Derrick & Der Alte - Music from the original TV Series (1974 - 1984)

DERRICK turns 50 this year. Although the best-selling German TV series has been somewhat quiet about lately due to the posthumous revelation of Chief Inspector-actor Horst Tappert's Nazi past, this has not dampened its success and popularity. And a comparable crime series continues to this day: DER ALTE. The unifying element and theme of this album are the soundtracks by Peter Thomas, who gave both series a musical dream start.

Peter Thomas composed the music for the first DERRICK episode “Waldweg” (1974). Six more episodes followed. The composer and musician even made a cameo appearance in the DERRICK episode “Tod des Trompeters” (1976), where he is in the audience of singer Sabrina (Emy Cesaroni) and briefly interacts with her. The corresponding song “Ohne Dich ist es Nacht” was once a successful single and can also be heard on this album. Peter Thomas even wrote the theme music for the first 100 episodes of the TV crime series DER ALTE, which was launched in 1977. In addition to the pilot film “Die Dienstreise”, he also scored three other episodes, including the scandalous episode “Der Alte schlägt 2x zu”.

Tracklist

LP and CD track list:

* Previously unreleased