Name Heikki Aaltoila | Role Film composer | |
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Died January 11, 1992, Helsinki, Finland Spouse Marja Liuhto (m. 1941–1949) Albums Finnish Orchestral Classics Awards Jussi Award for Best Music Similar People Edvin Laine, Armas Jarnefelt, Heino Kaski, Erkki Melartin, Leevi Madetoja | ||
Akselin ja elinan haavalssi 1968 orkesteri joht heikki aaltoila
Heikki Aaltoila, (December 11, 1905 in Hausjärvi - January 11, 1992 in Helsinki) was a Finnish film composer who served 40 years as the conductor of Finnish National Theatre's orchestra. Aaltoila's best known composition is a romantic waltz called Akselin ja Elinan häävalssi (Akseli's and Elina's wedding waltz) which originally belonged to the score of the film Here, Beneath the North Star (1968). He won the Jussi Award for best film score twice.
His other film compositions included music for Veteraanin voitto, Kvinnan bakom allt, and Prinsessa Ruusunen.
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