Jiří Srnka
Jiří Srnka (19 August 1907 – 31 January 1982) was a Czech composer.

Biography 
His teacher was the well known violinist, Otakar Ševčík at the Prague Conservatory from the age of 8. From 1928, he studied at the school of Vítězslav Novák and Alois Hába. He composed music for nearly 200 films. These included Krakatit, Jan Hus, and Dařbuján a Pandrhola. Additionally, he created works for TV series, such as F. L. Věk. His works depicts the essential parts of his connection with the musical reality. He wrote several songs and orchestral works as well. He frequently worked with directors Otakar Vávra and František Čáp.

Filmography
 Turbina (1941)
 The Great Dam (film) (1942)
 Mist on the Moors (1943)
 Premonition (1947)
 Sign of the Anchor (1947)
 Krakatit (1948)
 Silent Barricade  (1949)
 Jan Hus (1954)
 Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
 The Night Guest (1961)
 Witchhammer (1970)

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1907 births
1982 deaths
Czech film score composers
Male film score composers
People from Písek
20th-century composers
20th-century Czech male musicians