Arkady (Avraam) Il'ich Ostrovsky (also spelled Ostrovskij, Ostrovskyj Russian: Аркадий (Авраам) Ильич Островский) (February 25 [O.S.
February 12], 1914 – September 18, 1967) was a Soviet Russian composer of light music, the author of the song May There Always Be Sunshine and other Soviet songs of the 1960s, including the lullaby of Good Night, Little Ones, the children's TV program aired for nearly 60 years, most famous rendition sung by Oleg Anofriyev.
The song itself was written by Ostrovsky, and was also performed by Valery Obodzinsky and by Muslim Magomayev on Little Blue Light.
Dad valued him highly, and had he lived to this day he would be terribly happy to learn of the world-wide popularity of Vocalise.
You should have seen what used to happen to him when he met a group of people singing his hit loud.Ostrovsky is the author of dozens of popular songs in the post-Soviet countries.