Werner Friedrich Emil Eisbrenner (2 December 1908,

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– 7 November 1981, West Berlin) was a German

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and conductor, best known for his film music. Eisbrenner studied

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and musical education from 1927 to 1929 at the Berlin Staatlichen Musikademie. He then worked as a pianist, arranger,

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and conductor, as well as composing violin concertos, orchestral music, the musical comedy ''Von Hand zu Hand'' and the music for film, radio and television for which he is best known. This includes the theme for

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's film ''

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''. Eisbrenner was a member of the jury at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival. Eisbrenner also headed a private "Lehrinstitut für Kirchen- und Schulmusik". In 1974, he received the Filmband in Gold for his long and outstanding contributions to German film. On 23 April 1998 a plaque was unveiled at his former home at Wohnung Bismarckallee 32a in Berlin. He was married to Kathe (née Jacobi) Eisbrenner (b. ?? – d. 11 March 1974). He is buried in the Waldfriedhof Dahlem.

Selected filmography

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The Higher Command ''The Higher Command'' () is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Pot ...

'' (1935) * ''

Donogoo ''Donogoo'' is a 1936 French-German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Raymond Rouleau and Marcel Simon (actor), Marcel Simon. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Ge ...

'' (1936) * '' The Blue Mouse'' (1936) * '' Donogoo Tonka'' (1936) * '' Anna Favetti'' (1938) * ''

Women for Golden Hill ''Women for Golden Hill'' (German:'' Frauen für Golden Hill'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Viktor Staal and Elfie Mayerhofer. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav ...

'' (1938) * '' Central Rio'' (1939) * '' Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (1940) * '' Commissioner Eyck'' (1940) * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942) * '' The Golden Spider'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Romance in a Minor Key'' (1943) * '' Free Land'' (1946) * '' Between Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Paths in Twilight'' (1948) * '' Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948) * '' Gaspary's Sons'' (1948) * '' Martina'' (1949) * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...

'' (1949) * '' I'll Never Forget That Night'' (1949) * '' This Man Belongs to Me'' (1950) * '' Melody of Fate'' (1950) * ''

Bluebeard "Bluebeard" ( ) is a French Folklore, folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in . The tale is about a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives an ...

'' (1951) * ''

Nights on the Road ''Nights on the Road'' () is a 1952 West German crime drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Marius Goring and Lucie Mannheim. It was produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany af ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Jonny Saves Nebrador'' (1953) * ''

Confession Under Four Eyes ''Confession Under Four Eyes'' (German: ''Geständnis unter vier Augen'') is a 1954 West German crime drama film directed by André Michel and starring Hildegard Knef, Carl Raddatz and Ivan Desny.Broadbent & Hake p.123 It was shot at Göttingen ...

'' (1954) * '' A Love Story'' (1954) * '' The Ambassador's Wife'' (1955) * '' The Last Man'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Reaching for the Stars'' (1955) * ''

Children, Mother, and the General ''Children, Mother, and the General'' (, and also released as ''Sons, Mothers, and a General'') is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and Ewald Balser. The film was not a popular ...

'' (1955) * '' My Father, the Actor'' (1956) * '' The Glass Tower'' (1957) * '' King in Shadow'' (1957) * '' The Buddenbrooks'' (1959) * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1960) * '' Barbara'' (1961)

References

External links

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Werner Eisbrenner at German Composers' Archive
1908 births 1981 deaths Musicians from Berlin German male conductors (music) German film score composers German male film score composers 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German composers 20th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub