Radu Șerban (composer)

Radu Șerban (born January 1, 1927 in Caracal , Romania , † February 6, 1984 in Bucharest , Romania) was a Romanian composer and songwriter .

Life

Radu Șerban graduated from the National Music University of Bucharest in 1952 . He then worked from 1954 to 1955 as an inspector for music education in the Ministry of Culture before becoming editor-in-chief for the pop music section of the Romanian Radio. After three years, however, he stopped again. His song Un minut , which he wrote together with Constantin Cârjan , was interpreted by the singer Roxana Matei and was a big hit. This was followed by other hits such as Pomul cu vrăbii (1959), A fost de-ajuns o melodie , Un cântec de dragoste (1960), Pe litoral (1961), Oraşul meu natal (1962) and Tu nu-mi ceri luna (1963) .

His popular music gave Șerban the opportunity to compose film music. He has composed music for films such as Heaven is Without a Grid , Ball on Saturday Night and Everything for the Football Game , working with directors like Francisc Munteanu , Geo Saizescu and Manole Marcus .

He died on February 6, 1984 in Bucharest at the age of 57. In his honor, the Casa de Cultură cultural center in his hometown and a music festival in Olt that has been held since 1990 are named after him.

Filmography (selection)

• 1961: Europolis ( Porto-Franco )
• 1962: The sky is without bars ( Cerul n-are gratii )
• 1963: A smile in summer ( Un surîs în plină vară )
• 1964: suburbs ( Cartierul veseliei )
• 1967: The morning hour of a good boy ( Diminețile unui băiat cuminte )
• 1968: Ball on Saturday evening ( Balul de sîmbată seara )
• 1969: Migratory birds ( Apoi sa nascut 'Legenda' )
• 1972: The Lost Forest ( Pădurea pierdută )
• 1982: Everything for the football game ( Totul pentru fotbal )

Web links

• Radu Șerban in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Calendar: Radu Şerban