Gerhard Heinz (born 9 September 1927) is an Austrian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

. He has worked on more than a hundred

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

s during his career, including many

sex comedies Sex comedy, erotic comedy or more broadly sexual comedy is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sex comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such ...

of the 1970s and various softcore erotic films.Spencer p.124

Selected filmography

* ''

No Kissing Under Water ''No Kissing Under Water'' (German: ''Unter Wasser küßt man nicht'') is a 1962 Austrian comedy film directed by Erich Heindl and starring Gunther Philipp, Evi Kent and Rolf Olsen.Von Dassanowsky p.184 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1962) * ''

Help, I Love Twins ''Help, I Love Twins'' (german: Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge) is a 1969 West German comedy film directed by Peter Weck and starring Roy Black, Uschi Glas, and Eddi Arent.Bock & Bergfelder p. 269 It was shot around Wörthersee in Austria. Synopsi ...

'' (1969) * '' When the Mad Aunts Arrive'' (1970) * ''

Rudi, Behave! ''Rudi, Behave!'' (german: Rudi, benimm dich!) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Chris Roberts and Heidi Hansen.Hobsch p.34 It was partly shot at Lake Wörthersee in the Austrian sta ...

'' (1971) * '' The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye'' (1971) * ''

My Father, the Ape and I ''My Father, the Ape and I'' (German: ''Mein Vater, der Affe und ich'') is a 1971 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Gerhart Lippert, Mascha Gonska, Paul Löwinger. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1971) * '' Aunt Trude from Buxtehude'' (1971) * '' Einer spinnt immer'' (1971) * '' Always Trouble with the Reverend'' (1972) * ''

Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves ''Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves'' (german: Die Auto-Nummer – Sex auf Rädern) is an erotic, comedy film directed by Gabriel Axel and Richard R. Rimmel, and released in 1972. Cast In alphabetical order * Doris Arden * Alla Beate * Maud Maria ...

'' (1972) * ''

Trouble with Trixie ''Trouble with Trixie'' (german: Trubel um Trixie) is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Uschi Glas, Peter Weck, and Fritz Eckhardt.Schliesser p. 117 A young woman is sent by an American company as a spy ...

'' (1972) * ''

Cry of the Black Wolves ''The Cry of the Black Wolves'' (german: Der Schrei der schwarzen Wölfe) is a 1972 West German western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Ron Ely, Raimund Harmstorf, and Gila von Weitershausen. The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1972) * ''

Don't Get Angry ''Don't Get Angry'' (German: ''Mensch, ärgere dich nicht'') is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Peter Weck and starring Uschi Glas, Beppo Brem and Georg Thomalla.Hobsch, Manfred. ''Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlagerfilme''. Schwarzkopf & Schw ...

'' (1972) * '' Crazy – Completely Mad'' (1973) * '' Blue Blooms the Gentian'' (1973) * '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1974) * ''

Alpine Glow in Dirndlrock ''Alpine Glow in Dirndlrock'' (german: Alpenglühn im Dirndlrock) is a 1974 West German sex comedy film directed by Sigi Rothemund and starring Elisabeth Volkmann, Rinaldo Talamonti, and Catharina Conti.Limbacher, p. 1279 It is also known as '' ...

'' (1974) * '' Julia'' (1974) * ''

The Maddest Car in the World ''The Maddest Car in the World'' (german: Das verrückteste Auto der Welt) is a 1975 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber starring Zehetgruber, Salvatore Borghese, Kathrin Oginski, and Walter Giller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 157 It ...

'' (1975) * ''

Everyone Dies Alone ''Everyone Dies Alone'' / ''Alone in Berlin'' (Original title: ''Jeder stirbt für sich allein'') is a 1976 West German drama film adapted from the Hans Fallada novel '' Every Man Dies Alone''. The book was based on the story of two ordinary Germ ...

'' (1976) * '' Three Bavarians in Bangkok'' (1976) * ''

Vanessa Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie ...

'' (1977) * ''

Three Swedes in Upper Bavaria ''Three Swedes in Upper Bavaria'' (German: ''Drei Schwedinnen in Oberbayern'') is a 1977 West German sex comedy film directed by Sigi Rothemund and starring Gianni Garko, Alexander Grill and Beate Hasenau.Bock & Bergfelder p.269 It was shot in Muni ...

'' (1977) * ''

Popcorn and Ice Cream ''Popcorn and Ice Cream'' (German: ''Popcorn und Himbeereis'') is a 1978 West German sex comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring , Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy.Miersch p.129 Cast * as Bobby Hansen * Olivia Pascal as Vivi Berge ...

'' (1978) * ''

Love Hotel in Tyrol ''Love Hotel in Tyrol'' (German: ''Love-Hotel in Tirol'') is a 1978 Austrian-West German sex comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Erich Padalewski, Teri Tordai and Fritz Muliar. Cast *Erich Padalewski as Peter Berger / Paul Berger *T ...

'' (1978) * ''

She's 19 and Ready ''She's 19 and Ready'' (also known as ''Sunnyboy und Sugarbaby'') is a 1979 German sex comedy film. Plot The story centers on a rather uninhibited young woman named Eva (Sabine Wollin) and her two boyfriends - Stefan (Ekkehardt Belle) and Claus ...

'' (1979) * '' Cola, Candy, Chocolate'' (1979) * ''

Bloody Moon ''Bloody Moon'' (german: Die Säge des Todes; ''The Saw of Death'') is a 1981 English-language Spanish-German slasher film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Olivia Pascal. Plot Miguel, a young man with a horribly disfigured face, attempt ...

'' (1981) * ''Catherine Chérie'' (1982) * ''

Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza ''Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza'' (german: Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Franz Marischka and starring Karl Dall, Olivia Pascal Olivia Pascal (born Olivia Gerlitzki: 26 May 1957 in Munich, West Germany) is a ...

'' (1983) * ''

Die Supernasen ''Die Supernasen'' is a 1983 West German comedy film featuring Thomas Gottschalk and Mike Krüger. The name of the movie, "The Supernoses", refers to both having big noses. The two have worked together in four popular movies, regarded as the Su ...

'' (1983)

References

Bibliography

* Kristopher Spencer. ''Film and Television Scores, 1950-1979: A Critical Survey by Genre''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1927 births Living people Austrian composers Musicians from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub