Popol Vuh, led by keyboardist Florian Fricke (1944-2001), is a band that was born in 1969 and is among the most influential in the German progressive rock scene. Fricke was one of the first users of the Moog and other synthesizers. A pioneer of electronic music, the new age movement, classified in Krautrock, the band saw its fame grow due to its collaboration with Werner Herzog. Popol Vuh composed the soundtrack for several of the director's major films.