Klaus Doldinger
German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist
Klaus Doldinger (German: [klaʊs ˈdɔldɪŋɐ]; 12 May 1936 – 16 October 2025) was a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He founded the group Passport in 1971; they played in different formations for decades and became successful internationally. Doldinger composed several filmscores, including Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot (1981) and The NeverEnding Story (1984). He is known for writing the theme music of Tatort, running on television since 1970.
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Works
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- Abakus
- Abracadabra
- After Hours
- Airport
- Albatros Song
- Allegory
- Allemande
- Allemande Deux
- Ancient Saga
- Aquamarinha
- Argentinia
- At Large
- Atreju’s Flug
- Atreju’s Quest
- Aurora
- Auryn
- Bahia do Sol
- Ball the Jack
- Bass Ride
- Bassic
- Bellydance
- Big Bang
- Bird of Paradise
- Blue Aura
- Blue Kind of Mind
- Boogie
- Children’s Dance
- Circus Polka
- Contemplation
- Continuation
- Cross-Collateral
- Damals
- Das Boot
- Departure
- Devil Don’t Get Me
- Die Sümpfe der Traurigkeit
- Die kindliche Kaiserin
- Dreaming Far Away
- Dreamware
- Earthborn
- Ein Fall für zwei
- Eloquence
- Esperanto
- Eternal Spiral
- Evocation
- Fantasia
- Fiesta
- Flug auf dem Glücksdrachen
- Flug auf dem Glücksdrachen (Schlusstitel)
- Garden of Eden: Dawn
- Garden of Eden: Light I
- Garden of Eden: Light II
- Gates of Paradise
- Get Yourself a Second Passport
- Glass Culture
- Gmork
- Goalgetters
- Good Earth Smile
- Guna Guna
- Hand Made
- Heavy Weight
- Help Me
- Hexensabbat
- Homunculus
- Hopegiving
- Horizon Beyond
- Ich hol dich hier raus
- Iguaçu
- In the Eye of the Storm
- Infinity Machine
- Infusion Rag
- Ivory Tower
- Jadoo
- Jazzaloop
- Joy Riding
- Ju-Ju-Man
- Korako
- Könnt ihr mich hören
- Leave Taking
- Lemuria’s Dance
- Liebling Kreuzberg
- Life Is Too Short
- Locomotive
- Looking Thru
- Lowdown and Flyin’ High
- Madhouse Jam
- Man in the Mirror
- Mandragora
- Mango Tango
- Marock
- Melancholia
- Mirrorgate / Southern Oracle
- Missing You
- Mon gars
- Mondenkind
- Moon Over Bahia
- Morning Sun
- Mr. Mystery
- Never Ending Blues
- New Moon
- Nexus
- Night Delighter
- Nightfall
- Nighttime in the City
- Nostalgia
- Ocean
- Ocean Liner
- Ostinato
- Palm Tree Song
- Passport’s in the House
- Polysadness
- Praia Leme
- Praia do Flamengo
- Proclamation
- Puzzle
- Ready for Take Off
- Registration O
- Ridin’ on a Rainbow
- Rio Jam
- Roadster
- Samba Cinema
- Sambukada
- Schirokko
- Scope
- Seaside
- Seven to Four
- Slap Shot
- Snake
- Song of Dying
- Soul Tiger
- Tarantula
- The Cat From Katmandu
- The Great Escape
- The Quiet Man
- Things to Come
- Turning Around
- Uptown Rendezvous
- Walkin’ on the Air
- Where Have You Been?
- Wise Up
- Women’s Quarrel
- Yesterday’s Song
- Zwischenspiel
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