Jan Jirásek (born 1955 in

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) is a Czech composer. Czech composer Jan Jirásek studied composition with Prof. Zdenek Zouhar at the Janáček Academy of Musical Art in Brno (JAMU). He worked as music editor and producer at the

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. He was awarded prestigious film music prize The

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Award for the film ''

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'' by F. A. Brabec and for the film ''

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'' by Slovak director

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References

External links

Official homepage of Jan Jirásek
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