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Topic: The Cranes are Flying  (Read 2542 times)

Offline dnephi

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The Cranes are Flying
on: April 07, 2008, 05:09:30 AM
Does anyone know what piece is being played in the 1957 movie, The Cranes are Flying, when Moscow is being bombed?

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Offline arensky

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Re: The Cranes are Flying
Reply #1 on: April 08, 2008, 12:58:57 AM
IMDB lists this guy as the composer. Presumably he wrote the music for that scene.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883260/

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