The sounds of '68: The soundtrack for the 2024 hit film Vlny ('Waves')
On today’s Sunday Music Show, we present the soundtrack to last year’s hit film, Vlny, or 'Waves'. This thrilling film, directed by Jiří Mádl, presents the story of a team of daring radio presenters, who lived and broadcast through the turbulent events of 1968 in Czechoslovakia – from the highs of the Prague Spring to the calamity of the Warsaw Pact Invasion.
The film’s soundtrack includes authentic tunes and voices from that era, with Czechoslovak pop hits like Pojď se mnou, lásko má (‘Come with me, my love’) by Waldemar Matuška, Nechte zvony znít (‘Let the bells ring’) by Marta Kubišová, Přejdi Jordán (‘Cross the Jordan’) by Helena Vondráčková, as well as I’m a Believer by The Monkees.
The soundtrack also contains original compositions by British musician and composer Simon Goff. His innovative style of music in pieces like Submission, Continued Resistance and Longing were the beating heart of the film, heightening the tension and pulling at viewers’ heartstrings.
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