Song Is Always With Us
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| Song Is Always With Us | |
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 original film poster |
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| Written by | , |
| Starring | Sofia Rotaru |
| Distributed by | Ukrtelefilm |
| Release date(s) |  1 January 1975 1 January 1975 |
| Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | USSR, Ukraine |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Budget | $,000,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | $,000,000 (Worldwide) |
Song Is Always With Us Russian: Песня всегда с нами/Pesnya vsegda s nami) is a 1975 Sovet 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 and Russian of Sofia Rotaru filmed in the background of Ukrainian Carpathian mountains.
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[edit] Plot
Filmed by Ukrainain studio of teleision films, the musical film "Song Will Always Be With Us" features six songs of Volodymyr Ivasyuk, 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.
[edit] 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 Rotaru, who has always affirmed that her artistic path started from a stage in a village club.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| N°[1] | Song | Performed by | Authors | Commentaries |
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| 1 | Cradle to the Wind Ukrainian: Колиска вiтру/Koliska vitru |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Bogdan Stelmakh Music: Volodymyr Ivasyuk |
1975 |
| 2 | Swan Fidelity Russian: Лебединая верность/Lebedinaya vernosti |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Andrey Dementiev Music: Evgueny Martynov |
1975, 1991, 1996 |
| 3 | Song Will Be With Us Ukrainian: Пiсня буде помiж нас/Pisnya bude pomizh nas |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Volodymyr Ivasyuk Music: Volodymyr Ivasyuk |
1974, 1977, 1997 featuring the first modern back-stage dancing in the USSR |
| 4 | My Late Love Moldovan: Iubirea mea târzie |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Ion and Petru Teodorovici Music: Efim Ciuntu |
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| 5 | Your Steps Russian: Твои следы/Tvoi sledy |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Evgueny Evtushenko Music: Arno Babadzhanyan |
1975 |
| 6 | Speak Softly Love Ukrainian: Скажи, що любиш/Skazhi, shcho lyubish |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Serguey Kocherga Music: Nino Rota |
1972, 1975 Sofia Rotaru was forbidden to record at Ariola (today Sony BMG Music Entertainment) the English cover of The Godfather's theme in English language by the Soviet concert administration in early 70's as she was touring Germany. |
| 7 | Memories Russian: Воспоминание/Vospominanie |
Sofia Rotaru | Lyrics: Igor Kokhanovsky Music: Boris Rychkov |
1974 |
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
[edit] Gallery
 Sofia Rotaru performing "Geese, Geese" |
 Sofia Rotaru performing "Bring Me the Music back" |
 Sofia Rotaru performing "Memories" |
 Sofia Rotaru performing "Song Will be With Us" |
 Sofia Rotaru performing "Bring Me the Music back" |
 Sofia Rotaru in her legendary red dress performing "Memories" |
[edit] References
- ^ Chronological order
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