Lieutenant Kijé
The use of Prokofiev on the soundtrack adds to the Russian flavor of the film. Prokofiev's "Troika" from the "Lieutenant Kijé Suite" is featured prominently, for the film's opening and closing credits and in selected scenes in the film when a "bouncy" theme is required. The battle scene is accompanied with music from Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky" cantata. Boris is marched to his execution to the "March" from Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges".