Dmitri Shostakovich: Dmitri Shostakovich. Soundtrack: Children of Men. Dmitri Shostakovich, one of Russian culture's most acclaimed intellectuals who was censored under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, was an internationally recognized composer whose music was in over 100 films. He was born Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich on September 25, 1906, in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was the second of three children of Dmitri Boleslavovich Shostakovich, a chemical engineer, and Sofia Kokaoulina, a pianist. Young Shostakovich...
Known For: Children of Men (Soundtrack("Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 II. Allegro")), The Lobster (Soundtrack("String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110; 4. Largo")), Battleship Potemkin (Composer(1975)), Eyes Wide Shut (Soundtrack("Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2"))