Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
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.
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Movies (31)
Interviews with Filmmakers: Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
2003 · Self
Singing Russia
1986 · Music
Boris Godunov
1986 · Music
Bagration
1985 · Musician
Sergey Bondarchuk
1982 · Self (archive)
On the Kulikovo Field
1980 · Music
Youth with Us
1979 · Original Music Composer
The Steppe
1978 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Bolshoi Theatre: The Two-Hundredth Season
1976 · Music
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Accident
1975 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Such High Mountains
1974 · Original Music Composer
This Sweet Word – Liberty
1973 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Listen, on the Other Side
1972 · Music
Solaris
1972 · Original Music Composer
A Soldier Came Back from the Front
1972 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Legenda
1971 · Music, Conductor
The Golden Gates
1971 · Original Music Composer
Пёс, сметана и труба
1970 · Music
A Nest of Gentry
1969 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
1967 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
1967 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
A Long Happy Life
1966 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
1966 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
1966 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
War and Peace
1966 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The First Teacher
1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ivan's Childhood
1962 · Original Music Composer
The Steamroller and the Violin
1961 · Music
The Boy and the Pigeon
1961 · Original Music Composer