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Soundtrack at the Grammy: how a Ukrainian from the USA created the music for Chernobyl

The requiem song “Eternal Memory” became the soul of the mega-popular TV series “Chernobyl”. How a Ukrainian producer from Washington joined her recording and who performed the composition, tells "Voice of America".

Photo: shot from the official trailer for the Chernobyl mini-series, YouTube / HBO

The Ukrainian music school, traditions and performers are not inferior to Western ones, the hero of this story is convinced. What is missing are connections in the West. Andrey Pidkivka, a musician and producer who lives in the suburbs of the American capital, took on the task of bringing Ukrainian performers and Western clients together. He has already managed to attract Ukrainian performers to the production of one of the most popular TV series of our time, the musical accompaniment of which was awarded a Grammy Award.

Photo: still from Voice of America video

The British-American series Chernobyl became a real sensation last year and received a number of prestigious awards, in particular the Golden Globe and Emmy. The soundtrack to the series received a Grammy. The music was written by an Icelandic composer, but Ukrainian musicians were directly involved in the creation of the compositions.

The piercing and deep requiem song “Eternal Memory” became one of the leading compositions for the Chernobyl series. The author is the Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, and the performance is by the Lviv Municipal Choir “Gomon”.

Author of the music. Photo: still from Voice of America video

The participation of Ukrainian musicians in the creation of this soundtrack became possible thanks to Andriy Pidkivka, a Ukrainian flutist from Lvov who has been living in the USA for 25 years.

“I was very pleased that they turned to my company, which I founded several years ago, Ukraine Recordings,” says Andrey. “The project came to fruition very quickly, everything was recorded in just a matter of hours.”

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The Gomon choir has existed for more than 30 years. The team became laureates of regional, national and international competitions. Andrey Pidkivka says that he chose the choir members for their sound.

“They have exceptional voices, especially the low voices, where you had to sing very, very low notes,” says Pidkivka. “This was strictly necessary for the composer and arranger.”

Choir "Gomon". Photo: still from Voice of America video

Usually music for films is recorded in the studio or on the stage of the Philharmonic. But for this composition, authentic sound was important.

“Since this is church music, we decided to write it in church,” says Andrey. “And there was absolutely no processing there.” The way it sounded in the church was naturally transferred and then superimposed on the picture.”

In January, Guðnadóttir won a Grammy for her work and became the first woman to win for Best Music for a Motion Picture or Television. Recently, Andrey Pidkivka received an official diploma recognizing his participation in the creation of the soundtrack.

“Of course, I’m happy that we received a Grammy, this is a big event in my life,” admits Andrey. “This will push me to further creativity, to development, to better and bigger projects with various musicians, composers from America, Canada, Europe.”

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“Chernobyl” is not Pidkivka’s first collaboration with Hollywood. Previous works include compositions for the documentary film “To the Arctic,” which was voiced by Meryl Streep, as well as musical accompaniment for the theatrical performance “Medieval Times” with knights and horsemen. This music was recorded with the participation of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.

“We have been doing this project for 12 years,” says Andrey. — Every 4 years this show changes. You go there and listen to music that was recorded by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. You listen to the choir, it sings in Ukrainian. By the way, my wife wrote the lyrics for all the choral works.”

Photo: still from Voice of America video

In addition to establishing cooperation between foreign companies and composers with Ukrainian musicians, Pidkivka, together with his wife Solomiya Gorokhovskoy, created a music school and himself performs at various festivals and events. He says that Ukrainian musicians have something to show to the American public.

“We have exceptional teachers, we have exceptional musicians, that is, the school is unique and is not inferior in level to schools from abroad,” he says.

Andrey Pidkivka has a Doctor of Music Arts degree. But in addition to academic music, he actively develops folklore music, believing that it can become one of the cultural business cards of Ukraine.

Photo: still from Voice of America video

“Knowing and performing Ukrainian folk music on various musical instruments, I promote Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian music in many American schools,” says Andrey.

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