Gennady Igorevich Gladkov (russian: link=no, Геннадий Игоревич Гладков; born 18 February 1935) is a Soviet and Russian composer. He composed music for some of the most famous Soviet movies and cartoons, most notably ''
The Bremen Town Musicians
The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (german: link=no, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' in 1819 (KHM 27).
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''.
Gladkov was born in Moscow. He is a
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 ...
(2002).
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Commander of the
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...
4th class.
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Since 2019, he has been reissuing his catalog — for example, he has released soundtracks for the "Til'" performance, for "Razluchennye" cartoon, the " An Ordinary Miracle", as well as symphonic pieces, music for theater and cinema, etc.
Filmography
Soundtrack
*'' Most, Most, Most, Most'' (Самый, самый, самый, самый, 1966)
*'' Junior and Karlsson'' (Малыш и Карлсон, 1968)
*''The Bremen Town Musicians
The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (german: link=no, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' in 1819 (KHM 27).
It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, w ...
'' (Бременские музыканты, 1969)
*'' Karlsson has Returned'' (Карлсон вернулся, 1970)
*'' The Blue Bird'' (Синяя птица, 1970)
*'' Gentlemen of Fortune'' (Джентльмены удачи, 1971)
*'' Train Stop – Two Minutes'' (Стоянка поезда — две минуты, 1972)
*'' Point, Point, Comma...'' (Точка, точка, запятая…, 1972)
*''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians
''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, По следам бременских музыкантов, Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov) is a 1973 Soviet animated film directed by Vasily Livanov. It was made as a sequel to ' ...
'' (По следам бременских музыкантов, 1973)
*''Well, Just You Wait!
''Well, Just You Wait!'' (russian: Ну, погоди!, Nu, pogodi!, p=ˈnu pəɡɐˈdʲi) is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a ...
'', eighth episode (Ну, погоди!, 1974)
*'' Til''', ("Тиль", 1974)
*'' New Year Adventures of Masha and Vitya'' (Новогодние приключения Маши и Вити, 1975)
*'' Blue Puppy'' (Голубой щенок, 1976)
*''The Twelve Chairs
''The Twelve Chairs'' ( rus, Двенадцать стульев, Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical novel by the Odesan Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden ...
'' (12 стульев, 1976)
*''The Dog in the Manger
The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, the metaphor is now used to speak of one who spitefully prevents o ...
'' (Собака на сене, 1977)Cast
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*'' An Ordinary Miracle'' (Обыкновенное чудо, 1978)
*'' Ograblenie po...'' (Ограбление по..., 1978)
*'' Very Blue Beard'' (Очень синяя борода, 1979)
*'' Life and Adventures of Four Friends 1/2'' (Жизнь и приключения четырех друзей 1/2, 1980)
*'' Life and Adventures of Four Friends 3/4'' (Жизнь и приключения четырех друзей 3/4, 1981)
*'' The Vacancy'' (Вакансия, 1981)
*'' I Don't Want to Be an Adult'' (Не хочу быть взрослым, 1982)
*'' The House That Swift Built'' (Дом, который построил Свифт, 1982)
*''Formula of Love
''Formula of Love'' (russian: Формула любви, Formula lyubvi) is a 1984 Soviet romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Zakharov, from a screenplay by Grigori Gorin. It is loosely based on the story "Count Cagliostro" by Alekse ...
'' (Формула любви, 1984)
*''After the Rain, on Thursday
''After the Rain, on Thursday'' (russian: После дождичка в четверг, Posle dozhdichka v chetverg) is a 1985 Soviet musical children's fantasy film directed by Mikhail Yuzovskiy.
Plot
Once, after the rain on Thursday, the first ...
'' (После дождичка в четверг, 1985)
*'' Joys of the Youth'' (Забавы молодых, 1987)
*''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (russian: Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) is a Red Western comedy film of 1987 (Mosfilm production), with nods to silent film and the transforming powe ...
'' (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, 1987)
*'' To Kill a Dragon'' (Убить дракона, 1988)
*'' Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective'' (Две стрелы. Детектив каменного века, 1989)
*'' Crazies'' (Чокнутые, 1991)
*'' Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains'' (Завтрак с видом на Эльбрус, 1993)
*'' Don Quixote Returns'' (Дон Кихот возвращается, 1997)
*''The New Bremen Town Musicians
''The New Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, Новые бременские, Novye Bremenskiye) is a 2000 Russian animated film. Sequel to the films '' The Bremen Town Musicians'' and '' On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians''. None o ...
'' (Новые бременские, 2000)
*'' Carmen'' (Кармен, 2003)
Voice acting
*''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians
''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, По следам бременских музыкантов, Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov) is a 1973 Soviet animated film directed by Vasily Livanov. It was made as a sequel to ' ...
'' – The King
*''Formula of Love
''Formula of Love'' (russian: Формула любви, Formula lyubvi) is a 1984 Soviet romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Zakharov, from a screenplay by Grigori Gorin. It is loosely based on the story "Count Cagliostro" by Alekse ...
'' – Semyon Farada Semyon Lyvovich Ferdman PAR, better known by his stage name Semyon Farada (russian: Семён Львович Фердман, Семён Фарада, born December 31, 1933, Nikolskoye village of Moscow Oblast, USSR — died August 20, 2009 in Mo ...
's singing voice
*''The New Bremen Town Musicians
''The New Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, Новые бременские, Novye Bremenskiye) is a 2000 Russian animated film. Sequel to the films '' The Bremen Town Musicians'' and '' On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians''. None o ...
'' – The Cat, the robbers
References
External links
*
Геннадий Гладков
— Official Site
1935 births
20th-century composers
20th-century Russian male musicians
21st-century composers
21st-century Russian male musicians
Living people
Academic staff of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors
Moscow Conservatory alumni
People's Artists of Russia
Recipients of the Nika Award
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Musicians from Moscow
Male film score composers
Russian ballet composers
Russian film score composers
Russian male composers
Russian male voice actors
Russian music educators
Soviet film score composers
Soviet male composers
Soviet male voice actors
Soviet music educators
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