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Irmin Schmidt

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Irmin Schmidt was born on 29 May 1937 in Berlin, Germany. He is a composer, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Inherent Vice (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019).
BornMay 29, 1937
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (2009)
    Broken Embraces
    7.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 2009
    Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)
    Inherent Vice
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2014
    Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Jeremy Strong, Michelle Dockery, and Henry Golding in The Gentlemen (2019)
    The Gentlemen
    7.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 2019
    Jeremy Irons, Elisabeth Moss, Sienna Guillory, James Purefoy, Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Louis Suc in High-Rise (2015)
    High-Rise
    5.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Rodolphe Burger (avec Grimaçe) - Mushroom
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Merkel (2020)
      Merkel
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1986–2016
    • Zwei allein (2014)
      Zwei allein
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Mord in Eberswalde (2013)
      Mord in Eberswalde
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Innenansichten - Deutschland 1937 (2012)
      Innenansichten - Deutschland 1937
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • Dieter Pfaff and Katharina Schüttler in Bloch (2002)
      Bloch
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2002–2011
    • Palermo Shooting (2008)
      Palermo Shooting
      6.1
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Einsatz in Hamburg (2000)
      Einsatz in Hamburg
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Paparazzo (2007)
      Paparazzo
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • In Sachen Kaminski (2005)
      In Sachen Kaminski
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Snowland (2005)
      Snowland
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Der Stich des Skorpion (2004)
      Der Stich des Skorpion
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Francis Fulton-Smith in Ich werde immer bei euch sein (2004)
      Ich werde immer bei euch sein
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Zucker für die Bestie
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1998

    Music Department

    • Snowland (2005)
      Snowland
      6.6
      • composer: theme music
      • 2005
    • Ein großer graublauer Vogel (1970)
      Ein großer graublauer Vogel
      6.0
      • music editor
      • 1970

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Alle Geister kreisen
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 1985

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • The Official CAN / Spoon Records Website
    • Alternative names
      • The Can
    • Born
      • May 29, 1937
      • Berlin, Germany

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