Friedrich Schröder was born on August 6, 1910 in Näfels, Glarus, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Black Book (2006), Immer nur Du (1941) and Seven Slaps (1937). He was married to Lieselotte Wiedenhaupt. He died on September 25, 1972 in West Berlin, West Germany.
After his move to Berlin in 1929 he continued his studying at he university of music.
When he lost his whole money due to the world economic crisis he dismissed his plan to become a church musician and he worked as a sheet music copyist and finally as an arranger of the well-known film composer Peter Kreuder.
In 1957 he became the musical director of the Bertelsmann Schallplattenring and finally he was a co-founder of the well-known record company "Ariola".
Friedrich Schröder became the first director of the new radio RIAS in Berlin,.
The film composer Friedrich Schröder first studied musical history and church music in Münster.