Nikolai Kryukov (composer)

{{short description|Russian composer}}

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Nikolai Nikolayevich Kryukov ({{langx |ru|Николай Николаевич Крюков}}; 2 February 1908 – 5 April 1961) was a Russian composer active in the Soviet era.{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=376–378}}

Kryukov was prominent in the Soviet film industry, with more than 40 film score credits for films released between 1949 and 1962. His name is attached to the score provided for a 1950 release of Eisenstein's film The Battleship Potemkin (1925).{{cite web|url=http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/1743/|title=Battleship Potemkin: A Contemporary Score : Sussex Research Online |publisher=Sro.sussex.ac.uk|accessdate=28 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/180855|title=The Battleship Potemkin|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=28 March 2018}}