Klaus Doldinger
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- May 12, 1936
- Died
- October 16, 2025 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) was a German saxophonist, especially well known for jazz and as a composer of film music. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. He died October 16, 2025 in Icking, Germany. Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet, graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland band The Feetwarmers, and recording with them in 1955. Later that year he founded Oscar's Trio, modeled on Oscar Peterson's work. During the 1960s he worked as a tenor saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians and recording in his own right. Doldinger is perhaps best known for his film scores to the acclaimed German U-boat film Das Boot (1981) and later The NeverEnding Story (1984). Doldinger married Inge Beck in 1960; they have three children, Viola, Melanie and Nicolas Doldinger. Since 1968 they have resided in Icking, a small Bavarian village, south of Munich. Doldinger's jazz band Passport (2008) Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport, started in 1971 (then called "Klaus Doldinger's Passport"), still enjoys huge success in Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the European version of Weather Report. At various times members of Passport included Peter O'Mara (guitar), Roberto DiGioia (keyboards), Patrick Scales (bass, since 1994), Ernst Stroer (de:Ernst Ströer) (percussion, since 1989), Christian Lettner (drums, since 2000), Michael Hornek (keyboard since 2009), Biboul Darouiche (percussion, since 1995) and others. Guests include Brian Auger (1973), Johnny Griffin (1973) and Pete York (1973).[3] The first true Passport album had strong ties to Amon Düül II containing contributions from Olaf Kübler, Lothar Meid and Jimmy Jackson, it remains an off-the-radar Krautrock essential.
Known For
Filmography
Das doppelte Lottchen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Doomsday: World War I
TV · Music · 3 eps
Der Bulle und das Landei - Tödliches Heimweh
Movie · Music
Die Frau, die im Wald verschwand
Movie · Music
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Movie · Original Music Composer
Zimmer mit Frühstück
Movie · Music
Василиса
Movie · Music
Palmetto
Movie · Original Music Composer
Living Dead
Movie · Original Music Composer
Alles wegen Robert De Niro
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wer hat Angst vorm Weihnachtsmann?
Movie · Music
Alles außer Mord
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps
Die Wildnis
Movie · Music
Salt on Our Skin
Movie · Music
Hurenglück
Movie · Original Music Composer
Der Erfolg ihres Lebens
TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps
Ekkehard
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
The Case of Mr. Spalt
Movie · Original Music Composer
Me and Him
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Father's Revenge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Flug in die Hölle
TV · Music · 6 eps
Das Boot
TV · Sound Director · 6 eps
The NeverEnding Story
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Roaring Fifties
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love is Forever
Movie · Original Music Composer
Satan ist auf Gottes Seite
Movie · Original Music Composer
Das Boot
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Case For Two
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
The Fall
Movie · Music
Black and White Like Day and Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
Moritz, Dear Moritz
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Second Awakening of Christa Klages
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
The Leading Man
Movie · Music
Paradiso
Movie · Music
Eichholz & Söhne
TV · Music · 13 eps
Four Against the Bank
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Swiss Conspiracy
Movie · Music
Alle Jahre wieder – Die Familie Semmeling
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
To the Bitter End
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Net
Movie · Original Music Composer
One or the Other of Us
Movie · Original Music Composer
...But Johnny!
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Movie · Music
Polizeiruf 110
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps
Eine Rose für Jane
Movie · Music
Baal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scene of the Crime
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
Wirb oder stirb
Movie · Music
Negresco
Movie · Original Music Composer