Jiří Šust

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Jiří Šust (born August 29, 1919 in Prague ; † April 30, 1995 there ) was a Czech film composer .

Life

Professional creation

Jiří Šust learned to play the piano at a young age. His parents did not grant his wish to study music, but instead insisted on attending a business academy. After he was expelled from this, Šust went to Moscow, where his father worked as a member of the Czechoslovak embassy. Šust passed the entrance exam at the local conservatory and studied piano and composition . At the beginning of the Second World War he returned to Prague and continued his studies in composition.

In 1941, Šust began working as a film composer in the Zlín film studios . One of his first jobs was the melody for a commercial for the local shoe company Bata . By 1946 he had composed 14 films in Zlín, after which Šust returned to Prague and worked in the Barrandov film studios and in the army film studio, where in the course of his career he wrote the music for over 80 feature films and countless television films and series. Well-known directors Šust worked with included Věra Chytilová , František Vláčil and especially Jiří Menzel , for whom he composed the music for eleven of his films over the course of 30 years and whom Šust referred to as his “court composer”.

In addition to film music, Šust also composed marching songs and so-called “street hits ” as well as the monumental work Concerto Bohemo .

Private

During the Second World War , Jiří Šust actively fought against fascism . While Šust was able to hide from the Gestapo for a long time , his younger brother was interned in a concentration camp, but survived imprisonment. In contrast, Šust's mother and stepfather perished in concentration camps.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Razek finds a connection ( Racek má zpoždění ) - Director: Josef Mach
  • 1953: It meets about us ( Nad námi svítá ) - Director: Jiří Krejčík
  • 1954: The Sisters ( Frona ) - directed by Jiří Krejčík
  • 1954: Vzpomínka - Director: František Vláčil
  • 1957: The Golden Spider ( Zlatý pavouk ) - directed by Pavel Blumenfeld
  • 1958: The Moral of Frau Dulski ( Morálka paní Dulské ) - directed by Pavel Blumenfeld
  • 1959: Where the Road Leads ( Křižovatky ) - directed by Pavel Blumenfeld
  • 1960: People like you and me ( Lidé jako ty ) - Director: Pavel Blumenfeld
  • 1964: The variegated angels ( Strakatí andělé ) - directed by Pavel Blumenfeld
  • 1966: Pearls on the Seabed ( Perličky na dně ) - directed by Věra Chytilová
  • 1966: Love according to the timetable ( Ostře sledované vlaky ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1966: daisies ( Sedmikrásky ) - Director: Věra Chytilová
  • 1968: Moody Summer ( Rozmarné léto ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1969: Larks on a Thread ( Skřivánci na nitích ) - Director: Jiří Menzel
  • 1972: Paths of Men ( Cesty mužů ) - directed by Ivo Toman
  • 1973: Shots in Marienbad ( Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních ) - directed by Ivo Toman
  • 1976: The lonely house on the edge of the forest ( Na samotě u lesa ) - director: Jiří Menzel
  • 1979: The wonderful men with the crank ( Báječní muži s klikou ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1981: Short Cut ( Postriziny ) - Director: Jiří Menzel
  • 1983: Milo Barus, the strongest man in the world - Director: Henning Stegmüller
  • 1984: The Wild Boar is Going ( Slavnosti sněženek ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1985: Home, sweet home ( Vesničko má středisková ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1985: Green Years ( Zelená léta ) - directed by Milan Muchna
  • 1986: Samorost - Director: Otokar Fuka
  • 1989: End of the old days ( Konec starých časů ) - directed by Jiří Menzel
  • 1994: The Memorable Adventures of Soldier Ivan Chonkin ( Život a neobyčejná dobrodužství vojáka Ivana Čonkina ) - directed by Jiří Menzel

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Marketá Maurová: Jiří Šust: “Court composer” by the film director Jiří Menzel , contribution to Radio Prague on May 5, 2002 , accessed on August 31, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Šust, Jiří
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech film composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1995
Place of death Prague