The truth will be a revelation to many.
“Wait for it!” considered a classic of Soviet animation. It’s hard to believe, but when it was created, it was not without the “influence of the West.”
Everyone will surely remember the cheerful melody that plays in the opening credits. It turns out that the composition was composed by the Hungarian musician Tamas Deak back in the late 60s. It is called Vizisi, which translates as “water skiing”. The melody was recorded by a Hungarian orchestra, and soon it reached the USSR. And after a while, Vizisi was chosen by Soviet animators.
However, they did not credit the actual composers of the music.
The melody was attributed to Georgy Firtich and the ensemble of Vyacheslav Meshcherin.
This is not the only western track in “Just you wait!”. In the episode where the Wolf and the Hare end up in the circus, there is an amusing moment with the Magic Cat. The wizard descends the stairs appearing out of nowhere to a playful and dynamic melody. This is a composition by American jazz musicians Bill Haley and The Comets called Caravan.
