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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
The Truman Show
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
The Pianist
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Ninth Gate
(1999)
Original Music Composer
We Own the Night
(2007)
Original Music Composer
The Promised Land
(1975)
Original Music Composer
Death and the Maiden
(1994)
Original Music Composer
Blind Chance
(1987)
Original Music Composer
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
The Moonwalkers
(1960)
Original Music Composer
Nobody's Calling
(1960)
Original Music Composer
Silent Traces
(1961)
Original Music Composer
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
(1962)
Original Music Composer
The Voice from Beyond
(1962)
Music
Wild Horses
(1962)
Music
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem
(1962)
Music
Rodzina Milcarków
(1962)
Music
Far Is the Road
(1963)
Music
Kryptonim Nektar
(1963)
Music
Mansarda
(1963)
Music
Czerwone berety
(1963)
Music
Silence
(1963)
Music
Giuseppe in Warsaw
(1964)
Music
Echo
(1964)
Original Music Composer
Ciemnogród
(1964)
Music
Pięciu
(1964)
Music
Salto
(1965)
Original Music Composer
Obok prawdy
(1965)
Music
Trzy kroki po ziemi
(1965)
Music
Late Afternoon
(1965)
Music
Wyspa złoczyńców
(1965)
Music
Tomorrow Mexico
(1966)
Music
Katastrofa
(1966)
Music
Bumerang
(1966)
Music
Maria and Napoleon
(1966)
Music
Ktokolwiek wie...
(1966)
Music
Hell and Heaven
(1966)
Music
Our Folks
(1967)
Original Music Composer
The Killer Leaves a Trace
(1967)
Music
Return to Earth
(1967)
Music
Westerplatte Resists
(1967)
Original Music Composer
Full Ahead
(1967)
Music Director
Stajnia na Salvatorze
(1967)
Music
Bicz Boży
(1967)
Music
Skinny and Others
(1967)
Music
Ostatni po Bogu
(1968)
Music
The Doll
(1968)
Original Music Composer
The Vampire
(1968)
Music
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
(1969)
Original Music Composer
The Structure of Crystal
(1969)
Original Music Composer
Only the Dead Can Answer
(1969)
Original Music Composer
Loneliness of the Couple
(1969)
Music
Człowiek z M-3
(1969)
Music
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
(1970)
Original Music Composer
The Cruise
(1970)
Original Music Composer
The Taste of the Black Earth
(1970)
Original Music Composer
Mountains at Dusk
(1970)
Original Music Composer
The Ring of Queen Ann
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Family Life
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
(1971)
Music
Przystań
(1971)
Music
Pearl in the Crown
(1972)
Original Music Composer
Hipoteza
(1973)
Original Music Composer
Illumination
(1973)
Original Music Composer
Hubal
(1973)
Original Music Composer
Jealousy and Medicine
(1973)
Music
Possession
(1973)
Original Music Composer
The Promised Land
(1975)
Original Music Composer
A Woman's Decision
(1975)
Original Music Composer
The Catamount Killing
(1975)
Original Music Composer
Znikąd donikąd
(1975)
Music
The Shadow-Line
(1976)
Original Music Composer
The Leper
(1976)
Original Music Composer
Camouflage
(1977)
Original Music Composer
Anatomiestunde
(1977)
Music
The Spiral
(1978)
Music
From a Night Porter's Point of View
(1979)
Original Music Composer
David
(1979)
Music
Ways in the Night
(1979)
Original Music Composer
Rodzina Połanieckich
(1979)
Music
The Contract
(1980)
Music
The Constant Factor
(1980)
Music
The Beads of One Rosary
(1980)
Music
The King and the Mockingbird
(1980)
Music
From a Far Country
(1981)
Music
Imperative
(1982)
Music
Versuchung
(1982)
Music
Credo...
(1983)
Music
A Year of the Quiet Sun
(1984)
Original Music Composer
Power Of Evil
(1985)
Music
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Blind Chance
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Salsa
(1988)
Music
Turning Table
(1988)
Music
Wherever You Are...
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Inventory
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Korczak
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
(1991)
Music
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
The Silent Touch
(1992)
Original Music Composer
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
(1992)
Music
A King for Burning
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Death and the Maiden
(1994)
Original Music Composer
Death as a Slice of Bread
(1994)
Original Music Composer and Music
Faustina
(1995)
Original Music Composer
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
Original Music Composer
At Full Gallop
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Fantôme avec chauffeur
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business
(1996)
Music
Our God's Brother
(1997)
Music
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
(1997)
Music
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings
(1997)
Music
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
(1998)
Original Music Composer and Music
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
(1998)
Music
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line
(1998)
Music
The Truman Show
(1998)
Original Music Composer
The Ninth Gate
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Pan Tadeusz
(1999)
Original Music Composer
A Week in the Life of a Man
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
(2001)
Original Music Composer
The Pianist
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Revenge
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Supplement
(2002)
Original Music Composer
I Remember
(2002)
Music
Persona non grata
(2005)
Original Music Composer
We Own the Night
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Black Sun
(2007)
Original Music Composer
And a Warm Heart
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Revisited
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Poste restante
(2009)
Music
Welcome
(2009)
Music
Foreign Body
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Acting
Writing