier
1982 · Original Music Composer
Dead Kids
1981 · Original Music Composer
Thief
1981 · Original Music Composer
Sorcerer
1977 · Original Music Composer
Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse
1976 · Self
Auf Scheisser schiesst man nicht
1969 · Original Music Composer
