Aleksandr Sergeyevich Zatsepin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Заце́пин; born 10 March, 1926 in Novosibirsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian composer, known for his soundtracks to many popular movies, notably comedies directed by Leonid Gaidai. People's Artist of Russia (2003).Aleksandr was born on 10 March, 1926 in Novosibirsk in the family of the surgeon Sergey Dmitryevich Zatsepin and teacher Valentina Boleslavovna Oksentovich. In 1941, Aleksandr's father was arrested under Article 58 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. After his release, he did not return to his family. The mother raised her son alone.