His subtle yet profound use of synthesizers as well as a symphony orchestra and the classical guitar created an atmosphere that made the footage under the sea tense and suffocating, full of the kind of adrenaline-pumping wonder Petersen's narrative called for. In his episodic moments where merely incidental music was called for, Doldinger composed mini-epochs of motion and emotion. Doldinger fashioned a score that felt more like a symphony than a soundtrack. Doldinger apparently felt it was a gift from the heavens because he put everything he'd forgotten into creating a soundtrack that was every bit as fine a piece of work as the film it accompanied. Enter director Wolfgang Petersen who was a Doldinger fan and recruited him to write a score for his WWII epoch about the war in the ocean. His groundbreaking jazz-rock fusion band Passport had become mired in the muck of schlocky feel-good instrumentals that didn't even register with his most ardent fans anymore, and he had lost his musical direction. Matthias Weber - The Laura Ethel Bank (1:40)Ģ5.It was a good thing Klaus Doldinger was offered this opportunity: to write a score for a German film utilizing all the various forms of his musical training. Matthias Weber - Main Title - Das Boot - Series 2018 (1:23)Ġ8. The musical sound world of Das Boot 2018 is a mix of new, custom made sounds and instruments with traditional orchestra recordings performed by the Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra in Skopje.Ġ1. Musically these new elements had to be taken into account, so there are new themes like Simone's Piano Theme, the Resistance Theme, the Hostages Theme, several emotional main themes like the War Requiem, the Continuum Theme etc. Strong female characters are being introduced, that were not present in the original version. The new series adds a whole new narrative that takes place on land, the story of the French resistance operating in LaRochelle. This legendary theme appears in the new score as fragmented elements, which was all that was needed as an important connection between old and new.įor director Andreas Prochaska it was important that the new story be reflected in the music also. Klaus Doldinger's iconic score and theme gave "Das Boot 1981" an unforgettable musical touch.
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