Peter Schickele

Sound • 1935-07-17 • Ames, Iowa, USA

Peter Schickele (July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American bassoonist and composer. He created fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach, which earned him four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album (1990 - 1993).

Known For

6.4

Silent Running

1972

4.8

The Man Who Saved the World

1982

6.1

Where the Wild Things Are

1975

3.4

Oh! Calcutta!

1972

6.0

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

1975

4.4

Funnyman

1967

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Filmography

2020
No Turning Back: Scoring Silent RunningFilm
Music
2002
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'Film
Music
★ 6.0
2002
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas TrumbullFilm
Sound
2002
Douglas Trumbull: Then and NowFilm
Music
1984
P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of FigaroFilm
Original Music Composer
★ 7.5
1982
The Man Who Saved the WorldFilm
Music
★ 4.8
1975
Where the Wild Things AreFilm
Original Music Composer
★ 6.1
1975
Where the Wild Things AreFilm
Conductor
★ 6.1
1975
Hanuman and the Five Kamen RidersFilm
Music
★ 6.0
1973
Horowitz in DublinFilm
Original Music Composer
★ 10.0
1972
Silent RunningFilm
Original Music Composer
★ 6.4
1972
Oh! Calcutta!Film
Original Music Composer
★ 3.4
1967
FunnymanFilm
Original Music Composer
★ 4.4
1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish PeopleFilm
Music