In this excerpt from a 1981 episode of the French television series “Cinémania” exploring Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s career and impact on German cinema, composer Peer Raben discusses his long-term collaboration with the filmmaker and how Fassbinder’s love for cabaret music determined the sound of FOX AND HIS FRIENDS’ score.
This interview with filmmaker Ira Sachs was conducted in New York in October 2016.