Biography
Jiří Srnka (19 August 1907 – 31 January 1982) was a Czech composer. His teacher was the well known violinist, Otakar Ševčík at the Prague Conservatory from the age of 8. From 1928, he studied at the school of Vítězslav Novák and Alois Hába. He composed music for nearly 200 films. These included Krakatit, Jan Hus, and Dařbuján a Pandrhola. Additionally, he created works for TV series, such as F. L. Věk. His works depicts the essential parts of his connection with the musical reality. He wrote several songs and orchestral works as well. He frequently worked with directors Otakar Vávra and František Čáp.
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Filmography
all 118
Movies 114
TV Shows 4
Original Music Composer
Ve znamení Tyrkysové hory (1978)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Značka „Svobodný otec“ (1976)
Movie
Composer
Ticket to the Memorial (1975)
Movie
Music
Hostinec U koťátek (1971)
TV
Original Music Composer
F. L. Věk (1971)
TV
Composer
Witchhammer (1970)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Tchýně (1969)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Úsměvy světa (1969)
TV
Composer
The Thirteenth Chamber (1969)
Movie
Composer
Lucerna (1967)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Broučci (1967)
TV
Composer
Romance for Bugle (1967)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Princezna Pampeliška (1967)
Movie
Composer
Пущик едет в Прагу (1965)
Movie
Composer
Golden Queen (1965)
Movie
Composer
Loupežnická pohádka (1964)
Movie
Composer
Doktorská pohádka (1964)
Movie
Composer
Crazy Planet (1964)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Zmoudření dona Quijota (1963)
Movie
Composer
The Dynamite Watcher (1963)
Movie
Composer
The Golden Fern (1963)
Movie
Composer
Horoucí srdce (1963)
Movie
Composer
The Coward (1962)
Movie
Composer
Deštivý den (1962)
Movie
Composer
The Night Guest (1961)
Movie
Composer
Pouta (1961)
Movie
Composer
Bílá spona (1961)
Movie
Composer
Osení (1961)
Movie
Composer
Policejní hodina (1961)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Pošťácká pohádka (1961)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek (1960)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Darbujan and Pandrhola (1960)
Movie
Composer
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960)
Movie
Composer
První parta (1960)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Psí pohádka (1959)
Movie
Composer
Sny na neděli (1959)
Movie
Composer
Občan Brych (1959)
Movie
Composer
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Movie
Composer
Wolf Trap (1958)
Movie
Composer
Jahrgang 21 (1958)
Movie
Composer
Padělek (1957)
Movie
Composer
Against All (1957)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Playing with the Devil (1957)
Movie
Composer
Silvery Wind (1956)
Movie
Composer
A Life at Stake (1956)
Movie
Composer
Vina Vladimíra Olmera (1956)
Movie
Composer
Jan Žižka (1956)
Movie
Composer
Gebirge und Meer (1955)
Movie
Composer
Jan Hus (1955)
Movie
Composer
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover (1955)
Movie
Composer
Můj přítel Fabián (1955)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Něco se tu změnilo (1955)
Movie
Composer
Přicházejí z tmy (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The colorful world of Otakar Nejedly (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Maxmilián Švabinský (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Jenský kodex (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kutná Hora (1954)
Movie
Composer
Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička (1953)
Movie
Composer
Měsíc nad řekou (1953)
Movie
Composer
Nástup (1953)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Vesnická škola (1953)
Movie
Composer
Usměvavá zem (1952)
Movie
Composer
Action B (1952)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Žně 1951 (1952)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Dědina na Dyji (1952)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Dva klenoty rané gotické architektury (1952)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Na začátku cesty II. (1952)
Movie
Composer
Way Leading to Happiness (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Gingerbread House (1951)
Movie
Composer
Vstanou noví bojovníci (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Days of Joy (1951)
Movie
Music
Mechanisace dolů (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Na začátku cesty (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Píseň jižních Čech (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Příběh jedné brigády (1950)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Český porcelán I. (1950)
Movie
Composer
Poslední výstřel (1950)
Movie
Composer
Dva ohně (1950)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry (1949)
Movie
Composer
Silent Barricade (1949)
Movie
Composer
Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí (1949)
Movie
Composer
White Darkness (1948)
Movie
Composer
Krakatit (1948)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mladá křídla nastupují (1948)
Movie
Composer
Presentiment (1947)
Movie
Composer
Znamení kotvy (1947)
Movie
Composer
The Stolen Border (1947)
Movie
Composer
Pancho se žení (1946)
Movie
Composer
The Adventurous Bachelor (1946)
Movie
Composer
Cesta k barikádám (1946)
Movie
Composer
Magical River (1946)
Movie
Composer
Rozina the Love Child (1945)
Movie
Music Arranger
Návrat presidenta dr. Edvarda Beneše do Prahy 16. května 1945 (1945)
Movie
Composer
Girl from the Beskids (1944)
Movie
Composer
Kluci na řece (1944)
Movie
Composer
Skalní plemeno (1944)
Movie
Composer
Mist on the Moors (1944)
Movie
Composer
Happy Journey (1943)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Bláhový sen (1943)
Movie
Composer
Přijdu hned (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Okouzlená (1942)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Velká přehrada (1942)
Movie
Composer
Modrý závoj (1941)
Movie
Composer
Turbina (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Rukavička (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Bourec morušový (1941)
Movie
Original Music Composer
May Fairy Tale (1940)
Movie
Composer
The Masked Lover (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Minulost Jany Kosinové (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Směry života (1940)
Movie
Composer
Fiery Summer (1939)
Movie
Composer
Dvojí život (1939)
Movie
Composer
Teď zas my (1939)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Illusion Factory (1938)
Movie
Composer
Včera neděle byla (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer
In a New Life (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Dejte nám křídla (1936)
Movie
Powder and Petrol (1932)
Movie
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1907-08-19
Deathday1982-01-31 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceMesto Pisek, Czech Republic
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia
Also Known AsJirí Srnka, Jiri Srnka, Georg Sirnker
AwardsMeritorious Artist
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Image credit: Esperanto-klubo Písek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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