Sergei Prokofiev's
Lieutenant Kijé (,
Poruchik Kizhe) was originally written as a musical accompaniment to the
film of the same name, produced by the Belgoskino studios in
Leningrad in 1933–34 and released in March 1934. It was Prokofiev's first attempt at film music, and his first commission from within the
Soviet Union which he had left in 1918. After the film's release, Prokofiev adapted the music into a highly popular orchestral
suite.