Ondřej Soukup

Ondřej Soukup with his son František (2009)

Ondřej Soukup (born May 2, 1951 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech musician and composer .

biography

Ondřej Soukup graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1975 with a degree in music . He then played as a bass player in several bands and ensembles, including Pražský výběr with Pavel Fořt. He later composed for Karel Gott before making his debut as a film composer in 1984 with Chess the Resident, staged by Vít Olmer . Soukup was nominated a total of six times for the Czech film award, the Bohemian Lion , where he was awarded for Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta and Dark Blue World .

Soukup is married to the actress Gabriela Osvaldová . They have a son, the musician František Soukup .

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: Chess to the Resident ( Druhý tah pešcem )
• 1985: The smart five ( Pětka s hvězdičkou )
• 1987: The boss also knows the prosecutor ( Bony a Klid )
• 1987: The winner gives up ( Pravidlá kruhu )
• 1988: Ghosts from the skylight ( Strašidla z Vikýře )
• 1989: trip to the southwest ( Cesta na jihozápad )
• 1990: Our Czech song ( Ta naše písnička česká II )
• 1996: Kolya ( Kolja )
• 1997: The Firebird ( Pták Ohnivák )
• 1997: Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta
• 1998: The Queen of the Sea ( Jezerní královna )
• 2001: Dark Blue World ( Tmavomodrý svět )
• 2001: Max, Susi and the magic telephone ( Mach, Šebestová a kouzelné sluchátko )
• 2002: The Princess with Big Feet ( Nevěsta s velkýma nohama )
• 2007: Empties ( Vratné lahve )
• 2016: The Devil's Beloved (Lída Baarová)

Web links

• Ondřej Soukup in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature and other media by and about Ondřej Soukup in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
• Official website