Biography
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (29 May 1936 – 4 February 2019) was a Soviet composer. He composed symphonies, symphonic poems, as well as works for chamber orchestra, small ensembles and solo instruments. Outside his native country he is best known as a composer of music for such films as War and Peace, the 1966–67 film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan's Childhood and Andrei Rublev for Andrei Tarkovsky. He has composed for some 40 films in total. Tarkovsky is said to have been so impressed by Ovchinnikov that he stated: "I cannot imagine a better composer for myself than Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov." Ovchinnikov also had a successful career as a touring conductor from the 1970s. He has recorded for Melodiya, the Soviet record company. His Symphony No. 2 was released on the Melodiya label. Ovchinnikov was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1986.
Sound 27
1980s
- 1986
Singing Russia
Music
Boris Godunov
Music
- 1985
Bagration
Musician
1970s
- 1979
Youth with Us
Original Music Composer
- 1978
The Steppe
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1975
They Fought for Their Motherland
Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Accident
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1974
Such High Mountains
Original Music Composer
- 1973
This Sweet Word – Liberty
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1972
Listen, on the Other Side
Music
A Soldier Came Back from the Front
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1971
Legenda
Music, Conductor
The Golden Gates
Original Music Composer
- 1970
Пёс, сметана и труба
Music
1960s
- 1969
A Nest of Gentry
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
A Long Happy Life
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1965
The First Teacher
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1962
- 1961
The Steamroller and the Violin
Music
The Boy and the Pigeon
Original Music Composer
