Wojciech Kilar
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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.
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Movies (145)
The Nature of Beauty
2025 · Music
Dracula
2022 · Music
Foreign Body
2014 · Original Music Composer
Wojciech Kilar. Credo
2013 · Self
Krzysztof Zanussi about his collaboration with Wojciech Kilar
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Poste restante
2009 · Music
Revisited
2009 · Original Music Composer
Welcome
2009 · Music
And a Warm Heart
2008 · Original Music Composer
Dueños De La Noche
2007 · Original Music Composer
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007 · Music
Black Sun
2007 · Original Music Composer
Persona non grata
2005 · Original Music Composer
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003 · Self
The Revenge
2002 · Original Music Composer
El Pianista
2002 · Original Music Composer
The Supplement
2002 · Original Music Composer
I Remember
2002 · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
2001 · Original Music Composer
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
2000 · Original Music Composer
The Last Days
1999 · Original Music Composer
La Última Puerta
1999 · Original Music Composer
A Week in the Life of a Man
1999 · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
1998 · Music
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line
1998 · Music
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
1998 · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
1998 · Music, Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings
1997 · Music
Our God's Brother
1997 · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
1997 · Music
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Original Music Composer
At Full Gallop
1996 · Original Music Composer
Ghost with Driver
1996 · Original Music Composer
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business
1996 · Music
Faustina
1995 · Original Music Composer
Legenda Tatr
1995 · Original Music Composer
Death as a Slice of Bread
1994 · Music, Original Music Composer
Death and the Maiden
1994 · Original Music Composer
Drácula de Bram Stoker
1992 · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
The Silent Touch
1992 · Original Music Composer
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
1992 · Music
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
1991 · Music
Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha Kilara
1991
Inventory
1990 · Original Music Composer
Korczak
1990 · Original Music Composer
Turning Table
1988 · Musical, Original Music Composer
Wherever You Are...
1988 · Original Music Composer
Salsa
1988 · Music
Blind Chance
1987 · Original Music Composer
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
1986 · Original Music Composer
Power Of Evil
1985 · Music
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984 · Original Music Composer
Credo...
1983 · Music
Imperative
1982 · Music
The Contract
1982 · Original Music Composer
Versuchung
1982 · Music
From a Far Country
1981 · Music
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
1981 · Music
The Constant Factor
1980 · Music
The Beads of One Rosary
1980 · Music
The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Music, Original Music Composer
Ways in the Night
1979 · Original Music Composer
From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979 · Original Music Composer
David
1979 · Music
Krzesany
1979 · Original Music Composer
The Spiral
1978 · Music
Camouflage
1977 · Original Music Composer
Anatomiestunde
1977 · Music
The Leper
1976 · Original Music Composer
The Shadow-Line
1976 · Original Music Composer
The Catamount Killing
1975 · Original Music Composer
Znikąd donikąd
1975 · Music
The Promised Land
1975 · Original Music Composer
A Woman's Decision
1975 · Original Music Composer
The Wicket Gate
1974 · Music
Hipoteza
1973 · Original Music Composer
Illumination
1973 · Original Music Composer
Jealousy and Medicine
1973 · Music
Hubal
1973 · Original Music Composer
Possession
1973 · Original Music Composer
Bolesław Śmiały
1972 · Music
Glass Ball
1972 · Music
Brylanty pani Zuzy
1972 · Music
Pearl in the Crown
1972 · Original Music Composer
Family Life
1971 · Original Music Composer
Martwa fala
1971 · Music
Rola
1971 · Music
The Ring of Queen Ann
1971 · Original Music Composer
Dancing at Hitler's Headquarters
1971 · Music
Przystań
1971 · Music
Romantyczni
1970 · Music
The Cruise
1970 · Original Music Composer
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
1970 · Original Music Composer
The Taste of the Black Earth
1970 · Original Music Composer
Mountains at Dusk
1970 · Original Music Composer
Only the Dead Can Answer
1969 · Original Music Composer
The Structure of Crystal
1969 · Original Music Composer
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
1969 · Original Music Composer
The Red and the Gold
1969 · Music
The Neighbours
1969 · Music
The Pier
1969 · Music
Człowiek z M-3
1969 · Music
Loneliness of the Couple
1969 · Music
The Doll
1968 · Original Music Composer
Ostatni po Bogu
1968 · Music
Tabliczka marzenia
1968 · Music
Wolves' Echoes
1968 · Music
The Vampire
1968 · Music
Stajnia na Salvatorze
1967 · Music
Our Folks
1967 · Original Music Composer
Westerplatte Resists
1967 · Original Music Composer
The Killer Leaves a Trace
1967 · Music
Bicz Boży
1967 · Original Music Composer
Full Ahead
1967 · Music Director
Skinny and Others
1967 · Original Music Composer
Return to Earth
1967 · Music
Bumerang
1966 · Music
Ktokolwiek wie...
1966 · Music
Maria and Napoleon
1966 · Music
Hell and Heaven
1966 · Music
The Catastrophe
1966 · Music
Tomorrow Mexico
1966 · Music
Trzy kroki po ziemi
1965 · Music
Salto
1965 · Original Music Composer
Wyspa złoczyńców
1965 · Original Music Composer
Obok prawdy
1965 · Music
Late Afternoon
1965 · Music
Pięciu
1964 · Music
Echo
1964 · Original Music Composer
Giuseppe in Warsaw
1964 · Music
Ciemnogród
1964 · Music
Kryptonim Nektar
1963 · Music
Mansarda
1963 · Music
Silence
1963 · Music
Far Is the Road
1963 · Music
Czerwone berety
1963 · Music
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
1962 · Original Music Composer
Rodzina Milcarków
1962 · Music
The Voice from Beyond
1962 · Music
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem
1962 · Music
Wild Horses
1962 · Music
Silent Traces
1961 · Original Music Composer
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Original Music Composer
The Moonwalkers
1960 · Original Music Composer
Narciarze
1958 · Original Music Composer
