[Two threads dealing with the same subject have been merged by the host, Ivan Ž.]
Some of the background themes to the latter-war Deutsche Wochenschau battle scenes were almost classical in their "virtuosity". Who composed them? Which orchestra played them?
Who composed music for German newsreels?
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There were two main composers as far as I know: Herbert Windt and Norbert Schultze.
obit for Norbert Schultze: http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/46/norbert.htm
"Recruited for military service, Schultze was mainly involved in composing music for Wochenschau journals during the war."
reference to Herbert Windt: Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 681 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035803/fullcredits#cast
"Music Department: Herbert Windt .... composer: stock music"
I believe the opening fanfare comes from Liszt's Preludes
skoblin
obit for Norbert Schultze: http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/46/norbert.htm
"Recruited for military service, Schultze was mainly involved in composing music for Wochenschau journals during the war."
reference to Herbert Windt: Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 681 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035803/fullcredits#cast
"Music Department: Herbert Windt .... composer: stock music"
I believe the opening fanfare comes from Liszt's Preludes
skoblin
Re: Who composed music for German newsreels?
(A few notes regarding the last reply: "stock music" means that they simply used his music, among others, not that Windt composed it for newsreels; I haven't come across a source stating that Schultze was one of the main newsreel composers; the fanfare containing the "Les préludes" tune were a newsreel theme only briefly, in the second half of 1941.)
As I already mentioned before, the recordings used in German newsreels were radio recordings. Many of them were recorded and used for various purposes (i.e. weren't specially composed for a particular event, scene, newsreel or radio broadcast).
Some of the composers that composed music for German newsreels were Hans Ebert, Franz R. Friedl, Siegfried Scheffler, Hermann Unger (see Prieberg's Handbuch, pp. 1289, 1688, 6060, 7314) and, I assume, quite a few others (see another name below).
Attached is an example of what a record containing newsreel music looked like: It's a standard German (wartime) radio record. The title is quite common: "Dramatisches Vorspiel" (with a note: Wochenschaumusik), composed by Kurt Graunke. The performer is the band of the Wachbataillon der Luftwaffe, conducted by the composer. (Needless to say, other recordings used in newsreels were made by various performers; this band was just one of many.)
Cheers,
Ivan
As I already mentioned before, the recordings used in German newsreels were radio recordings. Many of them were recorded and used for various purposes (i.e. weren't specially composed for a particular event, scene, newsreel or radio broadcast).
Some of the composers that composed music for German newsreels were Hans Ebert, Franz R. Friedl, Siegfried Scheffler, Hermann Unger (see Prieberg's Handbuch, pp. 1289, 1688, 6060, 7314) and, I assume, quite a few others (see another name below).
Attached is an example of what a record containing newsreel music looked like: It's a standard German (wartime) radio record. The title is quite common: "Dramatisches Vorspiel" (with a note: Wochenschaumusik), composed by Kurt Graunke. The performer is the band of the Wachbataillon der Luftwaffe, conducted by the composer. (Needless to say, other recordings used in newsreels were made by various performers; this band was just one of many.)
Cheers,
Ivan