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)

  1. 1961: Absolutely Seriously with Anatoly Lepin and Nikita Bogoslovsky
  2. 1968: Film, Film, Film with Aleksandr Zatsepin
  3. 1969: Umka
  4. 1970: Umka is Looking for a Friend
  5. 1970: About Love
  6. 1971: Oh, That Nastya!
  7. 1972: Property of the Republic
  8. 1973: Looking for a Man
  9. 1974: Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches
  10. 1976: The Little Mermaid
  11. 1978: Three from Prostokvashino
  12. 1979: The Adventures of the Elektronic
  13. 1979: Aquanauts
  14. 1980: Do Not Part with Your Beloved
  15. 1982: Charodei
  16. 1984: Guest from the Future, in particular, the song "The Beautiful Afar"
  17. 1987: Lilac Ball
  18. 1989: Don't Leave...
  19. 2011: ''Fairytale.Is''

Awards

Krylatov was given several awards over the course of his career:

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.

Personal life

Krylatov was married to Sevila Sabitovna Krylova, a lawyer and younger sister of composer Alemdar Karamanov. Together they had two children: Pavel Krylatov, a screenwriter, and Maria, a musicologist and teacher.