Yevgeny Krylatov
Yevgeny Pavlovich Krylatov was a Soviet and Russian composer who wrote songs for over 120 Soviet and Russian movies and animated films.
Biography
Krylatov was born on 23 February 1934 in Lysva in the working class family of Pavel Krylatov and his wife Zoya.Krylatov graduated from Perm Music School in the Moscow Conservatory ; having studied at once in two faculties: in the class of the composition with Professor Mikhail Chulaki and in the class of piano with Professor Vladimir Nathanson. After graduating he found himself impoverished, lacking work or a permit to reside in Moscow. He would go on to compose music for more than 150 feature and animated films.
He died in Moscow on May 8, 2019, survived by his daughter Maria.
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: Absolutely Seriously with Anatoly Lepin and Nikita Bogoslovsky
- 1968: Film, Film, Film with Aleksandr Zatsepin
- 1969: Umka
- 1970: Umka is Looking for a Friend
- 1970: About Love
- 1971: Oh, That Nastya!
- 1972: Property of the Republic
- 1973: Looking for a Man
- 1974: Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches
- 1976: The Little Mermaid
- 1978: Three from Prostokvashino
- 1979: The Adventures of the Elektronic
- 1979: Aquanauts
- 1980: Do Not Part with Your Beloved
- 1982: Charodei
- 1984: Guest from the Future, in particular, the song "The Beautiful Afar"
- 1987: Lilac Ball
- 1989: Don't Leave...
- 2011: ''Fairytale.Is''
Awards
Krylatov was given several awards over the course of his career:- The People's Artist of Russia in 1994
- The Certificate of honor of the Moscow City Duma on February 18, 2004
- Given a Memorial sign on the "Square of Stars" on February 19, 2004
- Certificate of Honor of the Government of Moscow on March 3, 2009
- The Order of Honor on June 2, 2010
- an award from the president in 2015 for developments to Russian art
Legacy
The documentary film "Evgeny Krylatov. The Soundtrack of the Epoch", dedicated to Krylatov's life and creativity, is directed by Oleg Karnasyuk.Children's Music School No.2 in Perm was named in honour of Yevgeny Krylatov in 2018.