Behind the anime

Karel Svoboda

Music

Czech composer of film and television soundtracks and popular music.

Occupation: Arranger, Composer
Born: December 19, 1938
Died: 2007
Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Years active: 1965–1999
Gender: Male
Credits: 6

Karel Svoboda at a glance

Karel Svoboda has six listed credits as an arranger and composer. Karel is from Prague, Czech Republic. Their birth date is listed as December 19, 1938. Years active: 1965–1999.

Notable work

Production credits include music (6).

Quick questions

What has Karel Svoboda worked on?

Our catalog lists six credits, including The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee, Pinocchio yori Piccolino no Bouken, and Maya the Bee.

Where is Karel Svoboda from?

Their hometown is listed as Prague, Czech Republic.

The person behind the work

Biography

Czech composer of film and television soundtracks and popular music. Although he studied to become a dentist at a university in Prague, he would ultimately quit university and join the rock band "Mefisto", with which he collaborated as a pianist in the 50s and 60s.

He's deemed to be one of the most successful and iconic Czech composers of popular music, having worked for numerous Czech singers (such as Karel Gott) and writing scores for about 900 national and international films and TV shows, some of them being children's anime. On January 28th, 2007, he would tragically take his own life, most likely due to numerous serious health issues he was dealing with.

He is buried at the cemetery near St. George's Church in Aldašín.