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.
Solaris
(Original Music Composer)
Andrei Rublev
(Original Music Composer)
Пёс, сметана и труба
(Music)
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
(Original Music Composer)
War and Peace
(Original Music Composer)
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
(Original Music Composer)
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
(Original Music Composer)
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
(Original Music Composer)
Ivan's Childhood
(Music)
Legenda
(Music)
The Steamroller and the Violin
(Music)
Legenda
(Conductor)
Singing Russia
(Music)
The Accident
(Original Music Composer)
The Accident
(Conductor)
Listen, on the Other Side
(Music)
The Boy and the Pigeon
(Music)
Bagrationi
(Musician)
The Golden Gates
(Original Music Composer)
They Fought for Their Motherland
(Original Music Composer)
That Sweet Word: Liberty!
(Original Music Composer)
Boris Godunov
(Music)
A Soldier Came Back from the Front
(Original Music Composer)
A Soldier Came Back from the Front
(Conductor)
A Long Happy Life
(Original Music Composer)
A Long Happy Life
(Conductor)
The Steppe
(Original Music Composer)
The Steppe
(Conductor)
Andrei Rublev
(Conductor)
Such High Mountains
(Original Music Composer)
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
(Conductor)
They Fought for Their Motherland
(Conductor)
A Nest of Gentry
(Original Music Composer)
A Nest of Gentry
(Conductor)
The First Teacher
(Original Music Composer)
The First Teacher
(Conductor)
Bolshoi Theatre: The Two-Hundredth Season
(Music)
On the Kulikovo Field
(Music)
Авария
(Sound Director)