Person
Peter Schickele
Sound · 1935–2024 · Ames, Iowa, USA
Biography
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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Silent Running
Original Music Composer
Oh! Calcutta!
Original Music Composer
The Man Who Saved the World
Music
Where the Wild Things Are
Original Music Composer
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Music
Horowitz in Dublin
Original Music Composer
In The Night Kitchen
Narrator
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
2001
Filmography
- 2006P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!Professor Peter Schickele
- 2002'Silent Running' By Director Douglas TrumbullSound
- 2001Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
- 2000The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia ContinuedSelf
- 1987In The Night KitchenNarrator
- 1984P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of FigaroHimself (Orchestra Conductor)
- 1982The Man Who Saved the WorldMusic
- 1976The Captain and TennilleSelf - Guest
- 1975Where the Wild Things AreOriginal Music Composer
- 1975Hanuman and the Five Kamen RidersMusic
- 1973Horowitz in DublinOriginal Music Composer
- 1972Oh! Calcutta!Original Music Composer
- 1972Silent RunningOriginal Music Composer
- 1967FunnymanOriginal Music Composer
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
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