Top of the best songs from Soviet films (part 5)
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Today we decided to recall the most memorable songs from Soviet cinema: the warmest, the brightest, the most memorable in the end... In a word - the best! And it's hard to argue with it: all these compositions personify the whole epoch... Some grew up on them, and some had a wonderful youth under these melodies... Anyway, these songs mean something to every listener. Otherwise they wouldn't have the status of "timeless". So: these are the best songs from Soviet films... Let's begin!
"5 Minutes" (from Carnival Night)
The legendary film "Carnival Night" features several great songs, one of which was the composition about five minutes... It is this song that actually ends the film. It was written by the creative duo of poet Vladimir Livshits and composer Anatoly Lepin (Anatols Liepinsh). The composition was originally conceived as a "greeting song" of the New Year of the New Year for the film's finale...
https://youtu.be/12kPdU6A71o
Rumour has it that the musicians of the Rosner Orchestra, who played the song in the film, described the future hit as "old-fashioned"....
"Old Piano" (from the film We're From Jazz)
This charming song was written by Mark Minkov to lyrics by Dmitry Ivanov. It became the musical highlight of the 1983 film We Are From Jazz: the song is performed by Igor Sklyar and Olga Pirags....
"...With me he will share both sadness and sorrow,
My tired old piano..."
By the way: a lot of jazz music was used in the film, as well as archival recordings from the 1920s!
"Happiness Suddenly" (from Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession)
This song has become a true legend... Once the first chords start playing, it's already playing in your head:
"Suddenly, like a fairy tale, the door creaked open..."
The most interesting thing is that after so many years, some listeners still haven't realised who is performing this song? It seems to be a familiar voice, even too familiar! But... in fact, it is performed by Valery Zolotukhin, who did not take part in the filming of the film. The composition is sung during a banquet in the tsar's chambers: according to the plot, it is sung by the thief George Miloslavsky (Leonid Kuravlevlev)....
"It's not the beer that ruins people" (from the film No Way)
This song from the film "It Can't Be" is performed by Vyacheslav Nevinniy.
If you've ever watched this wonderful film by Gaidai, you've probably remembered the lyrics of this song (especially the verse). But what's really interesting is that only 3 verses... out of four, were heard in the film.
"If you're mentally wounded, if you're in trouble,
You're not going to the bathhouse, you're coming here.
You'll sigh happily here, quack and say, "Yes!
It's not beer that ruins people, it's water that ruins people!"
"If You Don't Have an Aunt" (from The Irony of Fate, or With a Little Steam)
Did you know that this measured composition was based on the uncomplicated poem "Song about a Dog" by the sixties poet Alexander Yakovlevich Aronov? According to Lev Simkin, a friend of the poet, Ryazanov learnt about this work quite by chance! And so, soon the director's assistant contacted the author of the poem to get approval for its use in the film. For Aronov himself, it was a shock: before that, if someone used his work, they never asked permission. But here... In general, the poet also received a fee of 80 roubles (he gave his permission, of course)!
The composition was performed by Sergey Nikitin: he also independently selected simple chords...
"Song about hares" (from "The Diamond Hand")
It turns out that this song should not have been included in the soundtrack of the film "Diamond Hand" at all....
And it played a big role! The bright melody was written by the splendid composer Alexander Zatsepin... He later told me:
"This melody came to me with great difficulty. I had three or four variants, but it wasn't the same... I needed a rousing chorus! And so, I'm standing in the bathroom in the morning, shaving, and then this melody started playing in my head! I wrote the music, and then the poet wrote the lyrics..."
"The January blizzard is ringing" (from Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession)
This legendary Soviet hit was first heard in the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession" in 1973. And now, for a very long time, this composition continues to resound in the minds of Russian music lovers... We can say that it has become the "gold standard of Soviet film music"!
The melody was written, and a little later the lyrics. And so, Leonid Gaidai faced a question: who should be invited to play the role of a performer? At first the choice fell on Sofia Rotaru, but her version did not impress the director properly: Gaidai decided that the manner of performance of Rotaru is not quite suitable for the image of the heroine Seleznyova. Then it was decided that Nina Brodskaya would sing the song!
"Song About Bears" (from the film The Caucasian Captive)
And this song was born in the already legendary creative duo of Alexander Zatsepin and Leonid Derbenev. It was first heard in the film "The Caucasian Captive", performed by Aida Vedischeva....
Later, the singer said that the first batch of records with this composition released on Melodiya sold a truly staggering number of copies: over 7 million copies! Thus, "Song about Bears" made Vedischeva the first millionaire among Soviet female singers....
"Rise and Shine" (from Gentlemen of Fortune)
Great positive song that is very encouraging and sets you up for the best!
https://youtu.be/mfzi-mHRkIo
This schlager is performed by the charming Larisa Mondrus ...
"A Beautiful Far Away" (from "The Guest from the Future")
We can rightfully say that this is the main theme of the whole film! Just a magical melody, and incredibly beautiful words....
There's nothing to add - all that's left to do is enjoy.....
