Carl Orff(1895-1982)

Composer
Music Department
Writer

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Carl Orff was born on 10 July 1895 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Excalibur (1981), 6 Underground (2019) and Tueurs nés (1994). He was married to Liselotte Schmitz, Luise Rinser, Gertrud Willert and Alice Solscher. He died on 29 March 1982 in Munich, Germany.

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Awards
- 1 win total

Known for

Excalibur (1981)

7.3

Soundtrack("Carmina Burana: O Fortuna")

1981

Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)

6.1

Soundtrack("Carmina Burana: O Fortuna")

2019

Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Tueurs nés (1994)

7.2

Soundtrack("Carmina Burana" (excerpts))

1994

John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe in Le Déshonneur d'Elisabeth Campbell (1999)

Le Déshonneur d'Elisabeth Campbell

6.4

Soundtrack("Carmina Burana: O Fortuna")

1999

Credits

Composer

The Absurd Life of Kate
- Composer
- 2017
The Angry German Kid
6.5
TV Series
- Composer (music)
- 2017
Le grand échiquier
7.3
TV Series
- Composer
- 1972–1982
Horace
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1973
Månen
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1966
Dukkebutikken
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1966
Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1965
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1964
Comoedia de Christi Resurrectione
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1958

Music Department

Carmina Burana - Place Saint-Marc à Venise
TV Movie
- music by
- 2022
De Temporum Fine Comoedia
Video
- composer
- 2022
History of World Cinema: Part I
Short
- composer
- 2021
Everything Go Round
Short
- Music Department
- 2021
Orff: Carmina Burana - Live from the Forbidden City
Video
- Music Department
- 2018
BaseBoys
7.0
TV Series
- music
- 2018
MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana
6.8
Short
- Music Department
- 2016
La duodécima hora
6.6
Short
- Music Department
- 2007
Carmina Burana: The Ballet
TV Movie
- music by
- 2004
Era: The Mass
7.4
Music Video
- Music Department
- 2003
Enigma: Gravity of Love
5.4
Music Video
- Music Department
- 1999
1999 MTV Video Music Awards
6.4
TV Special
- musician
- 1999
Carmina burana
TV Movie
- music by
- 1998
Die Bernauerin
TV Movie
- music by
- 1997
Autosaatana
TV Special
- music
- 1990

Writer

Die Kluge: Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1975
Månen
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1966
A Christmas Play
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1965
Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1965
Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1965
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1964
Die Bernauerin
9.4
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1958
Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
TV Movie
- libretto
- 1955

Personal details

Alternative name
- Carl Off
Born
- July 10, 1895
- Munich, Germany
Died
- March 29, 1982
- Munich, Germany(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
1937, Carmina Burana
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Studied at Munich Academy of Music with Heinrich Kaminski. Published 'Schulwerk' describing his method of conducting in 1930.

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When did Carl Orff die?
March 29, 1982
How did Carl Orff die?
Undisclosed
How old was Carl Orff when he died?
86 years old
Where did Carl Orff die?
Munich, Germany
When was Carl Orff born?
July 10, 1895

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