Klaus Badelt was born on 12 June 1967 and is a German composer, producer, and arranger of film scores.
10 Facts About Klaus Badelt
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Klaus Badelt is known for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer, helping to write scores for dozens of critically acclaimed films including The Thin Red Line, The Prince of Egypt, and Gladiator.
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Klaus Badelt started his musical career composing for movies and commercials in his homeland.
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Since then, Klaus Badelt has been working on a number of his own film and television projects such as The Time Machine and K-19: The Widowmaker.
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Klaus Badelt collaborated with other Media Ventures composers, such as Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, and Zimmer; and mentored several others like Ramin Djawadi and Daniel Rojas.
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Klaus Badelt collaborated with Zimmer on other successful films, such as The Pledge, and 2001 blockbusters Hannibal and Pearl Harbor.
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In 2004, Klaus Badelt founded his own film music company, Theme Park Studios, in Santa Monica.
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Klaus Badelt wrote the music for the closing ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was commissioned to write an opera about China's First Emperor, to be premiered in 2015.
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Klaus Badelt worked on the soundtrack for The Promise for almost 6 months.
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Klaus Badelt founded the digital film distribution startup Filmhub to create a platform for content creators to list their titles and get deals with global streaming services.