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TV premiere of the movie ‘Goebbels And The Führer’

The docudrama “Führer und Verführer” (´Goebbels And The Führer´), which was released worldwide in cinemas in 2024, will be broadcast on January 25, 2026, at 11:35 p.m. on ARD. The film is also available in the ARD media library. “A thrilling film about the power of manipulation” The Guardian “Exciting – captivating – intelligent” Le…

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New ‘Money, Murder, Zurich’ thrillers in December 2025

In December, Das Erste will show new episodes of the Zurich crime series on two consecutive Thursdays at 8:15 p.m.: 4 December 2025: Borchert und der Schlüssel zum Mord 11 December 2025: Borchert und die Glut des Bösen Both will be available in the “ARD-Mediathek” from 1 December! ‘Der Zürich-Krimi’ is a Graf Film production…

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‘Oktoberfest 1905’ – TV premiere in autumn 2025

The second season of the award-winning series `Oktoberfest – Beer & Blood´ (“Oktoberfest 1900”), for which Michael once again composed the film music, will be broadcast on September 20, 2025, at 8:15 p.m. on ARD. It will be available in the ARD media library a week earlier. The four-part sequel, entitled “Oktoberfest 1905,” was awarded…

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‘I Am Scrooge’ nominated at the Shanghai TV Festival!

‘I Am Scrooge’ has been nominated in the ‘Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries’ category at the Shanghai TV Festival. The festival is one of the most important international platforms for TV exchange in Asia. The series ‘Ich bin Dagobet’ (6 x 1 h), for which Michael composed the film music, was produced by Zeitsprung Pictures for…

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About Michael Klaukien

Michael Klaukien (*1974) is an award-winning film composer. He began as a drummer in the jazz/pop/rock genre. During his studies at the Musikhochschule Köln, first television commissioned compositions. Until today he has composed the music for over one hundred films (audio samples):
Zurich thriller series, several episodes of the Tatort series, event multi-part series and tv series, comedies and fairy tale adaptations, as well as award-winning documentaries. Collaboration with the directors: Roland Suso Richter, Hannu Salonen, Stephan Lacant, Uwe Janson, Matthias Steurer, Mathias Haentjes, Miguel Alexandre and others. Recordings with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, the Filmchor Berlin, the Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, as well as various national and international soloists.

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