Walter Samuel
Abridged analytical notes on the film music of Klaus Harmony.
Hamburg, 1997
The Ladies Man was widely seen as the blossoming of Wohlfäht's style. The same may be said of the film's score, one critic in particular having likened it to Mozart's Haffner Symphony, marking the emergence of an early mature style. From this point, Harmony was often referred to as 'Mozart of Porn'. Herbie's Cock provides the central motivic material of the score, making use of regular, repetitive rhythmic pulses, presumably emphasizing the movie protagonist's libidinous temperament. No less significant is the use of a new instrument known as the Wellenform-Einbrecher which employed early sampling technology as a means of emulating acoustic instruments. The pseudo brass section is provided by the Einbrecher here to interesting effect. Note also the influence of Disco.