Eduard Nikolayevich Artemyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Никола́евич Арте́мьев, p=ɨdʊˈart ɐrˈtʲemʲjɪf; born 30 November 1937) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

n composer of

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...

and

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

s. Outside of Russia, he is mostly known for his soundtracks for films such as ''

At Home Among Strangers ''Friend to Foes, Foe to Friends'' (russian: Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих; ''Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh'') is a 1974 Soviet film starring Yuri Bogatyryov and Anatoly Solonitsyn and directed by Ni ...

'', '' Solaris'', ''

Siberiade ''Siberiade'' (russian: Сибириада, translit. ''Sibiriada'') is a 1979 Soviet historical drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and produced by Mosfilm. The four-part epic spans much of the 20th century. Themes The film comb ...

'', '' Stalker'' and ''

Burnt by the Sun ''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...

''. He was awarded the title

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

in 1999.

Biography

Artemyev was born in Novosibirsk and studied at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

under

Yuri Shaporin Yuri Alexandrovich Shaporin (russian: Юрий (Георгий) Александрович Шапорин) ( – 9 December 1966), PAU, was a Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer. Biography Shaporin was born in Hlukhiv in the Russian Empire ...

. His interest in electronic music and synthesizers began after his graduation in 1960, when electronic music was still in its infancy. He wrote his first composition in 1967, on one of the first synthesizers, the ANS synthesizer developed by the Soviet engineer

Yevgeny Murzin Yevgeny Murzin (russian: Евгений Мурзин; 1914–1970) was a Russian audio engineer and inventor of the ANS synthesizer. Murzin's synthesizer In 1938, invented a design for composers based on synthesizing complex musical sounds f ...

. He was thus one of the first composers and a pioneer of electronic music. His collaboration with the film director Andrei Tarkovsky in the 1970s made him well-known. He wrote the film scores of Tarkovsky's '' Solaris'', ''Mirror'' and '' Stalker''. Later, he also wrote film scores for

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

and

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

. His film scores and his music received numerous accolades as well as three

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

s. He licensed several excerpts from the '' Solaris'' soundtrack in order to use them in the

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production ''

The Cosmonaut ''The Cosmonaut'' (''El Cosmonauta'') is a Spanish science-fiction film, directed by Nicolás Alcalá and produced by Carola Rodríguez and Bruno Teixidor. It premiered in May 2013. The first feature-length project of ''Riot Cinema Collective'' ...

''. Eduard Artemyev wrote a couple of songs the most famous of them Deltaplan by

Valery Leontiev Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev (russian: link=no, Валерий Яковлевич Леонтьев; born 19 March 1949) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, sometimes songwriter and actor whose popularity peaked in the early 1980s. He was titled a ...

.Эдуард Николаевич Артемьев.
Peoples.ru. Retrieved 6 December 2015. In 2001, he won the Special Silver St. George at the

23rd Moscow International Film Festival The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' The Believer'' directed by Henry Bean. Jury * Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury) * Jia ...

. Eduard Artemyevs composition ''Campaign'' or ''Death of the hero'' (

theme) has been used at 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi, and his music theme from ''

'' has been used at the

closing ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

Film scores (selected)

*'' Solaris'' (Солярис, 1972) *''

A Very English Murder ''A Very English Murder'' (russian: Чисто английское убийство, Chisto angliyskoe ubiystvo) is a 1974 Soviet teleplay directed by Samson Samsonov, based on the 1951 novel '' An English Murder'' by Cyril Hare. Plot The fil ...

'' (Чисто английское убийство, 1974) *''

'' (Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих, 1974) *''

Mirror A mirror or looking glass is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the im ...

'' (Зеркало, 1975) *''

A Slave of Love ''A Slave of Love'' (russian: Раба любви, Raba lyubvi) is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and written by Friedrich Gorenstein and Andrey Konchalovskiy. It stars Elena Solovey, Rodion Nakhapetov and A ...

'' (Раба любви, 1976) *'' An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, 1977) *''

Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

'' (Территория, 1978) *'' Stalker'' (Сталкер, 1979) *''

'' (Сибириада, 1979) *'' The Bodyguard'' (Телохранитель, 1979) *'' A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov'' (Несколько дней из жизни И. И. Обломова, 1980) *'' Anna: 6 - 18'' (Анна: от 6 до 18, 1980—1993) *'' Fox Hunting'' (Охота на лис, 1980) *'' The Fairfax Millions'' (Миллионы Ферфакса, 1980) *''

Family Relations ''Family Relations'' (russian: Родня, Rodnya) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Plot A rural woman Mariya Konovalova (Nonna Mordyukova) goes to the regional center to visit her daughter Nina (Svetlana Kryuchkova), a ...

