Composer
Hans Erdmann
Born 7 November 1882 · Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland] — died 21 November 1942
Hans Erdmann (1882–1942) was a German composer born in Breslau. He is best remembered for writing the original score for F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, an early example of music composed specifically for a feature film. He continued scoring German films into the sound era.
Key films
Nosferatu (1922)On Cinespective
His original orchestral score for Murnau's vampire classic is his most celebrated work and an early landmark of film composition.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
He scored Fritz Lang's celebrated thriller, showing his move from the silent era into early sound cinema.
Urwaldsymphonie (1931)
An early sound-era credit that shows his continued work as a film composer around the transition to sound.
Die grüne Hölle (1934)
One of his later film scores, from the 1930s German sound cinema period.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 4
- 1922NosferatuComposer
- 1931UrwaldsymphonieComposer
- 1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseComposer
- 1934Die grüne HölleComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.