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from the 1973 DEFA feature film ''

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'', directed by Heiner Carow.

Life

Born in Leipzig, from 1961 to 1966, Gotthardt studied piano, correpetition,

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and composing at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. In 1965, he wrote his first composition for a documentary film by . A year later, he wrote his first orchestral work. In 1968, he began his first collaboration with Heiner Carow for the DEFA film ''

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'', which resulted in five joint films in the following years. From 1975 to 1976, he was also head of

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at the Rostock Volkstheater. He has worked as a freelance composer since 1976. In 1991, he founded his own music publishing company and has subsequently also written various compositions for industrial films. In 2018, he received the Honorary Award of the . Gotthardt has lived in Berlin-Mahlsdorf since 1975.

Awards

* 1990:

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für Originalton-Hörspiel ''Ich schlage vor, den Beifall kurz zu halten'' * 2018: Ehrenpreis des Deutscher Filmmusikpreis für sein Lebenswerk

Recording

* ''Lovedreams. Filmmusiken von Peter Gotthardt.'' VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin/

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856 270, 1987

Film scores

* 1958: '' Sandmännchen'' (TV) * 1965: '' Studentinnen – Eindrücke von einer Hochschule'' * 1967: '' Der tapfere Schulschwänzer'' * 1968: '' Mit beiden Beinen im Himmel – Begegnung mit einem Flugkapitän'' * 1971: ''

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'' * 1971: ''

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'' * 1971: '' Karriere'' * 1972: '' Einberufen'' * 1973: ''Der kleine Kommandeur'' * 1973: ''

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'' * 1973: ''

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'' * 1974: '' Polizeiruf 110: Per Anhalter'' (TV series) * 1974: '' Polizeiruf 110: Kein Paradies für Elstern ''(TV series) * 1974: ''

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'' * 1974: ''Kriminalfälle ohne Beispiel: Nach Abpfiff Mord ''(TV series) * 1974: ''

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'' * 1974: '' Polizeiruf 110: Der Tod des Professors'' (TV series) * 1975: '' Blumen für den Mann im Mond'' * 1975: '' Polizeiruf 110: Die Rechnung geht nicht auf'' (TV series) * 1976: ''Auf der Suche nach Gatt'' (TV) * 1976: ''Ohne Märchen wird keiner groß'' (TV) * 1976: '' Polizeiruf 110: Reklamierte Rosen'' (TV- series) * 1976: ''Die Lindstedts'' (TV series) * 1977: '' Berliner in Pankow'' * 1977: ''Gut gemeinter Zuruf oder Das Kleefest'' * 1977: '' Ikarus'' * 1977: ''Heimweh nach Rügen oder Gestern noch war ich Köchin'' * 1977: ''Die Verführbaren'' (TV) * 1977: '' Trampen nach Norden'' * 1978: ''Brandstellen'' * 1978: ''

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'' * 1978: ''Das Tal von Hadramaut'' * 1978: '' Hummelflug'' * 1979: ''Hier wo ich lebe'' * 1979: '' Kennst du das Land… Eine politische Revue'' (Dok.-film) * 1979: '' Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet'' * 1979: ''

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'' * 1979: ''Der Garten Eden'' * 1980: ''Die Matrosen von Cattaro(Kotorski mornari)'' * 1980: '' Solo für Martina'' (TV) * 1981: '' Adel im Untergang'' (TV) * 1981: '' Liebster Dziodzio'' (Dokumentarfilm) * 1981: '' Trompeten-Anton'' (TV) * 1982: '' Polizeiruf 110: Petra'' (TV series) * 1982: '' Polizeiruf 110: Im Tal'' (TV series) * 1982: '' Das Mädchen und der Junge'' (TV) * 1983: ''Seiten einer Chronik'' (TV) * 1983: ''Angelika aus Mexiko'' * 1983: '' Insel der Schwäne'' * 1984: '' Nachhilfe für Vati'' (1984) (TV) * 1984: ''Flieger'' (TV) * 1984: ''Die Witwe Capet'' (TV) * 1984: ''Rublak – Die Legende vom vermessenen Land'' * 1984: ''Überfahrt'' (TV) * 1984: ''Wo andere schweigen'' * 1984: '' Ich liebe Victor'' (TV) * 1984: '' Polizeiruf 110: Schwere Jahre'' (1st part) (TV series) * 1984: '' Polizeiruf 110: Schwere Jahre'' (2nd part) (TV series) * 1985: ''Das gestohlene Gesicht'' * 1985: '' Polizeiruf 110: Ein Schritt zu weit'' (TV series) * 1986: ''

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: Ein todsicherer Tip'' (TV series) * 1986: ''Schauspielereien: Berührungspunkte'' (TV series) * 1986: ''Mönch ärgere dich nicht'' (TV) * 1986: ''Schauspielereien: Zimmer 418'' (TV series) * 1987: '' Käthe Kollwitz – Bilder eines Lebens'' * 1987: ''Mensch, Hermann!'' (TV series) * 1987: ''

Einzug ins Paradies ''Einzug ins Paradies'' was a six-part East German television series, which dealt with the lives of five families who moved into a newly constructed apartment building. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of t ...

'' (TV serie, 6 episodes) * 1987: ''Jan Oppen'' (TV) * 1987: ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Ich werde dich nie verraten'' (TV-Reihe series * 1988: ''Gabriel komm zurück'' (TV) * 1988: '' Thomas Müntzer'' * 1988: ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Da mach’ ich nicht mit'' (TV series) * 1988: ''Lieb Georg'' (TV) * 1988: ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Wo mich keiner kennt'' (TV series) * 1989: '' Polizeiruf 110: Mitternachtsfall'' (TV series) * 1989: ''Schauspielereien: Auf den zweiten Blick'' (TV series) * 1989: ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Blaue Taube soll fliegen'' (TV series) * 1990: ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Hallo Partner'' (TV series) * 1997: '' Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'' (TV) * 2003: ''Ewige Schönheit'' * 2005: ''Die Hitlerkantate'' * 2008: ''Kategorie C – Der Film''

Radio play music

* 1988: Thomas Rosenlöcher: ''Das Gänseblümchen'' – direction: (Children's radio play – Rundfunk der DDR) * 1992: Clemens Brentano: '' und dem Müller Radlauf'' – direction

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(Children's radio play – DS Kultur) * 1993: Adam Bodor: ''Die Außenstelle'' – direction: Peter Groeger (radio play – MDR/ORF)

References

External links

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on Filmportal * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotthardt, Peter German film score composers 1941 births Living people Musicians from Leipzig