Imants Kalniņš is a Latvian composer, musician and politician. Having studied classical, as well as choral music, he has written six symphonies, several operas, oratorios, cantatas, choir songs, a lot of movie and theater music. However, he is generally best known for his rock songs and is to be considered the first composer of intellectual rock music in Latvia.
Kalniņš composed the song “Pilsētā, kurā piedzimst vējš”, the anthem of city Liepāja.