Wojciech Kilar
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Person

Wojciech Kilar

Known for
Sound
Born
July 17, 1932
Died
December 29, 2013
Place of birth
Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
Also known as
Wojciech Artur Kilar

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wojciech Kilar (Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕex ˈkilar]; 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer. His film scores have won many honors including the best score award for the music to Ziemia obiecana / The Promised Land in 1975, followed by the Prix Louis Delluc in 1980 for the music to Le Roi et l'Oiseau / The King and the Mockingbird, and an award at the Cork International Film Festival for the music to From A Far Country (1981) about the life of Pope John Paul II.

One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1993 which received the ASCAP Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Producers in Los Angeles, nominated also for the Saturn Award for Best Music in a science fiction, fantasy, or horror film in San Francisco in 1993. In 2003, he won the César Award for Best Film Music written for The Pianist, at France's 28th César Awards Ceremony in 2003, for which he also received a BAFTA nomination. The Pianist (soundtrack) featured his "Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940" with the other 10 tracks being works by Frédéric Chopin. The music in the movie includes pieces by Beethoven and Bach.

The vast majority of Wojciech Kilar's work remains undiscovered by the music public at large, despite having written music for well over 100 films, including: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Death and the Maiden, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ninth Gate, Pan Tadeusz, The Pianist, Zemsta, and We Own the Night.

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Filmography

  • Foreign BodyFilm · 2014 · Original Music Composer
  • Wojciech Kilar. CredoFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • Krzysztof Zanussi about his collaboration with Wojciech KilarFilm · 2012 · as Self (archive footage)
  • RevisitedFilm · 2009 · Original Music Composer
  • And a Warm HeartFilm · 2008 · Original Music Composer
  • Black SunFilm · 2007 · Original Music Composer
  • We Own the NightFilm · 2007 · Original Music Composer
  • Persona non grataFilm · 2005 · Original Music Composer
  • Paul Grimault, image par imageFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • I RememberFilm · 2002 · Original Music Composer
  • The PianistFilm · 2002 · Original Music Composer
  • The RevengeFilm · 2002 · Original Music Composer
  • The SupplementFilm · 2002 · Original Music Composer
  • Weekend Stories: The Hidden TreasureFilm · 2001 · Original Music Composer
  • Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted DiseaseFilm · 2000 · Original Music Composer
  • A Week in the Life of a ManFilm · 1999 · Original Music Composer
  • The Last DaysFilm · 1999 · Original Music Composer
  • The Ninth GateFilm · 1999 · Original Music Composer
  • Weekend Stories: Deceptive CharmFilm · 1998 · Original Music Composer
  • Weekend Stories: The Last CircleFilm · 1998 · Original Music Composer
  • Our God's BrotherFilm · 1997 · Original Music Composer
  • At Full GallopFilm · 1996 · Original Music Composer
  • Ghost with DriverFilm · 1996 · Original Music Composer
  • The Portrait of a LadyFilm · 1996 · Original Music Composer
  • FaustinaFilm · 1995 · Original Music Composer
  • Legenda TatrFilm · 1995 · Original Music Composer
  • Death and the MaidenFilm · 1994 · Original Music Composer
  • Death as a Slice of BreadFilm · 1994 · Original Music Composer
  • A King for BurningTV · 1993 · Original Music Composer · 2 episodes
  • Bram Stoker's DraculaFilm · 1992 · Original Music Composer
  • The Silent TouchFilm · 1992 · Original Music Composer
  • NapoleonTV · 1991 · Original Music Composer · 6 episodes
  • Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha KilaraFilm · 1991 · Acting
  • InventoryFilm · 1990 · Original Music Composer
  • KorczakFilm · 1990 · Original Music Composer
  • Turning TableFilm · 1988 · Original Music Composer
  • Wherever You Are...Film · 1988 · Original Music Composer
  • Blind ChanceFilm · 1987 · Original Music Composer
  • Chronicle of Amorous AccidentsFilm · 1986 · Original Music Composer
  • A Year of the Quiet SunFilm · 1984 · Original Music Composer
  • The ContractFilm · 1982 · Original Music Composer
  • The King and the MockingbirdFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • From a Night Porter's Point of ViewFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • KrzesanyFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • Rodzina PołanieckichTV · 1979 · Original Music Composer · 7 episodes
  • Ways in the NightFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • CamouflageFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • The LeperFilm · 1976 · Original Music Composer
  • The Shadow-LineFilm · 1976 · Original Music Composer
  • A Woman's DecisionFilm · 1975 · Original Music Composer
  • The Catamount KillingFilm · 1975 · Original Music Composer
  • The Promised LandFilm · 1975 · Original Music Composer
  • HipotezaFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • HubalFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • IlluminationFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • PossessionFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • Pearl in the CrownFilm · 1972 · Original Music Composer
  • Family LifeFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • The Ring of Queen AnnFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • Theatre MacabreTV · 1971 · Original Music Composer · 1 episode
  • Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor WittembachFilm · 1970 · Original Music Composer
  • Mountains at DuskFilm · 1970 · Original Music Composer
  • The CruiseFilm · 1970 · Original Music Composer
  • The Taste of the Black EarthFilm · 1970 · Original Music Composer
  • Only the Dead Can AnswerFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • The Criminal Who Stole a CrimeFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • The Structure of CrystalFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • The DollFilm · 1968 · Original Music Composer
  • Bicz BożyFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • Our FolksFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • Skinny and OthersFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • Westerplatte ResistsFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • SaltoFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • Wyspa złoczyńcówFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • EchoFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • Spotkanie w 'Bajce'Film · 1962 · Original Music Composer
  • Silent TracesFilm · 1961 · Original Music Composer
  • Nobody's CallingFilm · 1960 · Original Music Composer
  • The MoonwalkersFilm · 1960 · Original Music Composer
  • NarciarzeFilm · 1958 · Original Music Composer

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