Maria Zakharova told about the history of the song from the opening of the festival
Song words and music Maria Zakharova performed at the opening ceremony of the Moscow film festival, the singer Nargis. Zakharova said that the melody of his song she first sang on the recorder, and the words posted in Facebook.
The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told about the history of the song “Bring back memory”, which sounded at the opening of the Moscow international film festival (MIFF), reports “RIA Novosti”.
According to Zakharova, she is not familiar with the music, and “‘t studied anywhere”, and the melody and lyrics just once “came” to her.
“Just came up with the melody and lyrics, can’t call it poetry,” — said the diplomat on the sidelines of the festival.
Zakharova also said that “sang to the recorder melody and put the text in a social network”, after which she was written by the composer maral Achieve with which the diplomat before were not familiar, and offered her assistance with recording the demo version of the song. “Heard it from Max Fadeev, too casually, and offered to record a song professionally”, — said Zakharov.
According to the official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs, Nikita Mikhalkov literally “force” forced to send him her song when she found out about what it is. Zakharova also said that at the closing ceremony of the festival will sound her song — lyrical, about love.
Earlier, the President of the Moscow film festival Nikita Mikhalkov said that Zakharova was against such an initiative, but then sent “two wonderful songs”.
The opening ceremony of the festival took place June 22 — 76 years after the beginning of the great Patriotic war. The song “Return the memory” for words and music Maria Zakharova performed the singer Nargis. In the text of the song is a call to remember those who “a closed world”.
“This song, although it sounds June 22, she about heroes today, about those who are doing it so we sat in the hall and enjoyed the life. It’s about those of our people who are fighting in Syria,” — said Zakharov after singing the song.
Moscow international film festival held in the Russian capital since 1935. He is the oldest after Venice film festival in the world.