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Carl Orff(1895-1982)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Carl Orff was born on 10 July 1895 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Excalibur (1981), 6 Underground (2019) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He was married to Liselotte Schmitz, Luise Rinser, Gertrud Willert and Alice Solscher. He died on 29 March 1982 in Munich, Germany.
BornJuly 10, 1895
DiedMarch 29, 1982(86)
BornJuly 10, 1895
DiedMarch 29, 1982(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1981
Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
6 Underground
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
John Travolta in The General's Daughter (1999)
The General's Daughter
6.4
  • Soundtrack("O Fortuna")
  • 1999

Credits

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Composer

  • The Absurd Life of Kate (2017)
    The Absurd Life of Kate
    8.6
    • Composer
    • 2017
  • The Angry German Kid (2017)
    The Angry German Kid
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2017
  • Doctor Schizo e Mister Phrenic
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Jacques Chancel in Le grand échiquier (1972)
    Le grand échiquier
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1972–1982
  • Evening at Symphony
    TV Series
    • composer
    • 1974
  • Horace (1973)
    Horace
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Odd Wolstad in Månen (1966)
    Månen
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Dukkebutikken
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Comoedia de Christi Resurrectione
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1958

Music Department

  • Carmina Burana - Place Saint-Marc à Venise (2022)
    Carmina Burana - Place Saint-Marc à Venise
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2022
  • De Temporum Fine Comoedia (2022)
    De Temporum Fine Comoedia
    Video
    • composer
    • 2022
  • Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière in History of World Cinema: Part I (2021)
    History of World Cinema: Part I
    Short
    • composer
    • 2021
  • Ryan Oksenberg in Everything Go Round (2021)
    Everything Go Round
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Orff: Carmina Burana - Live from the Forbidden City
    Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Tobias Bastian Them Burø, Bastian Lars Andreasen, Vigga Rohweder, and Morgan Batchelor in BaseBoys (2018)
    BaseBoys
    6.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2018
  • MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana (2016)
    MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana
    6.8
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2016
  • La duodécima hora
    6.7
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2007
  • Carmina Burana: The Ballet
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2004
  • Era: The Mass (2003)
    Era: The Mass
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2003
  • Enigma: Gravity of Love (1999)
    Enigma: Gravity of Love
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1999
  • Britney Spears in 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (1999)
    1999 MTV Video Music Awards
    6.4
    TV Special
    • musician
    • 1999
  • Carmina burana
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1998
  • Die Bernauerin
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1997
  • Sady skorpiona (1991)
    Sady skorpiona
    7.0
    • music (as K. Orf)
    • 1991

Writer

  • Die Kluge: Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1975
  • Odd Wolstad in Månen (1966)
    Månen
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1966
  • A Christmas Play (1965)
    A Christmas Play
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1965
  • Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1965
  • Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1964
  • Die Bernauerin
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1958
  • Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Carl Off
  • Born
    • July 10, 1895
    • Munich, Germany
  • Died
    • March 29, 1982
    • Munich, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Liselotte Schmitz1960 - March 29, 1982 (his death)
  • Other works
    1937, Carmina Burana
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Studied at Munich Academy of Music with Heinrich Kaminski. Published 'Schulwerk' describing his method of conducting in 1930.

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