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

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and

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and

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s. 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 People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

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 2021 Censu ...

and studied at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

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

ANS synthesizer The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1937 to 1957. The technological basis of his invention was the method of graphical sound recording used in cinematography (developed in Ru ...

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 23rd Moscow International Film Festival. Eduard Artemyevs composition ''Campaign'' or ''Death of the hero'' ( Siberiade theme) has been used at

2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK (UTC+4). It was filmed and produced by OBS and Russian hos ...

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

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Film scores (selected)

*'' Solaris'' (Солярис, 1972) *''

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

'' (Чисто английское убийство, 1974) *'' At Home Among Strangers'' (Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих, 1974) *''

Mirror A mirror or looking glass is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the im ...

'' (Зеркало, 1975) *'' A Slave of Love'' (Раба любви, 1976) *'' An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, 1977) *''

Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

'' (Территория, 1978) *''

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

Fox Hunting Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of ho ...

'' (Охота на лис, 1980) *'' The Fairfax Millions'' (Миллионы Ферфакса, 1980) *'' Family Relations'' (Родня, 1981) *'' The Train Has Stopped'' (Остановился поезд, 1982) *''

Without Witness ''Without Witness'' (russian: Без свидетелей, translit. Bez svideteley) also known as Private Conversation is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. It won the Prix FIPRESCI at the 13th Moscow International Fi ...

'' (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 sp ...

'' (Возвращение с орбиты, 1983) *'' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (ТАСС уполномочен заявить..., 1984) *'' The Invisible Man'' (Человек-невидимка, 1984) *''

One Second for a Feat ''One Second for a Feat'' (russian: Секунда на подвиг, ko, 영원한 전우, ''Unforgettable Companion'') is a 1985 Soviet-North-Korean two-part military historical film directed by Eldor Urazbayev. The picture is about the exploit ...

'' (Секунда на подвиг, 1985) *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (Гений, 1991) *'' Burnt by the Sun'' (Утомлённые солнцем, 1994) *''

The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', th ...

'' (Одиссей, 1997) *'' War is Over. Please Forget...'' (Война окончена. Забудьте..., 1997) *''

The Barber of Siberia ''The Barber of Siberia'' (russian: Сибирский цирюльник, translit. ''Sibirskiy tsiryulnik'') is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and producer Michel Seydoux. It ...

'' (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 the ...

'' (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) *''

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. ...

'' (Дом, 2011) *'' Branded'' (Москва 2017, 2011) *'' Legend No. 17'' (Легенда №17, 2013) *'' The Postman's White Nights'' (Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына, 2014) *'' Sunstroke'' (Солнечный удар, 2014) *''

The Heritage of Love ''The Heritage of Love'' (, ''Geroy'', "Hero") is a Russian romantic drama film inspired by a true story. It is set against the Russian Revolution and subsequent onset of civil war, as well as contemporary Paris. The film is directed by Yuriy Va ...

'' (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 On Thorns I Lay is a Greek death-doom metal and gothic metal band founded in Athens in 1992. The group has gone through different stylistic facets throughout its career, starting with brutal death metal in their early days, then transitioning to ...

- "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

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a British-born Norwegian music producer and DJ primarily known for the critically acclaimed single " Faded" (2015), which was certified platinum in 14 countries. He has also made several songs including ...

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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