Distinguished German composer Hanns Eisler has composed film and stage music on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in Leipzig, Germany, he studied under Arnold Schoenberg and began writing musical scores in the late 1920s. During this time he worked with noted composers Bertolt Brecht, Slatan Dudow and Walter Ruttmann. Throughout his life, his leftist leanings got him in considerable trouble. In 1932 his work on the radical film Kuhle Wampe resulted in him being exiled from Germany. He spent a few years working throughout Europe scoring documentaries and feature films until the early 1940s when he came to the U.S. to compose music for Broadway productions and Hollywood films. During his time in Hollywood he worked with such directors as Fritz Lang, Jean Renoir and Frank Borzage. In 1947, his Marxist tendencies again caused him trouble when Eisler became one of the first forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. They declared him an unfriendly witness and deported him. Eisler moved to East Germany and there composed the country's national anthem, many songs, concert works and the occasional film score.
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Der Vulkan
Featured Music |
1999 | |||
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Robinson in Space
Featured Music |
1997 | |||
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Galileo
Featured Music |
1975 | |||
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Ljubavni Slucaj ili Tragedija Sluzbenice P.T.T.
Featured Music |
1967 | |||
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Fidelio
Screenwriter |
1961 | |||
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Les Sorcières de Salem
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Herr Puntila und Sein Knecht Matti
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
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Night and Fog
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
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Our Daily Bread
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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So Well Remembered
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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The Woman on the Beach
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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A Scandal in Paris
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1946 | |||
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Deadline at Dawn
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
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Jealousy
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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The Spanish Main
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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None But the Lonely Heart
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Hangmen Also Die!
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1943 | |||
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The Forgotten Village
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The 400 Million
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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A Clown Must Laugh
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
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La Vie Est a Nous
Composer (Music Score) |
1936 | |||
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Pagliacci
Composer (Music Score) |
1936 | |||
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Abdul the Damned
Composer (Music Score) |
1935 | |||
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Le Grand Jeu
Composer (Music Score) |
1934 | |||
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Whither Germany?
Composer (Music Score) |
1932 | |||
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Niemandsland
Composer (Music Score) |
1931 | |||
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Regen
Composer (Music Score) |
1929 |
