Martin Böttcher

Known for

Music and sound

Born

June 17, 1927

Birthplace

Berlin, Germany

Died

April 20, 2019 (aged 91)

Biography

Martin Hermann Böttcher was a German film composer, conductor and arranger. He wrote the music for hundreds of films; especially well known are his scores for the Karl May adaptations of the 1960s.

Best known work

Apache Gold

1963

Last of the Renegades

1964

Treasure of Silver Lake

1962

The Desperado Trail

1965

Winnetou and the Crossbreed

1966

The Valley of Death

1968

Rampage at Apache Wells

1965

Frontier Hellcat

1964

Flaming Frontier

1965

Yellow Devil

1964

Filmography

2012
Karl May's Orient-Filme: Making-of
as Self
2011
Hamburg JournalTV
as self (1 episode)
2010
Musikalische ReiseTV
as Self (1 episode)
2004
Auf den Spuren Winnetous
as Self
2003
Pfarrer BraunTV
Music
2000
Menschen der WocheTV
as Self (1 episode)
1996
Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen
Original Music Composer
1989
Alte Freundschaften
Original Music Composer
1983
Der TrotzkopfTV
Compositor
1979
Bread and Stones
Original Music Composer
1974
SchlagerfestivalTV
as Self (1 episode)
1974
Eine geschiedene FrauTV
Original Music Composer
1972
The IllegalTV
Music
1972
Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln
Original Music Composer
1971
Verliebte Ferien in Tirol
Original Music Composer
1970
Dial Love for Murder
Original Music Composer
1969
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
Sound
1968
The Valley of Death
Music
1968
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
Original Music Composer
1967
The College Girl Murders
Original Music Composer
1967
Creature with the Blue Hand
Music
1967
Tender Sharks
Original Music Composer
1966
Long Legs, Long Fingers
Music
1966
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Music
1965
Flaming Frontier
Music