Klaus Doldinger in 2018. Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Klaus Doldinger, the German saxophonist and composer who created the soundtracks to Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story, had died. He was 89. Doldinger died on Oct. 16, his family confirmed to German press agency dpa.