Composer

(02.11.1937 – 18.11.2000)

Emin Sabitoglu (Emin Mahmudov Sabit son of Rahman) was born in Baku. He studied at music school, Azerbaijan State Conservatory (1954-1956, class of Gara Garayev), Moscow State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky (1956-1961, composition class of Yuri Shaporin). In 1961, he worked as a music editor at the “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio. In the following years, he worked as an artistic guiding  at the State Philharmonic and a teacher at the State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov. He is the author of many works in different genres of music: he wrote a symphony, three symphonic poems, three cantatas, a string quartet, a poem for violin and piano. However, the song genre was the basis of his creativity. He composed music for more than 600 songs, 9 musical comedies, and about 40 films. The songs “Valleys”, “Baku, Good Morning”, “Far Green Island”, “Mountains”, “Justice is also a good thing” are some of his many works. In addition to the theaters of the capital, he composed music for the performances of Sumgayit, Ganja, Lankaran, Mingachevir, and Nakhchivan theaters. In the last years of his life, he lived in Turkey and was a professor at the Turkish National Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University. People’s artist Emin Sabitoglu died in 2000.

Composer Emin Sabitoglu is the son of writer and playwright Sabit Rahman.

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FILMOGRAPHY:

1. 150 years. Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1962, short documentary film) – music developer
2. Factory in the mountains (1962, short documentary film) – voice operator
3. Factory in the mountains (1962, short documentary film) – music developer
4. Clothing factory (1962, short documentary film) – music developer
5. In the subtropics of Azerbaijan (1963, short documentary film) – composer
6. Kur (1963, short documentary film) – composer
7. Your biography (1963, short documentary film) – music developer
8. On the ways and in the streets (1963, short documentary film) – composer
9. Whom we love more – When passing through the mountain forest … (1964, full length feature film, kinoalmanac) – composer
10. Good morning , Baku! (1964, short documentary film) – music developer
11. The big vegetable garden (1965, short documentary television film) – music developer
12. The sea (1965, short documentary film) – composer
13. Torch of Friendship (1965, short documentary film) – composer
14. Masters of Azerbaijan theater (1966, full length documentary film) – composer
15. Buffalo farming (1966, short documentary film) – composer
16. Djalil Mammedguluzade (1966, short documentary film) – music developer
17. Country of the friends (1966, short documentary film) – composer
18. He must withdraw (1966, short documentary film) – composer
19. Hello, Azerbaijan! (1966, short documentary film) – composer
20. Samad Vurgun (II) (1966, short documentary film) – composer
21. Azerbaijan river (1967, short documentary film) – composer
22. Audacity is eternal (1967, short documentary film) – composer
23. Mailbox (II) (1967, short feature film) – composer
24. Coastal garden (1967, short feature film) – composer
25. Our Djabish teacher (1969, full length feature film) – composer
26. Shovkat Alakberova is singing (1970, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
27. Rain of flower (1971, short documentary film) – composer
28. A day passed (1971, full length feature film) – composer
29. Actress’s smile (1974, full length film-performance) – actor (himself)
30. The pages of life (II) – Baladadasdh’s first love (1974, full length feature film, kinoalmanac) – composer
31. Autumn melodies (1974, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
32. Dede Gorgut (1975, full length feature film) – composer
33. Four sundays (1975, full length feature film) – composer
34. Azerbaijani people (1976, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
35. Unusual hunting (1976, short feature film) – composer
36. Birthday (1977, full length feature film) – composer
37. Say that you love me! (1977, full length feature film) – his compositions were used
38. When owl comes… (1978, full length feature film) – composer
39. Danten’s jubilee (1978, full length feature film) – composer, actor
40. In the fire (1978, full length feature film) – composer
41. Forgive us (1979, full length feature film) – composer
42. Investigation (1979, full length feature film) – composer
43. Men (1979, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
44. His troubled love (1980, full length feature film) – composer
45. Closed door (1981, full length feature film) – composer
46. Song lover land (1981, full length documentary film) – his compositions were used
47. I’m looking for you (1981, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
48. My lover who is the creator of homes (1982, full length film-performance) – composer
49. Hello, Zeyneb! (1982, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
50. Forgive (1983, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
51. Park (1983, full length feature film) – composer
52. Abduction of the bridegroom (1985, full length feature film) – composer
53. Bloody ground (1985, full length feature film) – composer
54. Without news from you (1985, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
55. Strange life (1987, full length feature film) – composer, actoor (passenger)
56. Naughty (1988, full length feature film) – composer
57. Circle (1989, short feature film) – his compositions were used
58. Laughter sanatorium (1989, full length film-performance) – composer
59. If I die… forgive me (1989, full length feature film) – composer
60. Scream of fishes (1990, short documentary film) – composer
61. Seven days after the murder (1991, full length feature film) – composer
62. My world with bread (1991, short documentary film) – composer
63. Return (II) (1992, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
64. Tahmina (1993, full length feature film) – composer, actor (birthday guest)
65. Both pilgrimage and trade… (1995, full length feature film) – composer
66. In a southern village (1997, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
67. Heydar Aliyev (1997-2013, documentary series) – his compositions were used
68. Hotel room (1998, full length feature film) – composer
69. Khazris of the poem (2000, full length documentary television film) – his compositions were used
70. Grooms (2002, full length film-performance) – his compositions were used
71. Ogtay Agayev. Passed days (2004, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
72. Generals of the Republic (2006, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
73. Baku gardens (2007, documentary series) – his compositions were used
74. Press devotee (2007, full length documentary television film) – his compositions were used
75. The savior of nature (2007, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
76. Anar’s moments (2008, full length documentary television film) – his compositions were used
77. A person who lives under the spell of language (2010, full length documentary film) – his compositions were used
78. “Evleri goydelen yar” (2010, full length film-performance) – composer
79. The chronicle of a lifetime (2013, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
80. We are looking for you… (2013, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
81. Millenniums of Azerbaijani art… (2014, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used