Eduard Artemyev

Eduard Nikolaevich Artemyev (Russian: Эдуа́рд Никола́евич Арте́мьев, IPA: [ɛdʊˈard ɐrˈtʲemʲjɪf]; born 30 November 1937) is a Soviet and Russian composer of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia, he is mostly known for his soundtracks for films such as At Home Among Strangers, Solaris, Siberiade, Stalker and Burnt by the Sun. He was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1999.[1]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Artemyev.
Eduard Artemyev
Эдуард Артемьев
Born
Eduard Nikolaevich Artemyev

(1937-11-30) 30 November 1937
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow Conservatory
OccupationComposer
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (1999)
Awards

Biography

Artemyev was born in Novosibirsk and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Shaporin. His interest in electronic music and synthesizers 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 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 in the 1970s made him well-known. He wrote the film scores of Tarkovsky's Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. 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.[2]

In 2001, he won the Special Silver St. George at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Eduard Artemyev's composition Campaign or Death of the hero (Siberiade theme) has been used at 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi, and his music theme from At Home Among Strangers has been used at the closing ceremony.[2]

Film scores (selected)

Covers
  • PPK - ResuRection (2001) | Cover of Theme to Siberiade
  • Qilgad - Siberiade (2020) | Cover of Theme to Siberiade
  • DJ Feel - Not Alone (Three friends) (2016) | Cover of Theme to At Home Among Strangers
  • On Thorns I Lay - "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 featuring Leony - Space Melody (Edward Artemyev) | Cover of Theme to Siberiade with added lyrics[4]

Other recordings
  • Warmth of Earth (2001)[5]
  • Three Odes (2002)[6]

References
  1. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.01.1999 г. № 36". Kremlin.
  2. Эдуард Николаевич Артемьев. Peoples.ru. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. https://outnowmagazine.com/vize-alan-walker-space-melody/
  5. "Warmth of Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. "Three Odes". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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