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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.
Filmography
all 145
Movies 142
TV Shows 3
self 1
Foreign Body (2014)
Poste restante (2009)
Revisited (2009)
Welcome (2009)
And a Warm Heart (2008)
We Own the Night (2007)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)
Black Sun (2007)
Persona non grata (2005)
Paul Grimault, image par image (2003)
The Revenge (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
The Supplement (2002)
I Remember (2002)
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure (2001)
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000)
Pan Tadeusz (1999)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
A Week in the Life of a Man (1999)
The Truman Show (1998)
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law (1998)
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line (1998)
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle (1998)
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm (1998)
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings (1997)
Our God's Brother (1997)
Weekend Stories: Little Faith (1997)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
At Full Gallop (1996)
Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996)
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business (1996)
Faustina (1995)
Death as a Slice of Bread (1994)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
A King for Burning (1993)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
The Silent Touch (1992)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (1992)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991)
Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha Kilara (1991)
Korczak (1990)
Inventory (1989)
Turning Table (1988)
Wherever You Are... (1988)
Salsa (1988)
Blind Chance (1987)
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents (1986)
Power Of Evil (1985)
Blaubart (1984)
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Credo... (1983)
The Unapproachable (1982)
Imperative (1982)
Versuchung (1982)
From a Far Country (1981)
The Contract (1980)
The Constant Factor (1980)
The Beads of One Rosary (1980)
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
Ways in the Night (1979)
From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979)
Rodzina Połanieckich (1979)
Rodzina Połanieckich (1979)
David (1979)
The Spiral (1978)
Ziemia obiecana (1978)
Haus der Frauen (1978)
Birds to birds (1977)
Camouflage (1977)
The Leper (1976)
The Shadow-Line (1976)
Jarosław Dąbrowski (1976)
The Catamount Killing (1975)
Znikąd donikąd (1975)
Linia (1975)
The Promised Land (1975)
A Woman's Decision (1975)
Nachtdienst (1975)
Hipoteza (1973)
Illumination (1973)
Jealousy and Medicine (1973)
Hubal (1973)
Possession (1973)
The Wicket Gate (1973)
Bolesław Śmiały (1972)
Brylanty pani Zuzy (1972)
Pearl in the Crown (1972)
Theatre Macabre (1971)
Family Life (1971)
The Ring of Queen Ann (1971)
Przystań (1971)
Gwiazda Wytrwałości (1971)
Romantyczni (1970)
The Cruise (1970)
Lokis, a Manuscript of Professor Wittembach (1970)
Mountains at Dusk (1970)
The Taste of the Black Earth (1970)
Only the Dead Can Answer (1969)
The Structure of Crystal (1969)
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime (1969)
The Red and the Gold (1969)
The Neighbours (1969)
The Pier (1969)
Człowiek z M-3 (1969)
Loneliness of the Couple (1969)
The Doll (1968)
Ostatni po Bogu (1968)
Wolves' Echoes (1968)
Dancing at Hitler's Headquarters (1968)
Stajnia na Salvatorze (1967)
Our Folks (1967)
The Killer Leaves a Trace (1967)
Bicz Boży (1967)
Westerplatte Resists (1967)
Full Ahead (1967)
Skinny and Others (1967)
Return to Earth (1967)
The Vampire (1967)
Bumerang (1966)
Ktokolwiek wie... (1966)
Maria and Napoleon (1966)
Hell and Heaven (1966)
Katastrofa (1966)
Tomorrow Mexico (1966)
Trzy kroki po ziemi (1965)
Salto (1965)
Obok prawdy (1965)
Późne popołudnie (1965)
Echo (1964)
Giuseppe in Warsaw (1964)
Ciemnogród (1964)
Kryptonim Nektar (1963)
Mansarda (1963)
Silence (1963)
Far Is the Road (1963)
Czerwone berety (1963)
Spotkanie w 'Bajce' (1962)
Rodzina Milcarków (1962)
The Voice from Beyond (1962)
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem (1962)
Wild Horses (1962)
Silent Traces (1961)
Nobody's Calling (1960)
The Moonwalkers (1960)
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GenderMale
Birthday1932-07-17
Deathday2013-12-29 (81 years old)
Birth NameWojciech Kilar
Birth PlaceLviv, Ukraine
ReligionCatholic Church
Height
MotherNeonilla Kilar-Krzywiecka
CitizenshipsPoland
ResidencesParis, France, Katowice · Rzeszów · Jasna Góra Monastery · Krosno, Poland, Darmstadt, Germany, Lviv, Ukraine
Also Known AsWojciech Artur Kilar
AwardsOrder of the White Eagle, César Award for Best Music Written for a Film, Louis Delluc Prize, Polish Academy Award for Best Film Score, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Per Artem ad Deum Medal, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Karol Miarka Award, Wojciech Korfanty prize, Juliusz Ligoń Award, Lux ex Silesia, Order Ecce Homo, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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