'' (Родня, 1981) *''

The Train Has Stopped ''The Train Has Stopped'' (russian: Oстановился пoeзд, Ostanovilsya poezd) is a 1982 Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov and written by Aleksandr Mindadze. The last film role of Anatoly Solonitsyn. Before the official p ...

'' (Остановился поезд, 1982) *''

Without Witness ''Without Witness'' (russian: Без свидетелей, translit. Bez svideteley) also known as Private Conversation is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. It won the Prix FIPRESCI at the 13th Moscow International Fi ...

'' (Без свидетелей, 1983) *''

Moon Rainbow ''Moon Rainbow'' (russian: Лунная радуга, Lunnaya raduga) is a 1983 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Yermash based on the novel of the same name by Sergei Pavlov about a person gaining inexplicable extrasensory properties ...

'' (Лунная радуга, 1983) *'' Return from Orbit'' (Возвращение с орбиты, 1983) *'' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (ТАСС уполномочен заявить..., 1984) *''

The Invisible Man ''The Invisible Man'' is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in '' Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devo ...

'' (Человек-невидимка, 1984) *'' One Second for a Feat'' (Секунда на подвиг, 1985) *''

Courier A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

'' (Курьер, 1986) *'' Visit to Minotaur'' (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) *'' Zerograd'' (Город Зеро, 1989) *''

Close to Eden ''Urga'' (russian: У́рга — территория любви, ''Urga — territoriya lyobvi''; "Urga — Territory of Love") is a 1991 film by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released in North America as ''Close to Eden''. It depict ...

'' (Урга - территория любви, 1991) *''

Genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabili ...

'' (Гений, 1991) *''

'' (Утомлённые солнцем, 1994) *''

The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', th ...

'' (Одиссей, 1997) *'' War is Over. Please Forget...'' (Война окончена. Забудьте..., 1997) *'' The Barber of Siberia'' (Сибирский цирюльник, 1998) *''

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me ''As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me'' (german: So weit die Füße tragen) is a 2001 film about German World War II prisoner of war Clemens Forell's escape from a Siberian Gulag in the Soviet Union back to Germany. It is based on the book of the ...

'' (Побег из Гулага, 2001) *'' House of Fools'' (Дом дураков, 2002) *''

A Driver for Vera ''A Driver for Vera'' (russian: Водитель для Веры, ''Voditel dlya Very'') is a 2004 Ukrainian-Russian co-produced psychological drama film from 2004, set in 1962 Sevastopol, Ukraine, directed and written by Russian Pavel Chukhrai. ...

'' (Водитель для Веры, 2004) *'' 12'' (2007) *'' Gloss'' (Глянец, 2007) *''

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'' (Щелкунчик и Крысиный Король, 2009) *'' Home'' (Дом, 2011) *'' Branded'' (Москва 2017, 2011) *'' Legend No. 17'' (Легенда №17, 2013) *''

The Postman's White Nights ''The Postman's White Nights'' (russian: Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына; ''Belye nochi pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna'') is a 2014 Russian drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It tells the sto ...

'' (Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына, 2014) *''

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'' (Солнечный удар, 2014) *'' The Heritage of Love'' (Герой, 2016)

Covers

*'' PPK - ResuRection (2001)'' , Cover of Theme to Siberiade *'' Qilgad - Siberiade (2020)'' , Cover of Theme to Siberiade *'' DJ Feel - Not Alone (Three friends) (2021)'' , Cover of Theme to

*''

Grazhdanskaya Oborona Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Russian: Гражданская оборона, ), Russian for ''Civil Defense'', or ГО, often referred to as ГрОб, Russian for ''coffin'') were a Soviet-Russian rock band formed by Yegor Letov and Konstantin Ryab ...

- Starfall (2002)'' , Cover of Theme to

*'' Papulin & TonyLove - SLAVE OF LOVE/ADMIRERS (2016)'' , Cover of Theme to SLAVE OF LOVE/ADMIRERS *'' On Thorns I Lay - "Black Cold Nights"'', from the album "Angeldust" (2001) , The chorus-verse is also a cover of the Theme to Siberiade *''Digital Mastermind - The Space Theme'' , Cover of Theme to Siberiade *''VIZE and Alan Walker featuring Leony - Space Melody (Edward Artemyev)'' , Cover of Theme to Siberiade with added lyrics

Other recordings

*Warmth of Earth (2001) *Three Odes (2002)

References

External links

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