Top of the best songs from Soviet films (part 2)
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Today we will remember the most favourite compositions from Soviet films! All these masterpieces continue to warm the listener's soul for decades, because they all have the status of "timeless". Great hits written and performed by no less great people... Less words - closer to the point: we are starting!
"Snowflake" (from The Magicians)
We can rightfully say that "The Magicians" is one of the best musical film masterpieces of the Soviet Union! As for "Song about a Snowflake", according to the film's plot it is sung by the main character's sister, but in fact we have a chance to enjoy the beautiful voice of Olga Rozhdestvenskaya (accompanied by the Dobry Molodtsy VIA):
"...If the snowflake doesn't melt,
In the palm of your hand won't melt,
While the clock strikes twelve..."
In 2008, the popular rock band "Adventures of Electroniks" presented their version of "Snowflake"! By the way: this band gained success by performing covers of songs from famous Soviet cartoons and films....
"Dove" (from Gardemarines Onward)
The authors of the legendary hit were composer Vladimir Lebedev and poet Yuri Ryashentsev... Performed by the main midshipman of the Soviet Union - Mikhail Boyarsky!
Some listeners also know this song under the title "Lanfren lanfra" - and as it turned out, this expression has no meaning: "...it's something like "oy-lu-li" in our Russian songs..." - said Yuri Ryashentsev. And it's a pity, because this mysterious French accent always added charm and mystery to this composition....
"Alexandra" (from "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears")
"Alexandra, Alexandra, this city is ours and yours. We have become its destiny, look at its face..." - this truly charming composition became the pride of all Alexanders!
She was also the centrepiece of a great film by Vladimir Menshov...
"Oh, Kalina is blooming" (from the film The Kuban Cossacks)
Well this is simply a legendary composition that absolutely every listener knows - regardless of the era in which they were born and raised...
"Oh, the brambles are blooming in the field by the brook,
I fell in love with a young man,
She fell in love with a guy she was unlucky enough to fall in love with,
I can't open up, I can't find the words..."
And where can we go without the song "What you were, what you are", which also became popular thanks to "Kuban Cossacks"? Enjoy...
"Winged Swings" (from The Adventure of the Electronik)
It is hard to imagine how it was possible to write such a sincere, beautiful and simply magical in its content song... And after all it is the merit of two geniuses: composer Yevgeny Krylatov on the words of poet Yuri Entin...
"Everything in the world is forgotten,
My heart froze in my chest,
Just the sky, just the wind,
Only joy lies ahead..."
The most interesting thing is that at first the director of the film was very dissatisfied with this composition... Actually, a word to the author himself:
"In general, Konstantin Bromberg has always been a sensitive and delicate person, with the right approach to business. But here... I see him coming out after the recording, all gloomy, it's scary to watch... I asked him: "What's wrong? You didn't like the song?" And he said: "It's not a song, it's a complete bollocks!" I was even confused, very upset... But what could I do? We included it in the film..."
However - after the release of the film, "Winged Swings" became a big hit! Well... Konstantin Bromberg gradually changed his attitude to the song.
"I won't brag, darling" (from the film Dowry Wedding)
"I won't boast, my dear" - a well-known composition from the film "Wedding with a Dowry"! Music by Boris Mokrousov to verses by Alexey Fatyanov....
By the way: this film featured such fine actors as Vera Vasilieva (the best brigadier of the Iskra collective farm), Vladimir Ushakov (the best brigadier and later chairman of the Zarya collective farm) and Vitaly Doronin (the brigadier and later collective farmer of Iskra).
"The Sea" (from the film Take Care of Women)
The composition "Sea" was written by Yury Antonov and Leonid Fadeev. It is not surprising that the song gained great success among the listeners...
"The sea, the sea, the world is bottomless,
The foamy rustle of the coastal waves,
They rise above you like the dawns
They rise above you like the dawns
Our youthful hopes..."
"Imagine" (from The Magicians)
This beautiful composition was brilliantly performed by Alexander Abdulov... For the audio edition it was sung by Leonid Serebrennikov. Who did it better - only the listeners can decide: we will enjoy the version from the film...
"Bad Weather" (from Mary Poppins, Goodbye)
The author of this song was Naum Olev, a great Soviet and Russian songwriter. It is worth paying tribute to this genius, because he managed to fulfil a difficult task - to choose the right words in such a way as to convey to children a message that is far from childish: you should appreciate life here and now!
"Nowhere, nowhere, we can't take refuge,
But there's no way to put life on hold..."
It seems like it could be a great anthem for a lot of people!
