Nikita Bogoslovsky

Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky (; 22 May 19134 April 2004) was a Soviet and Russian composer. Author of more than 300 songs, 8 symphonies (1940–1991), 17 operettas and musical comedies, 58 soundtracks, and 52 scores for theater productions. Many of his songs were made for film. He is best known for two Mark Bernes' trademark songs from the war film Two Soldiers: "Tyomnaya noch" (Dark Is the Night) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets). In the post-Stalin period, Bogoslovsky was particularly successful with music for comedies. His output ranged from pop to folklore and neoclassical symphonic tunes. He died 4 April 2004 in Moscow.

Filmography Treasure Island (Остров сокровищ, 1938) A Great Life (Большая жизнь, 1939) The Fighters (Истребители, 1939) Mysterious Island (Таинственный остров, 1941) Alexander Parkhomenko (Александр Пархоменко, 1942) A Good Lad (Славный малый, 1942) Two Soldiers (Два бойца, 1943) It Happened in the Donbas (Это было в Донбассе, 1945) Fifteen-Year-Old Captain (Пятнадцатилетний капитан, 1945) A Crazy Day (Безумный день, 1956) Different Fortunes (Разные судьбы, 1956) 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (Леон Гаррос ищет друга, 1960) Thrice Resurrected (Трижды воскресший, 1960) It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (Человечка нарисовал я, 1960) Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс, 1961) Moonshiners (Самогонщики, 1961) No Fear, No Blame (Без страха и упрёка, 1962) An Easy Life (Лёгкая жизнь, 1964) The Mysterious Monk (Таинственный монах, 1967) Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972) The Headless Horseman (Всадник без головы, 1973)