Song Is Always With Us
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Pesnya vsegda s nami is a 1975 Soviet Ukrainian musical film
, produced by Viktor Storozhenko starring Sofia Rotaru
in the main role, as well as Soviet Ukrainian Smerichka vocal-instrumental band. The movie features songs in Ukrainian
, Moldova
n and Russian of Sofia Rotaru filmed in the background of Ukrainian Carpathian
mountains.
, written for Sofia Rotaru
. The young and beautiful singer starts a concert in a mountainous vacation resort music club in open air. This autobiographical scenario depicts true Ukrainian Moldavian origins of Sofia Rotaru
in the bucolic atmosphere of melodic Bukovina
in Western Ukraine.
, who has always affirmed that her artistic path started from a stage in a village club.
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Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
, produced by Viktor Storozhenko starring Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....
in the main role, as well as Soviet Ukrainian Smerichka vocal-instrumental band. The movie features songs in Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n and Russian of Sofia Rotaru filmed in the background of Ukrainian Carpathian
Carpathian
Carpathian may refer to:*Carpathian Mountains of Central and Eastern Europe*Carpathian Convention on sustainable development in that region*Carpathian Shepherd Dog, a Romanian sheep dog*Subcarpathian Voivodeship, an administrative division of Poland...
mountains.
Plot
Filmed by Ukrainian studio of television films, the musical film Pesnya vsegda s nami features six songs of Volodymyr IvasyukVolodymyr Ivasyuk
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...
, written for Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....
. The young and beautiful singer starts a concert in a mountainous vacation resort music club in open air. This autobiographical scenario depicts true Ukrainian Moldavian origins of Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....
in the bucolic atmosphere of melodic Bukovina
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
in Western Ukraine.
Production
The filming took place in the village Ploska in Putilshina. The main theme of the movie is the exploration of the artistic laboratory of Sofia RotaruSofia Rotaru
Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....
, who has always affirmed that her artistic path started from a stage in a village club.
Soundtrack
| N° | Song | Performed by | Authors | Commentaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle to the Wind |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Bogdan Stelmakh Music: Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR... |
1975 |
| 2 | Swan Fidelity |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Andrei Dementyev Music: Evgueny Martynov |
1975, 1991, 1996 |
| 3 | Song Will Be With Us |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR... Music: Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR... |
1974, 1977, 1997 featuring the first modern back-stage dancing in the USSR |
| 4 | My Late Love |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Ion and Petru Teodorovici Music: Efim Ciuntu |
|
| 5 | Your Steps |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Evgueny Evtushenko Music: Arno Babadzhanyan |
1975 |
| 6 | Say That You Love |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Serguey Kocherga Music: Nino Rota Nino Rota Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti... |
1972, 1975 Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... was forbidden to record at Ariola (today Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG... ) the English cover of The Godfather The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard... 's theme in English language by the Soviet concert administration in early 70's as she was touring Germany. |
| 7 | Memories |
Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage.... |
Lyrics: Igor Kokhanovsky Music: Boris Rychkov |
1974 |
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