Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (; – 2 December 1979) was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad. Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as "Moscow Nights" () and "Nightingales" (). He also wrote music for numerous films. Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Union of Soviet Composers he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname. Filmography Heavenly Slug (1945) The First Glove (1946) World Champion (1954) Good Morning (1955) Maksim Perepelitsa (1955) Be Careful, Grandma! (1960) Don Tale (1964) The Salvos of the Aurora Cruiser (1965) Virineya (1968) Fitil (1975) Sweet Woman (1976) A Taiga Story (1979) References External links Short biography 1907 births 1979 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century Russian male musicians Musicians from Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni Third convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Fourth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Fifth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Heroes of Socialist Labour People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Lenin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Solovyov-Sedoi, Vasily Russian classical pianists Russian film score composers Russian male classical composers Soviet classical pianists Soviet film score composers Soviet male classical composers