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

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of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia, he is mostly known for his soundtracks for films such as '' At Home Among Strangers'', '' Solaris'', '' Siberiade'', ''

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'' and '' Burnt by the Sun''. He was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1999.

Biography

Artemyev was born in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Shaporin. His interest in electronic music and

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s 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

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developed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin. He was thus one of the first composers and a pioneer of electronic music. His collaboration with the film director

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

in the 1970s made him well-known. He wrote the film scores of Tarkovsky's '' Solaris'', ''Mirror'' and ''

''. Later, he also wrote film scores for Andrei Konchalovsky and Nikita Mikhalkov. His film scores and his music received numerous accolades as well as three Nika Awards. He licensed several excerpts from the '' Solaris'' soundtrack in order to use them in the Spanish production '' The Cosmonaut''. Eduard Artemyev wrote a couple of songs the most famous of them Deltaplan by Valery Leontiev.Эдуард Николаевич Артемьев.
Peoples.ru. Retrieved 6 December 2015. In 2001, he won the Special Silver St. George at the

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. Eduard Artemyevs composition ''Campaign'' or ''Death of the hero'' ( Siberiade theme) has been used at

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in Sochi, and his music theme from '' At Home Among Strangers'' has been used at the closing ceremony.

Film scores (selected)

*'' Solaris'' (Солярис, 1972) *''

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

'' (Чисто английское убийство, 1974) *'' At Home Among Strangers'' (Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих, 1974) *'' Mirror'' (Зеркало, 1975) *'' A Slave of Love'' (Раба любви, 1976) *''

An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano ''An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (russian: Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov ...

'' (Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, 1977) *'' Territory'' (Территория, 1978) *''

'' (Сталкер, 1979) *'' Siberiade'' (Сибириада, 1979) *''

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'' (Телохранитель, 1979) *''

A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov ''Oblomov'' (russian: Несколько дней из жизни И. И. Обломова, translit. ''Neskolko dney iz zhizni I. I. Oblomov'') is a Soviet comedy/drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released by Mosfilm in 1980. ...

'' (Несколько дней из жизни И. И. Обломова, 1980) *'' Anna: 6 - 18'' (Анна: от 6 до 18, 1980—1993) *''

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'' (Охота на лис, 1980) *''

The Fairfax Millions ''The Fairfax Millions'' (russian: Миллионы Ферфакса, Milliony Ferfaksa) is a 1980 Soviet crime film directed by Nikolai Ilinsky based on Alan Winnington's novel of the same name. Plot An influential businessman, millionaire Antho ...

'' (Миллионы Ферфакса, 1980) *'' Family Relations'' (Родня, 1981) *'' The Train Has Stopped'' (Остановился поезд, 1982) *'' Without Witness'' (Без свидетелей, 1983) *'' Moon Rainbow'' (Лунная радуга, 1983) *''

Return from Orbit ''Return from Orbit'' (russian: Возвращение с орбиты, Vozvraschenie s orbiti) is a Soviet 1984 science fiction film directed by Aleksandr Surin. It featured scenes filmed in orbit onboard Salyut 7 space station and Soyuz T-9 spa ...

'' (Возвращение с орбиты, 1983) *'' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (ТАСС уполномочен заявить..., 1984) *'' The Invisible Man'' (Человек-невидимка, 1984) *'' One Second for a Feat'' (Секунда на подвиг, 1985) *'' Courier'' (Курьер, 1986) *'' Visit to Minotaur'' (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) *''

Zerograd ''Zerograd'' (russian: Город Зеро, Gorod Zero), sometimes called ''Zero City'' or ''Zero Town'', is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a small town on a business trip, where ...

'' (Город Зеро, 1989) *'' Close to Eden'' (Урга - территория любви, 1991) *'' Genius'' (Гений, 1991) *'' Burnt by the Sun'' (Утомлённые солнцем, 1994) *'' The Odyssey'' (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 t ...

'' (Побег из Гулага, 2001) *'' House of Fools'' (Дом дураков, 2002) *'' A Driver for Vera'' (Водитель для Веры, 2004) *'' 12'' (2007) *'' Gloss'' (Глянец, 2007) *'' The Nutcracker in 3D'' (Щелкунчик и Крысиный Король, 2009) *''

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'' (Дом, 2011) *'' Branded'' (Москва 2017, 2011) *''

Legend No. 17 ''Legend No. 17'' (russian: Легенда №17) is a 2013 Russian biographical sports film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Val ...

'' (Легенда №17, 2013) *'' The Postman's White Nights'' (Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына, 2014) *'' Sunstroke'' (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 At Home Among Strangers *'' Grazhdanskaya Oborona - Starfall (2002)'' , Cover of Theme to At Home Among Strangers *'' 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

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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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