Tangerine Dream is science fiction declares band leader Edgar Froese who died in January 2015 aged 70 For almost fifty years he and his band Tangerine Dream explored sound and its effect on our emotions This film about one of Germanys first electronic bands kicks off with the young Berlin musicians who were as inspired by the space age of the 1960s with its rocket launchings and visions of the future as they were by their own heartbeat on which Froese also based compositions Aided by the Moog and other synthesisers Froese and various band members revolutionised popular music His explorations took him into the worlds of classical new and film music He preferred to visualise moods rather than create clearly structured songs A blend of amateur footage interviews with band members relatives friends and colleagues such as JeanMichel Jarre that creates a comprehensive portrait of an artistic pioneer
DirectorMargarete Kreuzer
