A conversation about film music here turns into a lively and meaningful meeting, where familiar melodies reveal the history of the genre, the unique style of composers, and the subtle work of music in the frame. The discussion between musicologist Larisa Popkova and composer Leonid Rezetdinov is interesting for both cinema lovers and those who want to better understand music. The lecture is suitable for those who want to listen to music more attentively and clearly understand how it works in cinema. The conversation is built around domestic film music and precedes the concert of the subscription "Music of Theater and Cinema", so listeners will have the opportunity to enter the topic in advance, without academic dryness and unnecessary complexity. This format is especially valuable for those who love when art is explained vividly, substantively, and with reference to specific examples. At the center of the discussion is the music of Shostakovich, Pakhmutova, Shvarts, Petrov, Zatsepin, Portnov, and Rezetdinov. This circle of names allows us to see how diverse music for the screen can be: lyrical, ironic, dramatic, vividly figurative, closely tied to action, and at the same time capable of living separately from the film. The conversation will touch on the role of music in cinematography, the stages of the formation of the "third genre" in Russia, the features of the modern musical palette of cinema, and the creative style of composers working in this field. As a result, the meeting will be interesting for both those who have long been passionate about cinema and those who are just beginning to notice how strongly music influences the perception of the plot, characters, and the tone of the scene. The author of the program is musicologist Larisa Popkova, and her interlocutor is St. Petersburg composer and producer Leonid Rezetdinov. It is the combination of a research perspective and practical experience that makes the conversation especially substantive. Here you can hear not a set of general reflections, but a conversation between people who know the material from the inside and can explain why one theme remains in memory for years, while another works almost unnoticed, but changes the emotional pattern of the entire film. The poster for St. Petersburg is available on KudaGo.