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Drum Cover by Claude Bussard – coming soon…

We are currently working on a special music project. It is important to us to present the music of the maestro in other forms. We will merge an interplay of music, drummer and animations into an animated clip. We are happy to give you an insight into the creation of the animations around the playing of the drummer Claude Bussard. Lucas Schwantes will show you how he prepares, inspires and lovingly animates his characters for this work. Turn up the volume and hear/see the fusion of music and animation.

4. May 2023

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UNCLE TOMS CABIN

Eartha Kitt, Juliette Grèco and the Munich Symphony Orchestra - what a stellar cast!!!

In the spring of 2022, the soundtrack to ONKEL TOMS HÜTTE was released on the MuZikBeater label. The film UNCLE TOMS CABIN is one of the first major international productions of film composer Peter Thomas. It was the first time he had the opportunity to use the Munich Symphony Orchestra in addition to his standard cast.
It was a special performance for the symphony orchestra: on three afternoons in a row, they arrived at the recording session at 2 p.m. in their classic black tailcoats, since they then had to play at 7 p.m. on the three evenings in Munich at the Konzerthaus.

The large orchestra accompanied legendary blues singer Eartha Kitt on the song Mississippi Blues. Eartha Kitt was so enthusiastic about this piece that she applauded at the end of her recording. Another star in this production was French singer Juliette Gréco, who sang the title song Tant pis, Tant pis pour moi. The slave choir was made up of American soldiers stationed at the American McCraw barracks in Munich.

Listen to "Uncle Toms Cabin" on Spotify
2. August 2022

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Golden Ring Records

The somewhat different Peter Thomas...

Peter Thomas and the music publisher Ring Musik have always had a special relationship characterized by trust and appreciation. So it was obvious that the publishing house supported Peter Thomas in the realization of his sounds that deviated from the mainstream. Thus, he often had the opportunity to produce music for “Sound Music” albums of the library music label Golden Ring Records under different pseudonyms. Klaus Weiss, Siggi Schwab, Pepe Solera are other names of this great collection. Peter Thomas has made 11 such albums for the label. These are special finds of the great master’s music, containing his lesser known works. The pieces contain something truly magical about them and show how diverse his artistic output was.

The following four albums were released in 2022:

THE ELECTRIC STRINGMOBILE – MuZikBeater 006


SOUND MUSIC ALBUM 31

THE ELECTRIC STRINGMOBILE

Click here for THE ELECTRIC STRINGMOBILE on Spotify

ORION 2000

Click here for ORION 2000 on Spotify

ELECTRONIC WATER

Click here for ELECTRONIC WATER on Spotify
2. August 2022

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Video animations P.T.S.O.

During two days Lucas Schwantes, Philip Thomas and mascot Babou met in the Bernese Oberland to discuss audiovisual projects of the PTSO catalog. Here Lucas explains how he animates the cover for the release “SOUND MUSIC ALBUM 31”. It’s really exciting, but see for yourself.

https://www.peterthomas.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/752015AC-B784-4BAD-B6CF-42081614B885.mov

2. August 2022

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Winnetou soundtrack

Winnetou and his friend Old Firhand

Winnetou and his friend Old Firehand (aka: Thunder at the Border, Winnetou and Old Firehand) was the 1966 finale of the Karl May adaptations by Horst Wendlandt’s Rialto Film. Alfred Vohrer (Perrak, Das gelbe Haus am Pinnasberg), described as a genius by cult director Quentin Tarantino, directed the film – moving away from the contemplative German towards the far more violent Spaghetti Western. This triggered an ambivalent response from critics and fans, with judgements ranging from “explosive” to “the low point of the series”.

A new path was also taken with the film music: Peter Thomas replaced Martin Böttcher as “Winnetou composer”. It was to remain the only Karl May film with Peter Thomas’ music; not surprising, since he was in his productive heyday. Between Edgar Wallace thrillers and Jerry Cotton action thrillers, he was more than well occupied. It was not until 1980 that Thomas returned to the subject with the music for the TV series “My Friend Winnetou”.

The result was a soundtrack that can be heard as a link between Böttcher’s Karl May string melodies and the clearly more experimental Italo-Western film music of, for example, an Ennio Morricone.

This album is the premiere of this score on vinyl. Of course, all 42(!) tracks have been remastered for it. The CD version also features three previously unreleased tracks found in Peter Thomas’ estate, as well as a bonus track with the composer himself at the piano, presenting the first theme suggestions to the film producer along with his spoken notes (recorded in 1966 at Bavaria Tonstudios, Munich).

Winnetou soundtrack
1. March 2022

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P.T.S.O. at Universal

Universal releases all P.T.S.O. Albums

Universal has started at the end of 2021 to release all previous releases of the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra P.T.S.O. (formerly Polydor, Philips etc.). With these re-releases, all of Peter Thomas’ albums previously released by Polydor & Co. will be available on all digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer, iTunes etc. by the end of September 2022.

