Sound
Wojciech Kilar
EN, PL, FR, IT cinema · 145 credits
Born
17 July 1932
Died
29 December 2013 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
Also known as Wojciech Artur Kilar
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.
Known for
Filmography
Foreign Body
Original Music Composer
Krzysztof Zanussi o wspólpracy z Wojciechem Kilarem
2012
Krzysztof Zanussi about his collaboration with Wojciech Kilar
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome
Music
Revisited
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And a Warm Heart
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We Own the Night
Original Music Composer
Black Sun
Original Music Composer
Persona non grata
Original Music Composer
The Pianist
Original Music Composer
The Revenge
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The Supplement
Original Music Composer
I Remember
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
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Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
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The Ninth Gate
Original Music Composer
The Last Days
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A Week in the Life of a Man
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Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
Music, Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
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Our God's Brother
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The Portrait of a Lady
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At Full Gallop
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Ghost with Driver
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Faustina
Original Music Composer
Legenda Tatr
1995
Legenda Tatr
Original Music Composer
Death and the Maiden
Original Music Composer
Death as a Slice of Bread
Music, Original Music Composer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
The Silent Touch
Original Music Composer
Inventory
Original Music Composer
Korczak
Original Music Composer
Salsa
Music
Wherever You Are...
Original Music Composer
Turning Table
Musical, Original Music Composer
Blind Chance
Original Music Composer
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
Original Music Composer
A Year of the Quiet Sun
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The Contract
Original Music Composer
The King and the Mockingbird
Music, Original Music Composer
From a Night Porter's Point of View
Original Music Composer
David
Music
Ways in the Night
Original Music Composer
Krzesany
1979
Krzesany
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Camouflage
Original Music Composer
The Shadow-Line
Original Music Composer
The Leper
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The Promised Land
Original Music Composer
A Woman's Decision
Original Music Composer
The Catamount Killing
Original Music Composer
Hubal
Original Music Composer
Illumination
Original Music Composer
Hipoteza
Original Music Composer
Possession
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Pearl in the Crown
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The Ring of Queen Ann
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Przystań
Music
Family Life
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Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
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Góry o zmierzchu
1970
Mountains at Dusk
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The Cruise
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The Taste of the Black Earth
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The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
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The Structure of Crystal
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Only the Dead Can Answer
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The Pier
Music
The Doll
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Our Folks
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Westerplatte Resists
Original Music Composer
Full Ahead
Music Director
Skinny and Others
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Bicz Boży
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Bumerang
Music
Salto
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Wyspa złoczyńców
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Echo
Original Music Composer
Pięciu
Music
Silence
Music
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
Original Music Composer
Silent Traces
Original Music Composer
The Moonwalkers
Original Music Composer
Nobody's Calling
Original Music Composer
Narciarze
1958
Narciarze
Original Music Composer