Zdenek Liška
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Zdeněk Liška was a Czech
composer
who produced a large of number film scores across a prolific career that started in the 1950s.
Liška was born in Smečno
. He worked notably with animator Jan Švankmajer
, scoring several of his earlier short films: Punch and Judy (1966), Et Cetera (1966), Historia Naturae (Suita) (1967), The Flat (1968), Don Juan (1969), The Ossuary (1970), Jabberwocky (1971), and Leonardo's Diary (1972), and later The Castle of Otranto (1979). Liška's music for Švankmajer's Historia Naturae (Suita), The Flat, and The Ossuary was also featured in the 1984 short film by American animators the Brothers Quay
entitled The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer.
He also created a great number of iconic scores for important live-action films of the Czech New Wave including The Shop on Main Street
, Marketa Lazarová
, Valley of the Bees, Fruit of Paradise and Ikarie XB-1
.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who produced a large of number film scores across a prolific career that started in the 1950s.
Liška was born in Smečno
Smecno
Smečno is a small town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,800 inhabitants.-External links:*...
. He worked notably with animator Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.- Life and career :Jan...
, scoring several of his earlier short films: Punch and Judy (1966), Et Cetera (1966), Historia Naturae (Suita) (1967), The Flat (1968), Don Juan (1969), The Ossuary (1970), Jabberwocky (1971), and Leonardo's Diary (1972), and later The Castle of Otranto (1979). Liška's music for Švankmajer's Historia Naturae (Suita), The Flat, and The Ossuary was also featured in the 1984 short film by American animators the Brothers Quay
Brothers Quay
Stephen and Timothy Quay are American identical twin brothers better known as the Brothers Quay or Quay Brothers. They are influential stop-motion animators...
entitled The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer.
He also created a great number of iconic scores for important live-action films of the Czech New Wave including The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak State....
, Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová is a 1967 Czechoslovak historical film directed by František Vláčil. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Vladislav Vančura...
, Valley of the Bees, Fruit of Paradise and Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1 is a 1963 Czechoslovak science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It was also edited and dubbed into English for release in the USA, where it is known by its alternate title Voyage to the End of the Universe.-Plot:...
.
Selected filmography
- 1950 - Pára nad hrncem
- 1952 - Poklad Ptačího ostrova
- 1953 - Z Argentiny do Mexika, Afrika I a II
- 1956 - Míček Flíček
- 1957 - Tam na konečné, Nové světy - selection of archive music
- 1958 - Vynález zkázy, Muž mnoha tváří
- 1959 - Probuzení
- 1960 - Vyšší princip, Holubice, Laterna magika II.
- 1961 - Baron PrášilThe Fabulous Baron MunchausenThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen is a 1961 tinted Czechoslovak romantic adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Münchhausen. The film combines animation with live-action and is heavily stylised.-Plot:...
, Ďáblova past, Labyrint srdce, Spadla s měsíce - 1962 - Půlnoční mše
- 1963 - Cesta hlubokým lesem, Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda, Ikarie XB-1Ikarie XB-1Ikarie XB-1 is a 1963 Czechoslovak science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It was also edited and dubbed into English for release in the USA, where it is known by its alternate title Voyage to the End of the Universe.-Plot:...
, Smrt si říká Engelchen - 1964 - Čintamani a podvodník, Obžalovaný, Jak dělat podobiznu ptáka
- 1965 - Obchod na korze, Sběrné surovosti
- 1966 - Poklad byzantského kupce, Lidé z maringotek, Anděl blažené smrti
- 1967 - Údolí včel, Zmluva s diablom, Útěk, Marketa Lazarová
- 1968 - Spalovač mrtvol, Spravedlnost pro Selvina (TV), Hříšní lidé města pražského (TV series)
- 1969 - Adelheid, Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni, Touha zvaná Anada, Ovoce stromů rajských jíme
- 1970 - Partie krásného dragouna, Medená veža
- 1971 - Smrt černého krále, Pěnička a Paraplíčko, Orlie pierko
- 1972 - Vlak do stanice Nebe, Ukradená bitva
- 1973 - Pověst o stříbrné jedli, Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
- 1974 - Kto odchádza v daždi, Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně, Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje
- 1975 - Tak láska začíná, Nevěsta s nejkrásnějšíma očima
- 1976 - Dým bramborové natě, Smrt mouchy, Odysseus a hvězdy
- 1977 - Volání rodu, Na Veliké řece, Osada Havranů, Stíny horkého léta, Příběh lásky a cti, Hodina pravdy
- 1978 - Silnější než strach, Čekání na déšť, Setkání v červenci
- 1979 - A poběžím až na kraj světa, Smrť šitá na mieru
- 1980 - Signum laudis
- 1981 - Kam zmizel kurýr