German Music in Hollywood

Composer Klaus Badelt was born in 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. A decade younger than one of Hollywood's other leading composers, Hans Zimmer, Badelt got his start working for Zimmer. Both Badelt and Zimmer have been, and continue to be, creative engines, turning out one success after another for the movie industry.

Among the movies for which Klaus Badelt has composed music are K-19: the Widowmaker and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He also composed the music for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.

Outside of Hollywood, Badelt has composed music for many German movies and television shows. He also worked in China, creating the score for the 2005 movie The Promise; many critics have written that his work on The Promise is his best.