Petr Skoumal was a Czech musician and composer born on 7 March 1938 in Prague.
He studied conducting at the Prague Conservatory and achieved professional
recognition for composing music for theatre and film. Skoumal collaborated with
writer Jan Vodňanský on parody performances and composed the scores for films
such as Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping and Dissolved and Effused. His work
includes themes for animated productions including Maxipes Fík, Pat & Mat, and
Bob a Bobek – králíci z klobouku. His discography includes the children's albums
If the Pig Had Wings and Pastries, as wel...