Die Sterne (2020)
On the 12th studio album of the Hamburg based band DIE STERNE Max Knoth contributed keyboards and guitar and is also part of the live line-up.
Sophie Rois hits the wall at the Deutsches Theater (2020)
Max Knoth performed the music for this stage version of Marlen Haushofer’s „Die Wand“ by Clemens Maria Schönborn, starring Sophie Rois.
Ich war noch niemals in New York (2019)
Max Knoth orchestrated the score by Christoph Israel of this german comedy.
Jesper Munk (2019)
For a concert with Jesper Munk and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg Max Knoth wrote the orchestral arrangements.
Ghosts (2019)
Max Knoth composed the music for Manuel Muerte’s interdisciplinary performance at Ballhaus Ost.
Flying Pictures (2019)
Ketan and Vivan Bhatti recomposed this work of Mussorgsky and Ravel with a modern rhythmical and harmonic approach. Max Knoth helped with the orchestration and crafted the score.
Oratorio (2018)
„A collective meditation on a well-kept secret“
For this production by the performance collective She She Pop Max Knoth composed the music.
DIE HERBERGE wins in Oberhausen (2017)
Ulu Braun’s short movie Die Herberge/The Hostel wins Prize for the best contribution to the German Competition in Oberhausen. Max Knoth created music and sound design.
Falling Still at Classical:NEXT 2017
Max Knoth is presenting Felix Kubin’s Falling Still at the Classical:NEXT 2017 in Rotterdam.
Quatsch (2014) was nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis 2015 as Best Children’s Feature Film
Max Knoth arranged this song by Ingfried Hoffmann (Sesamstrasse), played by the NDR Bigband, for the movie Quatsch by Veit Helmer (Tuvalu, Absurdistan).
Workshop at 27th Filmfest Dresden (2015)
Max Knoth held a workshop for sound design at the 27th Filmfest in Dresden (Min 1.).
Ballet Jeunesse (2015)
For the Deutsche Grammophon Max Knoth was orchestrator and musical director at the recording for a project by Matthias Arfmann, who started the now famous „Recomposed Series“ in 2005.
Martin Dean (2015)
Berlin based Band Martin Dean released their second album with orchestral arrangements by Max Knoth.
Miss Sixty (2014)
Max Knoth wrote the score for Miss Sixty with Iris Berben (Dir.: Sigrid Hoerner). For the credits he arranged the song C’est si bon for orchestra.
German Short Film Award 2013 for FORST
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Der Film FORST von Ulu Braun mit der Musik von Max Knoth erhält den Deutschen Kurzfilmpreis 2013 als bester Film in der Kategorie Experimentalfilm.
FORST by Ulu Braun with music composed by Max Knoth wins the German Short Film award 2013 as best experimental movie.
Manon Lescaut of Thurdej (2013)
Max Knoth composed the music for this radioplay based on the novel by Wsewolod Petrow. Director was Beate Andres.
Nils Frahm’s SHEETS EINS (2013)
Composer NILS FRAHM released a sheet music collection of songs from his albums Wintermusik, The Bells and Felt. Max Knoth was responsible for the notation of this deluxe edition.
The Centenarian Who Climbed Out the Window and Vanished (2013)
Max Knoth orchestrated this movie with music by Matti Bye.
Dear Reader (2013)
Dear Reader, the band of award-winning songwriter Cherilyn MacNeil, releases the album We Followed Every Sound. The orchestral arrangements of this live recording of a concert with the Filmorchester Babelsberg were made by Max Knoth.
FORST (2013)
This surrealistic short movie by artist Ulu Braun has music throughout, which was composed by Max Knoth.
Orchestrating and recording Cloud Atlas (2012)
Max Knoth did additional orchestration and recorded the music of Cloud Atlas, a movie by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowsky siblings. The music was composed by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil and Tom Tykwer.
„Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden“ 2012 for Testament
The radioplay Testament by the Berlin based performance group She She Pop received the „Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden“ (War blinded audio play prize). Max Knoth worked together with She She Pop on the adaption of the theatre play. He also did the editing and wrote additional music.
Calexico (2012)
The last album Algiers by the band Calexico containes the CD Spiritoso, which is a concert recording with orchestra. Arrangements were made by Max Knoth.
Shooting The Congress (2011)
Max Knoth plays Bass in Ari Folman’s (Waltz With Bashir) new movie The Congress along with Robin Wright and Max Richter.
Der Verschollene (2011)
„Der Verschollene“ by Franz Kafka. A radioplay by Beate Andres for which Max Knoth made music and sounddesign.
Hapes zauberhafte Weihnachten (2010)
Max Knoth composed the music for a short musical for Hape Kerkelings Christmas show „Hapes zauberhafte Weihnachten“ on German TV station RTL. The show won the comedians award Deutscher Comedypreis 2011.
Die Nachtigall und die Rose (2010)
Music for an animated short film by Larisa Lauber based on the story by Oscar Wilde.
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
TURTLE: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY is the story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Max Knoth orchestrated and wrote additional music.
Kleiner Dodo (2008)
Max Knoth composed the music for this animation movie together with Henning Lohner for Cartoon Film.
Der Verrückte, das Herz und das Auge (2006)
Fräulein Phyllis (2004)
Max Knoth wrote a jazz score for this black comedy from 2004 with actress Sophie Rois (Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman, Liegen lernen, Drei). It was the debut feature film of Clemens Schönborn (Der letzte macht das Licht aus!).
Prüfstand 7 (2001)
The movie Prüfstand 7 (BRD 2001 / dir: Robert Bramkamp; starring Inga Busch) with Max‘ first orchestral score, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Gravities Rainbow, shows the activites of the Germans from 1942 experimenting with rockets. Combining documentary with fiction we see the ghost of this created rocket, Bianca, searching for her roots in the world of today and starting a journey through technology and myths. A centerpiece of this movie is a music clip with Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens, for whom Max Knoth wrote an orchestral arrangement.