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The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg (also known as Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
) is a symphony orchestra
Orchestra

An orchestra is an Musical ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an theatre of ancient Greece reserved for the Greek chorus....
 based in Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It was founded in 1993 by Klaus Peter Beyer. The orchestra derives its name from the legendary Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Studios

The Babelsberg Studios, located in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1911, it covers an area of about ....
 in Potsdam-Babelsberg
Potsdam-Babelsberg

Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of Potsdam, Germany. It is named after the small hill Babelsberg....
, a city part of Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
 today, where notable films such as Metropolis
Metropolis (film)

Metropolis is a silent film science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou. Lang and von Harbou, who were married, wrote the screenplay in , and the story was novelized by von Harbou in 1926 in literature....
, Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler is the first film in the Mabuse series, about the character Doctor Mabuse from the novels of Norbert Jacques, by Fritz Lang from 1922 in film....
 and The Blue Angel
Der blaue Engel

The Blue Angel is a film directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930 in film, based on Heinrich Mann's novel Professor Unrat. The film is considered to be the first major Germany sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich....
 were produced. The Film Orchestra frequently presents live performances of silent films and is very active in recording music for the television and film industries.






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The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg (also known as Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
) is a symphony orchestra
Orchestra

An orchestra is an Musical ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an theatre of ancient Greece reserved for the Greek chorus....
 based in Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It was founded in 1993 by Klaus Peter Beyer. The orchestra derives its name from the legendary Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Studios

The Babelsberg Studios, located in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1911, it covers an area of about ....
 in Potsdam-Babelsberg
Potsdam-Babelsberg

Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of Potsdam, Germany. It is named after the small hill Babelsberg....
, a city part of Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
 today, where notable films such as Metropolis
Metropolis (film)

Metropolis is a silent film science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou. Lang and von Harbou, who were married, wrote the screenplay in , and the story was novelized by von Harbou in 1926 in literature....
, Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler is the first film in the Mabuse series, about the character Doctor Mabuse from the novels of Norbert Jacques, by Fritz Lang from 1922 in film....
 and The Blue Angel
Der blaue Engel

The Blue Angel is a film directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930 in film, based on Heinrich Mann's novel Professor Unrat. The film is considered to be the first major Germany sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich....
 were produced. The Film Orchestra frequently presents live performances of silent films and is very active in recording music for the television and film industries. Additionally, the orchestra often collaborates with prominent artists in popular and jazz music on crossover projects.

The studios of the orchestra was based since 1993 in the former radio quarters of the GDR at Nalepastraße in Oberschöneweide, Berlin but was able to move "back to the roots" to Babelsberg into a building on the area of Studio Babelsberg in December 2007.

The German Film Orchestra's current Chief Conductor is Scott Lawton
Scott Lawton

Scott Lawton is an American conductor based in Germany. He has served as the Principal Conductor of the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg in Potsdam since 1999....
, who assumed his post in 1999. The former conductor was Frank Strobel.

See also

  • radio orchestra
    Radio orchestra

    A radio orchestra is a classical music orchestra employed by a radio network in order to provide programming as well as sometimes perform incidental or theme music for various shows on the network....