  • Organic

Peter rocks the Rolling Stones… Impossible? Not at all! Listen to his 1968 cult album “Organic”, remastered and now available on all digital platforms. Featuring “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, other pop hits of the time and some delicious Peter Thomas originals.

Organic
  • P.T.O. in Discoland

Universal Music has released “Peter Thomas Orchestra – In Discoland” digitally. The LP was first released on vinyl by Polydor in 1977 and has not been available since. So let’s get boogie down! In 1977, when the disco craze was at its peak, the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra felt the need to deliver some catchy tunes to the party crowd. On the album “PTO in Discoland” he covered disco standards like “Sunny” and “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” and adapted classical works like “In A Persian Market” and “Swan Lake”. Most interesting, however, are his own tracks like the super-cool “King Kong Dance” with monkey grunts and clever chord changes.
Now remastered on all digital platforms!

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P.T.O. in Discoland
  • Chariots of the Gods?

In the beginning was “Space Patrol”, then came “Memories of the Future” (“Chariots of the Gods?”): Peter Thomas’ second foray into space was again a great success. Based on Erich von Däniken’s bestseller, the documentary explored the question of whether humanity could have been visited by extraterrestrials in early history. One may or may not follow this idea, but Peter’s music is an exciting mixture of stirring melodies and deep grooves. The LP became a bestseller in the USA!

Chariots of the Gods?
1. March 2022

endlose Nacht
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Retrospective Peter Thomas at Werkstattkino Munich

13 movies in 7 days

The new year has begun with a special Peter Thomas film series. The film series at Munich’s Werkstattkino offered some of the master’s lesser-known films and a guest feature with the composer’s son. You had the opportunity to see 13 films in 7 days. All details and information can be found under this link.

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The organisers of the event (from left to right): Ulrich Mannes, Bernd Brehmer with guest Philip Thomas.

1. March 2022

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Jerry Cotton – Complete Edition

Jerry Cotton - The Complete Edition - all 8 films

Completely on DVD for the first time! All eight Jerry Cotton agent film classics with Golden
Golden Globe winner George Nader as G-Man Jerry Cotton!
Available at www.fernsehjuwelen.de

Bonus material is the soundtrack CD “FBI’s Top Man” (Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra)! Have a listen for yourself….

FBI's Top Man
17. November 2021

Roberto de Niro
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Dirty Grandpa – Roberto De Niro

Bizarre Bazaar - just released!

Welcome to the crazy and wacky world of the bizarre!

Join your musical Peter Thomas as he takes you on a trip that will titillate your senses. Don’t be afraid to step in!

A special treat is the title “Bluesy Basement”. It serves as Roberto De Niro’s musical introduction for the final sex scene in his last film “Dirty Grandpa”.

Bizarre Bazaar, Peter Thomas Sound Orchester

This album is a unique collection of Peter Thomas Sound Orchester recordings from the 1960s. Taped during and after sessions for film scores, most of these gems have never been released before. After countless hours of digging through the composer’s huge reel-to-reel archive, music supervisors from Warner Chappell Production Music handpicked these tracks for a library music release within their CPM Archive Series and carefully remastered them from the original master tapes.

Subdivided into the sections Offbeat Oddballs, Elixir Of Hallucination, Secret Detective Agency and Undertaking The Midnight Shift, the album evolves like a trip through a night – starting with easy swinging beat and big band grooves, giving its way to psychedelic and spy-fi themes, ending in a grande finale of hilarious crime jazz and deeply sympathetic horror cues. The album is now publicly available for the first time ever. Enjoy!

Bizzare Bazaar
Bluesy Basement - musikalisches Vorspiel Roberto De Niro
30. May 2021

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Wodka for the Queen

Remix "Wodka für die Königin" by Mike Candys

WODKA FÜR DIE KÖNIGIN (Vodka for the Queen) with Zarah Leander and Peter Thomas: a “high-proof” song that goes straight into the bloodstream, and a musical rediscovery at its best!

Who would have thought that cult composer Peter Thomas (“Raumpatrouille Orion”, “Edgar Wallace”) came up with such a party anthem for the legendary screen star in the 1960s, when one could still shamelessly smoke, drink and sing about it?

WODKA FÜR DIE KÖNIGIN was the title song from the musical of the same name, which brought the Hamburg Operettenhaus on the Reeperbahn to a boil in 1968. “Vodka! Vodka! Vodka!”, Zarah sang from her chest while Peter Thomas made the trumpets swing.

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While the musical fell into oblivion, it seems the title song cannot be kept down. Singers like Tim Fischer have brought it to life again and again in the past, an electro-pop version of actor, singer and reality star Julian F.M. Stoeckel made people sit up and take notice last year.

Now the time is ripe for the original, which can easily compete with the cover versions in terms of power. In addition, popular DJ Mike Candys has received the official order to bring WODKA FÜR DIE KÖNIGIN up to date in terms of sound for today’s club scene, and makes the vodka sound even fresher in new glasses, utilizing Zarah’s original vocals. Cheers!

EP - Wodka für die Königin
Mike Candys Remix
Zarah - Clip
Mike Candys
25. May 2021

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