Wojciech Kilar
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- July 17, 1932
- Died
- December 29, 2013 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Nature of Beauty
Movie · Music
Dracula
Movie · Music
Foreign Body
Movie · Original Music Composer
Poste restante
Movie · Music
Welcome
Movie · Music
Revisited
Movie · Original Music Composer
And a Warm Heart
Movie · Original Music Composer
We Own the Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
Black Sun
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Movie · Music
Persona non grata
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Pianist
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Revenge
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Supplement
Movie · Original Music Composer
I Remember
Movie · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
Movie · Original Music Composer
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Ninth Gate
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Last Days
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Week in the Life of a Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
Movie · Music
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line
Movie · Music
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
Movie · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
Movie · Music
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings
Movie · Music
Our God's Brother
Movie · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business
Movie · Music
The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ghost with Driver
Movie · Original Music Composer
At Full Gallop
Movie · Original Music Composer
Faustina
Movie · Original Music Composer
Legenda Tatr
Movie · Original Music Composer
Death and the Maiden
Movie · Original Music Composer
Death as a Slice of Bread
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
A King for Burning
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
The Silent Touch
Movie · Original Music Composer
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Movie · Music
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
Movie · Music
Napoleon
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Inventory
Movie · Original Music Composer
Korczak
Movie · Original Music Composer
Salsa
Movie · Music
Wherever You Are...
Movie · Original Music Composer
Turning Table
Movie · Original Music Composer
Blind Chance
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
Movie · Original Music Composer
Power Of Evil
Movie · Music
A Year of the Quiet Sun
Movie · Original Music Composer
Credo...
Movie · Music
Imperative
Movie · Music
Versuchung
Movie · Music
The Contract
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
Movie · Music
From a Far Country
Movie · Music
The Beads of One Rosary
Movie · Music
The Constant Factor
Movie · Music
The King and the Mockingbird
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
From a Night Porter's Point of View
Movie · Original Music Composer
David
Movie · Music
Ways in the Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
Krzesany
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rodzina Połanieckich
TV · Original Music Composer · 7 eps
The Spiral
Movie · Music
Ziemia obiecana
TV · Music · 4 eps
Camouflage
Movie · Original Music Composer
Anatomiestunde
Movie · Music
The Shadow-Line
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Leper
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Promised Land
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Woman's Decision
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Catamount Killing
Movie · Original Music Composer
Znikąd donikąd
Movie · Music
The Wicket Gate
Movie · Music
Hubal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Illumination
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hipoteza
Movie · Original Music Composer
Possession
Movie · Original Music Composer
Jealousy and Medicine
Movie · Music
Wielka miłość Balzaka
TV · Music · 7 eps
Glass Ball
Movie · Music
Pearl in the Crown
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bolesław Śmiały
Movie · Music
Brylanty pani Zuzy
Movie · Music
The Ring of Queen Ann
Movie · Original Music Composer
Przystań
Movie · Music
Dancing at Hitler's Headquarters
Movie · Music
Martwa fala
Movie · Music
Rola
Movie · Music
Family Life
Movie · Original Music Composer
Theatre Macabre
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mountains at Dusk
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Cruise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Romantyczni
Movie · Music
The Taste of the Black Earth
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
Movie · Original Music Composer
Loneliness of the Couple
Movie · Music
The Structure of Crystal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Only the Dead Can Answer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Człowiek z M-3
Movie · Music
The Pier
Movie · Music
The Red and the Gold
Movie · Music
The Neighbours
Movie · Music
Ostatni po Bogu
Movie · Music
The Doll
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Vampire
Movie · Music
Wolves' Echoes
Movie · Music
Tabliczka marzenia
Movie · Music
Our Folks
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Killer Leaves a Trace
Movie · Music
Return to Earth
Movie · Music
Westerplatte Resists
Movie · Original Music Composer
Full Ahead
Movie · Music Director
Stajnia na Salvatorze
Movie · Music
Skinny and Others
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bicz Boży
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Catastrophe
Movie · Music
Maria and Napoleon
Movie · Music
Ktokolwiek wie...
Movie · Music
Hell and Heaven
Movie · Music
Bumerang
Movie · Music
Tomorrow Mexico
Movie · Music
Obok prawdy
Movie · Music
Trzy kroki po ziemi
Movie · Music
Salto
Movie · Original Music Composer
Late Afternoon
Movie · Music
Wyspa złoczyńców
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ciemnogród
Movie · Music
Echo
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pięciu
Movie · Music
Giuseppe in Warsaw
Movie · Music
Kryptonim Nektar
Movie · Music
Czerwone berety
Movie · Music
Silence
Movie · Music
Mansarda
Movie · Music
Far Is the Road
Movie · Music
The Voice from Beyond
Movie · Music
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem
Movie · Music
Rodzina Milcarków
Movie · Music
Wild Horses
Movie · Music
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
Movie · Original Music Composer
Silent Traces
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nobody's Calling
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Moonwalkers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Narciarze
Movie · Original Music Composer