Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (; – 2 December 1979) was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as "

Moscow Nights __NOTOC__ "Moscow Nights" ( rus, Подмосковные вечера, r=Podmoskovnyje večera, ), later covered as "Midnight in Moscow", is a Soviet Russian song. Composition and initial success Composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhai ...

" (russian: Подмосковные вечера) and " Nightingales" (russian: Соловьи). He also wrote music for numerous films. Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the

Union of Soviet Composers The Union of Russian Composers (formerly the Union of Soviet Composers, Order of Lenin Union of Composers of USSR () (1932- ), and Union of Soviet Composers of the USSR) is a state-created organization for musicians and musicologists created in 193 ...

he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.

Filmography

* '' Heavenly Slug'' (1945) * ''

The First Glove The First Glove (russian: Первая перчатка, Pervaya perchatka) is a 1946 Soviet sports comedy film directed by Andrey Frolov about young boxer Nikita Krutikov. Plot Cast * Vladimir Volodin as Ivan Privalov * Anastasia Zuy ...

'' (1946) * ''

World Champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

'' (1954) * ''

Good Morning "Good morning" is a common greeting in the English language. It may also refer to: Television * ''Good Morning!!!'' (Australian show), a children's show * ''Good Morning'' (New Zealand show), a daytime talk show * ''Good Morning'' (Russian ...

'' (1955) * ''

Maksim Perepelitsa ''Maksim Perepelitsa'' (russian: Максим Перепелица) is a 1955 comedy film directed by Anatoly Granik. The song "Let's Go" (known in Russian as "V Put") was written for this film. Synopsis Maxime Perepelitsa is a cheerful and quick- ...

'' (1955) * '' Be Careful, Grandma!'' (1960) * ''

Don Tale ''Don Tale'' (russian: Донская повесть) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot The film tells about a red Cossack and his beloved woman, who, during childbirth, confesses to him that he is a spy for the White ...

'' (1964) * '' The Salvos of the Aurora Cruiser'' (1965) * ''

Virineya ''Virineya'' (russian: Виринея) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot Civil War. Virineya is a despised creature in the remote village of Nebesnovka. Clever, beautiful, desperate head, she herself, out of a sense of ...

'' (1968) * ''

Fitil ''Fitil'' ( rus, Фитиль, p=fʲɪˈtʲilʲ, ''Fuse'') is a popular Soviet short film and television anthology series which ran for 608 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called , ''Little Fuse''. Each issue contain ...

'' (1975) * '' Sweet Woman'' (1976) * ''

A Taiga Story ''A Taiga Story'' (russian: Таёжная повесть) is a 1979 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot The film tells about the taiga hunter Akim, who meets a dying girl and decides to save her. Having regained consciousness, sh ...

'' (1979)

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