Klaus Doldinger

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Klaus Doldinger

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German Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer of TV and movie soundtracks and scores; husband of [a=Inge Doldinger], father of Nicolas Doldinger.
Born May 12, 1936 in Berlin, Germany,
Died October 16, 2025 in Icking, Germany.
Doldinger was best known as a Fusion musician in the 1970s with his band Passport and as a famous composer of film soundtracks ([url=https://www.discogs.com/master/55391-Klaus-Doldinger-Das-Boot-Die-Original-Filmmusik]Das Boot[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/25847-Giorgio-Moroder-Klaus-Doldinger-The-NeverEnding-Story-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack]The Neverending Story[/url]) as well as the title melody of Germany's famous TV series "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/162884-Klaus-Doldinger-Tatort]Tatort[/url]".
Doldinger started studying piano and clarinet at the age of 16 in Düsseldorf at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf.
In 1952, he became a member of a Dixie-band called "The Feetwarmers". In 1955, he founded his first Jazz band called [a1757222], named after his idol Oscar Peterson. At the same time, he studied sound engineering and eventually, from 1960 to 1962, went on a tour through the United States, where he earned a honorary citizenship in New Orleans. In 1962, he founded [a595610]. This band was a popular Jazz ensemble in the 1960s and recorded a couple of influential albums.
In 1968, he turned to Jazz Rock and Fusion and founded a new band called Motherhood together with e.g. Udo Lindenberg and Lothar Meid. In 1971, the band evolved into the successor band Passport, which became one of the most influential bands of German Fusion Rock in the 1970s. With changing line-ups the band was active between 1971 and 1985 and again from 2016 until 2021.
In the 1960s, Doldinger also worked as a composer of advertisement scores. In 1970 he wrote his memorable "Tatort" theme, which remained the theme tune of this German detective series until today. As composer of the soundtracks for "The Neverending Story" and "Das Boot", he received international acclaim.

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Das boot

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Bastian's Happy Flight

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Auslaufen

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Anfang

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Heimkehr

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November 13, 2019

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Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • 1. Abra Kadabra

  • 2. Seven To Four

  • 3. Ataraxia

  • 4. Circus Polka

  • 5. Dark Flame

  • 6. Sahara

  • 7. Samburada


August 16, 2019

Schloß Salder

Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany


July 8, 2016

SpardaWelt Eventcenter

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


May 26, 2016

Kölner Philharmonie

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


May 25, 2016

Jovel Music Hall

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Klaus Doldinger has released 14 albums between 1963 and 2000. Notable releases include Live, Back In New York - Blind Date, Doldinger In New York [Street Of Dreams]. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Klaus Doldinger's most-played tracks include Das boot, Bastian's Happy Flight, Auslaufen, Anfang, Heimkehr. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

German Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer of TV and movie soundtracks and scores; husband of [a=Inge Doldinger], father of Nicolas Doldinger.Born May 12, 1936 in Berlin, Germany, Died October 16, 2025 in Icking, Germany.Doldinger was best kno... Read the full biography on this page.

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