Appreciation thread for the great Czech composer, Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) who passed away 16 years ago.🎶🥰He wrote the magical soundtrack to one of my favourite films:
Tři oříšky pro Popelku/Drei Haselnuesse fuer Aschenbroedel https://youtu.be/Qd-Nst9zKJ8
Tři oříšky pro Popelku. Soundtrack - Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Motiv I.) - Úvod

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Also by composed Karel Svoboda and a favourite of generations of (German) children: Die Biene Maja as sung by the unforgettable Karel Gott. 🐝🎶
https://youtu.be/96tOPyuhuJs
Karel Gott - Die Biene Maja (Original-Titelmelodie in Langfassung) 1977 [Remastered]

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Návštěvníci / Die Besucher / The Visitors - Soundtrack by Karel Svoboda 🎶🎼 (guilty pleasure to this day)
https://youtu.be/Madz0KBfDsA
Návštěvníci / Die Besucher / The Visitors - Soundtrack by Karel Svoboda [Stereo Mix]

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Also by Karel Svoboda, the soundtrack to Pinocchio (German) #childhood
https://youtu.be/pt_xUyJca-s
Pinocchio Intro (German)

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Another Karel Svoboda classic: the intro to Vicky (Wickie) the Viking ⛵️🌪️ https://youtu.be/LC0oiZpRmM4
Vicky (Wickie) the Viking Opening Multilanguage Comparison

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The lovely 'Nils Holgersson' soundtrack by Karel Svoboda (Dutch version) ⛅️https://youtu.be/m6v6vSKaFvw
Nils Holgersson intro

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Der Salzprinz - another magical Czech fairytale film with a lovely soundtrack by Karel Svoboda https://youtu.be/NqpakB2JhhQ
Der Salzprinz Soundtrack Karel Svoboda

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And this gem: Wie man Dornröschen wachküsst - Soundtrack / Jak se budi princezny also by Karel Svoboda. So many lovely melodies, soundtrack of my childhood. 🎶❤️💫https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZhlIKx8M4k
Wie man Dornröschen wachküsst

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'Der fliegende Ferdinand' - soundtrack also composed by Karel Svoboda and this version works surprisingly well https://youtu.be/DQytdPjZnds
Der fliegende Ferdinand - Music 2000 Playstation

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Ah, and this... ☺️ also by Karel Svoboda...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcuJmTwXbLk

Karel Gott - Einmal um die ganze Welt (1970)

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