Christian Hartmann (3 June 1910 – 29 May 1985) was a Norwegian composer, born in

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greater Asker) in Viken count ...

. Hartmann composed melodies to a number of songs, including Prøysen's " Musevisa", "Romjulsdrøm" and "Æille har et syskjenbån på Gjøvik", and Skjæraasen's "Høstvise" and "Åtte øyne i hverandre". His cooperation with

Thorbjørn Egner Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children includi ...

resulted in music to songs from ''

Karius and Bactus ''Karius and Bactus'' ( no, Karius og Baktus) is a Norwegian children's novel written and illustrated by playwright Thorbjørn Egner. The book was first published in 1949 and produced as a 15-minute puppet animation film by film director Ivo Ca ...

'', ''Doktor Dyregod'' and ''Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen ''. Film music includes compositions for

Finn Bø Finn Bø (4 July 1893 – 24 April 1962) was a Norwegian songwriter, revue writer, playwright, journalist, instructor and theatre critic. Career Bø is particularly remembered for his song Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått, which became extreme ...

and

Titus Vibe-Müller Titus Vibe-Müller (17 October 1912 – 19 May 1986) was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Kristiania. Among his films are ''To liv'' from 1946 (jointly with Finn Bø), ''Kampen om tungtvannet'' from 1948, which he co-directed with ...

's 1946 film ''To liv'' and

Per Høst Per Høst (5 December 1907 – 28 December 1971) was a Norwegian zoologist, film producer and non-fiction writer. Personal life Høst was born in Kristiania as a son of Hans Andreas Høst (1874–1944) and fish food producer Ragna Julie Pede ...

's 1957 film '' Same-Jakki''. Hartmann was the brother of the journalist and screenwriter

Alf Hartmann Alf Simon Fougner Hartmann (September 25, 1915 – March 21, 2004) was a Norwegian journalist and screenwriter. Hartmann was from Hvalstad near Asker, and he received his ''candidatus philologiæ'' degree in 1941. Aside from working for ''Morgen ...

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