Known For
Sound
Born
Jul 17, 1932
Died
Dec 29, 2013
Place of Birth
Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
Credits
151 titles
Wojciech Kilar
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
Music
Dracula
Music
Foreign Body
Original Music Composer
Wojciech Kilar. Credo
Self
Krzysztof Zanussi about his collaboration with Wojciech Kilar
Self (archive footage)
Poste restante
Music
Revisited
Original Music Composer
Welcome
Music
And a Warm Heart
Original Music Composer
We Own the Night
Original Music Composer
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Music
Black Sun
Original Music Composer
Persona non grata
Original Music Composer
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
The Revenge
Original Music Composer
The Pianist
Original Music Composer
The Supplement
Original Music Composer
I Remember
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
Original Music Composer
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Original Music Composer
The Last Days
Original Music Composer
The Ninth Gate
Original Music Composer
A Week in the Life of a Man
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
Music
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line
Music
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
Music
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings
Music
Our God's Brother
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
Music
The Portrait of a Lady
Original Music Composer
At Full Gallop
Original Music Composer
Ghost with Driver
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business
Music
Faustina
Original Music Composer
Legenda Tatr
Original Music Composer
Death as a Slice of Bread
Music
Death and the Maiden
Original Music Composer
A King for Burning
Original Music Composer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Orchestrator
The Silent Touch
Original Music Composer
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Music
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
Music
Napoleon
Original Music Composer
Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha Kilara
Korczak
Original Music Composer
Inventory
Original Music Composer
Turning Table
Musical
Wherever You Are...
Original Music Composer
Salsa
Music