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Petr Ostrouchov
Želary
Petr Ostrouchov’s music for the film Želary (2003) is released for the first time as pure soundtrack without dialogues and in a newly mixed version on vinyl and streaming platforms. The film, directed by Ondřej Trojan, picked up two Czech Lion Awards and received multiple nominations, including for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It was the second feature film for which Petr Ostrouchov composed music, to be followed by other collaborations with filmmakers and eight nominations for a Czech Lion Award for Best Music. The orchestra in the soundtrack for Želary was conducted by Mario Klemens (1936-2025), and it is to the memory of this the legendary conductor that the album is dedicated.
“Želary was only the second feature for which I composed music, and it proved to be a foundational experience. I was a beginner and an amateur, and yet, there I was collaborating in the studio with the legendary Mario Klemens. The film met with favourable response, received an Oscar nomination and brought me the first nomination for a Czech Lion Award, and Viera Langerová brought me an award for best music back from the festival in Karachi in Pakistan (I still have that “Conch” displayed on a shelf). With names like Alexandre Desplat and John Williams competing in the same category, the whole thing felt as outlandish as the country from which the award arrived,“ recalls Petr Ostrouchov.
2025
ANI 138
34,00 €
Bitrate:
24bit / 48kHz
Joza & Hana
(Petr Ostrouchov)
In the Mountains
(Petr Ostrouchov)
The Wedding
(Petr Ostrouchov / lidová píseň)
The Unknown
(Petr Ostrouchov)
Lost in the Forest
(Petr Ostrouchov / lidová píseň)
A Winter's Night
(Petr Ostrouchov)
For Whom the Bells Toll?
(Petr Ostrouchov / lidová píseň)
Spring 1945
(Petr Ostrouchov / lidová píseň)
Russian Soldiers
(Petr Ostrouchov / lidová píseň)
On the Run
(Petr Ostrouchov)
Joza’s Death
(Petr Ostrouchov)
Back in the Mountains
(Petr Ostrouchov)
The Moon
(Petr Ostrouchov)
Personnel and sound:
Petr Ostrouchov - original score composser, arranger and producer
Mario Klemens - orchestra conductor
Orchestra:
Vlastimil Bičík - piano
Pavel Kudelásek (concert master), Vít Mužík, Petr Novobilský, Petr Hlaváč, Martin Tupý, Vlastimil Zeman, Ludmila Mráčková - 1st violins
Radek Křižanovský, Jan Köhler Jr., Tomáš Prosek, Miluše Kaudersová, Anna Juristová, Jiří Kohoutek - 2nd violins
Pavel Ciprys, Pavel Hořejší, Eduard Vaníček, Jan Köhler Sr., Vladimír Bažant - violas
Pavel Verner, Radomír Širc, Olga Bílková, Simona Hečová - cellos
Stanislav Zoul, Roman Blažek, Radomír Žalud - basses
Václav Sýkora - flute, alto flute
Jiří Zelba - oboe & English horn
Tomáš Hustoles - clarinet, bass clarinet
Pavel Langpaul - bassoon
Jiří Hanzlík - baritone saxophone
Miroslav Kejmar Sr. - trumpet
Jiří Fousek - French horn
Miroslav Kejmar Jr., Jiří Šimůnek - timpani, percussion
Radek Křižanovský - contractor
Iva Bittová - vocals (track 7)
Grunik Ensemble - vocals (track 3, 5, 8)
Petr Hanzlík - vocals (track 13)
Vít Fiala X-Tet (Václav Týfa, František Tomšíček, Rostislav Fraš, Miloš Bílek, Jiří Hanzlík, Ivo Kopecký, Bohumil Bydžovský, Zdeněk Zdeněk, Marek Rejhon, Dušan Hanzlík, Jan Linhart)
Recording and mix for the film: Juraj Ďurovič (Music studio Smečky, Praha, July 2003)
Remix: Milan Cimfe & Petr Ostrouchov (Sono Records, Nouzov, May 2016)
Mastering: Pavel Karlík & Adam Karlík (Sono Records, May 2025)
Mastering for vinyl: Stanislav Tadra (Sono Vinyl Mastering, May 2025)
Cover photos © Adam Holý, 2003
Cover design © Aleš Najbrt (Studio Najbrt), 2003/2025
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