Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- May 29, 1936
- Died
- February 4, 2019 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Voronezh, Voronezhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (29 May 1936 – 4 February 2019) was a Soviet composer. He composed symphonies, symphonic poems, as well as works for chamber orchestra, small ensembles and solo instruments. Outside his native country he is best known as a composer of music for such films as War and Peace, the 1966–67 film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan's Childhood and Andrei Rublev for Andrei Tarkovsky. He has composed for some 40 films in total. Tarkovsky is said to have been so impressed by Ovchinnikov that he stated: "I cannot imagine a better composer for myself than Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov." Ovchinnikov also had a successful career as a touring conductor from the 1970s. He has recorded for Melodiya, the Soviet record company. His Symphony No. 2 was released on the Melodiya label. Ovchinnikov was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1986.
Known For
Filmography
Singing Russia
Movie · Music
Boris Godunov
Movie · Music
Bagration
Movie · Musician
On the Kulikovo Field
Movie · Music
Youth with Us
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Steppe
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Bolshoi Theatre: The Two-Hundredth Season
Movie · Music
The Accident
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
They Fought for Their Motherland
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Авария
TV · Sound Director · 2 eps
Such High Mountains
Movie · Original Music Composer
This Sweet Word – Liberty
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Solaris
Movie · Original Music Composer
Listen, on the Other Side
Movie · Music
A Soldier Came Back from the Front
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Legenda
Movie · Music, Conductor
The Golden Gates
Movie · Original Music Composer
Пёс, сметана и труба
Movie · Music
A Nest of Gentry
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Andrei Rublev
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
A Long Happy Life
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The First Teacher
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ivan's Childhood
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Steamroller and the Violin
Movie · Music
The Boy and the Pigeon
Movie · Original Music Composer