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MOSCOW, Oct. 16The melodies of the People's Artist of Russia, Soviet and Russian composer Gennady Gladkov have become a symbol of the films from the golden collection of Soyuzmultfilm, said the chairman of the board of directors of the studio, general director of the Gorky Film Studio Yuliana Slashcheva.
Gladkov died on Monday at the age of 89.
“Gennady Gladkov, without exaggeration, possessed enormous talent, and his sincere love for animation was so boundless that the composer’s songs became not just decoration, but a symbol of the Soyuzmultfilm golden collection of films. The composer donated the musical accompaniment to “Malysh and Carlson” (1968) , “The Bremen Town Musicians” (1969), and later the continuation “In the footsteps of the Bremen Town Musicians” (1973), where he himself sang one of the parts,” said Slashcheva, whose words are quoted by the press service.
According to her, at Soyuzmultfilm they will remember “the great master, his music will forever remain in the hearts of millions of citizens of our country, we are all woven from these notes.” His galaxy of works also includes music for the films of the Gorky Film Studio — “After the Rain on Thursday”, “Very Important Person”, “Before First Blood”, “Fun of the Young”.
““Audience recognition and love is the best reward for the rare talent of Gennady Gladkov,” concluded Slashcheva.
The Lenfilm film studio noted that Gladkov’s compositions have long acquired an independent life.
«»In the history of the Lenfilm film studio there are pages associated with the work of Gennady Gladkov. He is the author of music for the films «New Year's Adventures of Masha and Vitya», «Dog in the Manger», «The Mysterious Old Man», «Pious Martha», «Don Cesar de Bazan», «Tartuffe», «Hunting». The Lenfilm film studio mourns together with family and friends,» the film studio said in a statement.
Gladkov was born in Moscow in 1935 into a family of musicians. He wrote music for such animated films as “The Kid and Carlson”, “Well, Just Wait!”, “The Blue Puppy”, “How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song” and many others. His works can also be heard in the films “12 Chairs”, “An Ordinary Miracle”, “Gentlemen of Fortune”, “Dog in the Manger” and others. In addition, the composer also composed music for theatrical productions. Since 1998, Gennady Gladkov has been an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, since 2002 — People's Artist of Russia.