Walter Samuel
Abridged analytical notes on the film music of Klaus Harmony.
Hamburg, 1997
In an effort to imitate the vapid exuberance of Chip Jenssen’s ‘California Gold’ movies, distributor, Futafusion and record label, Judd Discs, offered to pay for Friedrich Wohlfäht and Klaus Harmony to take a short sabbatical in LA to meet with their west coast counterparts. Instead of adhering to the intensive schedule of meetings and lunches set up for him, however, Klaus eloped with Harold Faltermeyor and, for fourteen days, did little but play ping pong in his friend’s infamously well equipped Malibu games room. Upon his return to Europe, he began work on the score for Schaften Lieben and produced uninspired work by his own standards, but fashioned a style which made a significant impression upon Hollywood composers such as Randy Edelman and Dave Grusin. Mr No More Nice Guy underscores a montage in which Bamber, portrayed by Jurgen Klampf, endeavours to cuckold each of his business enemies, either one by one, or in groups where circumstances permit. Futafusion insisted on beach scenes and surfing shots which Wohlfäht found a challenge to shoot convincingly on the coast of Den Haag in October.