Vladimir Krivtsov (full name Vladimir Ivanovich Krivtsov; 11 November 1938 – 9 June 1990) was a Soviet composer. Born and died in Moscow, he wrote symphonic, chamber and vocal music, as well as scores for numerous animated and live-action films. His principal instrument was the piano.
Krivtsov graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in piano in 1963, studying with Tatiana Nikolayeva, and completed its composition course in 1966 under Yevgeny Golubev. From 1963 to 1966 he taught piano at the Moscow Choral School. He subsequently worked as a music editor at the Moscow and Soviet Composer publishing houses from 1966 to 1968, leaving editorial work for full-time creative activity in 1974.
Symphonic music occupied the central place in Krivtsov’s output. He composed four symphonies, including his First Symphony of 1975, alongside chamber and vocal works. Among his notable later projects was the music for the Soviet-Libyan documentary film Burning Sands (1988), directed by Hassan Khoja.
For a long period Krivtsov collaborated with the Soyuzmultfilm studio. His animation scores included Uncle Misha (1970), The Old Toy, Three Bananas, The Straw Bull Calf, Ratibor’s Childhood, The Confusion episode of Merry Carousel No. 6, The Last Bride of Zmey Gorynych, The Swans of Nepryadva, The Tale of Evpatiy Kolovrat, and The Stone Son and the Giant. He also composed the music for the Japanese feature-length animated film Twelve Months. The film Comino premiered posthumously in 1990.