Acting

Thomas Lang

Born

1967-08-05 (59)

Place of birth

Stockerau, Austria

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Thomas Lang begann bereits im Alter von fünf Jahren Schlagzeug zu spielen. Nach einiger Zeit privaten Unterrichts studierte er Schlagzeug am Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, unter anderem bei Walter Grassmann, welcher ihm den Big-Band-Stil näherbrachte. Von 1995 bis 2005 hat er mehr als 250 Alben sowie drei DVDs (Ultimatives Schlagzeug, Creative Control und Creative Coordination & Advanced Foot Technique) aufgenommen bzw. produziert. 2006 erschien seine zweite Solo-CD „Something along those lines“, die er über einen Zeitraum von 4 Jahren in London einspielte. Bereits 1996 war seine erste Solo-CD „Mediator“ erschienen, auf der er u. a. mit Falco, Mike Majzen und Conrad Schrenk zusammen…

Known for

Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind poster
4.6

Three nerdy students who have the hots for their sexy astronomy teacher hit upon the idea of pretending to be outer-space aliens, in the hopes of tricking her into going to bed with them.

Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind

1978

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? poster
7.2

Carlo, a young photographer, is making love with his girlfriend at the beach when he witnesses a murder being feebly staged to look like a car accident. Carlo takes incriminating shots of the murderers (the victim turns out to be the local public prosecutor) and attempts to sell them to various interested parties, including a gangster and a newspaper owner. One of the murderers' accomplices, a lowlife criminal, is gunned down by a black-gloved assassin, while another is stabbed to death...

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?

1972

The Language of Shadows: The Masterpiece: 'Faust' poster
NR

Luciano Berriatúa documentary on the making of Murnau’s "Faust."

The Language of Shadows: The Masterpiece: 'Faust'

2007

No artwork available
10.0

What do Frank Zappa, Devin Townsend, and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah have in common? They all re-invented rock music, and they all selected Morgan as their drummer. Yet his 'intentionally broken' and complex drumming makes most musicians plug their ears, go home and practice, or just quit. Praised only by the enlightened few, this 45-year-old husband and humble father remains unknown to popular music listeners. But why? Watch this 2-hour documentary as Morgan visits L.A. in search of an answer to his continuing conundrum: 'The Music or The Money?' Special Guest Appearances by Mats Oberg, Devin Townsend, Marco Minnemann, Mike Keneally, Dweezil Zappa, Tosin Abasi, Thomas Lang, Danny Carey, Brendon Small, Dave Elitch, Simon Phillips, Joe Travers, Raanen Bozzio, Daedelus And Others.

Morgan Ågren's Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure

2013

Thomas Lang: Creative Control poster
NR

Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed, control, finesse and coordination-a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively, in any style of music.

Thomas Lang: Creative Control

2004

The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films:  The Early Works poster
7.7

Documentary made in two parts by Luciano Berriatúa. This first part focuses on childhood, personal life and the early works in films by German director F.W. Murnau.

The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films: The Early Works

2008

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

No artwork available
10.0

What do Frank Zappa, Devin Townsend, and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah have in common? They all re-invented rock music, and they all selected Morgan as their drummer. Yet his 'intentionally broken' and complex drumming makes most musicians plug their ears, go home and practice, or just quit. Praised only by the enlightened few, this 45-year-old husband and humble father remains unknown to popular music listeners. But why? Watch this 2-hour documentary as Morgan visits L.A. in search of an answer to his continuing conundrum: 'The Music or The Money?' Special Guest Appearances by Mats Oberg, Devin Townsend, Marco Minnemann, Mike Keneally, Dweezil Zappa, Tosin Abasi, Thomas Lang, Danny Carey, Brendon Small, Dave Elitch, Simon Phillips, Joe Travers, Raanen Bozzio, Daedelus And Others.

Morgan Ågren's Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure

2013

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On poster
5.6

A little more than a month after original drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from Dream Theater, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an amazing and productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly with seven of the world's greatest drummers, learning about them musically, personally and professionally, and assessing the fit of each drummer's incredible chops with the band's trademark prog-rock sound. Dream Theater would like to share with its fans some of the intense process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new drummer. Who is the best fit behind the kit?

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

2011

2000s · 6 titles

Behind the camera