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Berlinale – The Endless Night
Roswitha Völz, Ph. Thomas, Rolf Graf, Tiano Thomas auf dem rotem Teppich

The film THE ENDLESS NIGHT was shown as part of the Berlinale 2024. A true accolade for the successful team Peter Thomas / Will Tremper. Peter Thomas received the Federal Film Award in Gold for the film music in 1963.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Deutsche Kinemathek for this wonderful event. Even the welcome with champagne was very festive, I was totally thrilled to be received like this. And the audience in the sold-out auditorium was also great, joining in, laughing and creating a feeling of togetherness. It was a wonderful opportunity to keep my father’s work alive in this way.

5. March 2024

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Film Retrospective Peter Thomas

Major film retrospective at the Metropolis cinema in Hamburg for Peter Thomas! He was one of the most productive film musicians of his generation. Since the 1960s, he has composed and arranged orchestral music for over 100 cinema films and around 600 television films, winning numerous awards. Metropolis Kino Hamburg is honouring the “sound astronaut” and his film scores in a major retrospective from February to April 2024 with a total of 24 films that showcase Peter Thomas’ musical range.

The retrospective was created together with the music publisher and son Philip Thomas: you can look forward to seeing him in person as well as other prominent guests of honour such as Roswitha Völz, Tim Tremper, Betsy Böttcher, Uschi Glas (audio interview) and Erika Pluhar.

With a big thank you to Elmar Podlasly for this wonderful clip! Click here for the trailer.

Listen to the 4-minute audio report on the retrospective by Florian Schmidt on NDR Kultur here.

7x Raumpatrouille Orion in one night!

To kick off the Peter Thomas retrospective, the Metrolpolis cinema screened all seven episodes of Germany’s best-known science fiction television series in a restored version as a movie marathon with breaks for refreshments until late at night. Roswitha Völz, who danced Galyxo at the Starlight Casino back in the day, was also present. Pictured here with Philip Thomas, Manja Malz (curator of the Metropolis cinema), Björn Wagner (from left to right)

This is Peter Thomas speaking

Entertaining and informative documentary about Thomas’ life and working methods with plenty of word and situation comedy as well as illuminating insights into the everyday working life of a film composer. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with composer and label boss Björn Wagner and his son and music publisher Philip Thomas.

"Die Weibchen" (Z. Brynych) with Uschi Glas

Drama with horror influences: Zbyněk Brynych’s horror thriller with an international cast. “In Brynych’s feminist grotesque, Thomas shows off all his compositional skills. The lovely song for the saw, which is used in different variations in the film, is a bizarre hit.” (Ulrich Mannes, SigiGötzEntertainment). Listen to the interview Uschi Glas gave on the occasion of the Peter Thomas retrospective here.
5. February 2024

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Festival AUGENBLICK

The AUGENBLICK festival in Strasbourg recently came to an end (November 2023). A great opportunity to talk about the work of film composer Peter Thomas in front of an expert audience. Here is the excerpt about the award-winning collaboration with Will Tremper.

21. January 2024

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Raumpatrouille at the Isarphilharmonie

I recently had the pleasure of experiencing the FILMFONIKER concert at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich  and it was absolutely thrilling! The RAUMPATROUILLE suite to film clips was a top-class highlight – around ten minutes long, a veritable potpourri of captivating themes from the series.

The arrangement for symphonic orchestra and boys’ choir was perhaps a little unusual, but definitely a cool experiment. The use of the choir added a new dimension to the whole thing – absolutely impressive!

The artists on stage performed with heart and passion, and I also loved the other pieces of the evening. An unforgettable evening full of musical discoveries!

21. January 2024

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“Ausgeblendet / Eingeblendet”

Experience a fascinating journey through the hitherto untold Jewish film history of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt! The exhibition “Ausgeblendet / Eingeblendet” delves deep into the world of film and offers a unique window into the past.

During my visit, I was particularly moved by an excerpt from “Es war mir ein Vergnügen” (1963), directed by Imo Moszkowicz and accompanied by the impressive music of Peter Thomas. Esther Ofarim enchants with her song “Das ist meine Liebe”. A real highlight not to be missed!

Stop by and discover the fascinating facets of Jewish film art in Germany. The exhibition not only exceeded my expectations, but also broadened my enthusiasm for the diversity of German cinema.

Auf Peter Thomas Entdeckungsreise im Jüdischen Museum Frankfurt ….

21. January 2024

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JAZZFIEBER. The Story Of German Jazz

Dive into the world of german jazz!

What is jazz? How did this music come to Germany? Why did the Nazis see jazz as a danger? And how did jazz achieve its great breakthrough? For the film JAZZFIEBER | THE STORY OF GERMAN JAZZ, Reinhard Kungel and his team went in search of clues and accompanied the film composer Peter Thomas and the jazz legends Rolf Kühn, Max Greger, Hugo Strasser, Paul Kuhn and Coco Schumann during their lifetime.

I loved this film. It took me on a journey back in time to the Germany of my parents. Although the country was destroyed, this film, its music, the performances of these primal stones of jazz radiate an uncanny energy and joie de vivre. The film is a piece of contemporary history – be sure to watch it.

In an inspiring excerpt, Peter Thomas tells of his beginnings in the bars after the war. He reveals how he unleashed his musical creativity in those days, relying on his “chorus notebook” to record notes and thoughts.

“Everything you need to avoid poring over a thousand notes is in there,” he says. Immerse yourself in a wonderful movie full of passion and music!

21. January 2024

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Natascha (Main Theme Soulounge Vocal Version)

In 1968, Rialto Film released “Van de Velde: The Perfect Marriage” in German cinemas, followed in ’69 by “Van de Velde: The Life of Two – Sexuality in Marriage”; enlightenment films as they were en vogue at the time.

“Natasha (Main Theme)”, recorded by the Peter Thomas Sound Orchester, is the main theme, a melancholic spherical instrumental piece. Based on samples from the original, a new version has been created. Together with a modern groove, radiant backing vocals by Frieder Hepting and – of course – soulful guitar and keyboard parts, “Natascha” merges present and past into a new one not heard before.

25. July 2023

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Ausgeblendet / Eingeblendet

“Faded Out/Faded In (Ausgeblendet/Eingeblendet)”. The exhibition at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt uses film examples to trace the previously unwritten film history of the German Federal Republic. Also included is the film “Es war mir ein Vergnügen” with music by Peter Thomas. Here is an excerpt from the film with Esther Ofarim and the song “Das ist meine Liebe”.

25. July 2023

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Bis ans Ende der Nacht
Since the beginning of July, Peter Thomas is been represented in German cinemas with three chansons by Esther Ofarim. The film “Bis ans Ende der Nacht” by Christoph Hochhäusler received an invitation to compete for the Golden Bear 2023, the main prize of the Berlinale. Thea Ehre was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Actress. Click here for the trailer titled “Komm leg’ Deinen Arm um mich”:  
25. July 2023

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Golden Ticket Tapes – THEMES

Thanks to a very fruitful collaboration with Golden Ticket Tapes, nine well-known beatmakers reworked and sampled my father’s previously unreleased audio material. The result is a great remix of original tapes from the P.T.S.O. Archive stock, which now sound remixed and sampled in new sounds for the first time. My dad would have been delighted with this new design of his works.

THEMES on Spotify
25. July 2023

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