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Aleksandr Olshanetsky(1892-1944)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Aleksandr Olshanetsky was born on 23 October 1892 in Odessa, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Defiance (2008), The Cantor's Son (1937) and Overture to Glory (1940). He died in 1944.
BornOctober 23, 1892
Died1944
BornOctober 23, 1892
Died1944
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Known for

Daniel Craig in Defiance (2008)
Defiance
7.1
  • Soundtrack(as Alexander Olshanetsky)
  • 2008
Moyshe Oysher in The Cantor's Son (1937)
The Cantor's Son
7.0
  • Composer(as Alexander Olshanetsky)
  • 1937
Overture to Glory (1940)
Overture to Glory
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1940
My Son
5.6
  • Composer(uncredited)
  • 1939

Credits

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Composer

  • Mazel Tov Yidden (1941)
    Mazel Tov Yidden
    • Composer (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
    • 1941
  • Overture to Glory (1940)
    Overture to Glory
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • My Son
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Moyshe Oysher in The Cantor's Son (1937)
    The Cantor's Son
    7.0
    • Composer (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
    • 1937

Music Department

  • Overture to Glory (1940)
    Overture to Glory
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 1940
  • My Son
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1939
  • Moyshe Oysher in The Cantor's Son (1937)
    The Cantor's Son
    7.0
    • musical director (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
    • 1937

Soundtrack

  • Ben Foster in The Survivor (2021)
    The Survivor
    6.7
    • writer: "Mein Shtetele Belz"
    • 2021
  • Daniel Craig in Defiance (2008)
    Defiance
    7.1
    • arranger: "Ikh Bin A Mame" (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
    • 2008
  • Promo Poster
    Liberty Heights
    7.0
    • writer: "Belz (Mein Shtelele Belz)"
    • 1999
  • The Milton Berle Show (1948)
    The Milton Berle Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Love You Much Too Much"
    • 1951
  • Catskill Honeymoon (1950)
    Catskill Honeymoon
    6.4
    • music: "Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib" (I Love You Too Much)
    • 1950
  • Moyshe Oysher in The Cantor's Son (1937)
    The Cantor's Son
    7.0
    • music: "Belz", "Ask the Stars" (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alexander Olshanetsky
  • Born
    • October 23, 1892
    • Odessa, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • 1944

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