Wojciech Kilar
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-07-17
Day of Death
2013-12-29 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
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
Acting
(2013)
Wojciech Kilar. Credo
as Self
(2003)
Paul Grimault, image par image
as Himself
(1991)
Crew
(2025)
Dracula
Music
(2014)
Foreign Body
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Poste restante
Music
(2009)
Welcome
Music
(2009)
Revisited
Original Music Composer
(2008)
And a Warm Heart
Original Music Composer
(2007)
Black Sun
Original Music Composer
(2007)
We Own the Night
Original Music Composer
(2007)
(2005)
Persona non grata
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Pianist
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Revenge
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Supplement
Original Music Composer
(2002)
I Remember
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
Original Music Composer
(2000)
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Original Music Composer
(1999)
The Ninth Gate
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Pan Tadeusz
Original Music Composer
(1999)
A Week in the Life of a Man
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
Music, Original Music Composer
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
The Truman Show
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
Original Music Composer
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
Our God's Brother
Music
(1996)
(1996)
The Portrait of a Lady
Original Music Composer
(1996)
At Full Gallop
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Ghost with Driver
Original Music Composer
(1995)
Faustina
Original Music Composer
(1995)
Legenda Tatr
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Death and the Maiden
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Death as a Slice of Bread
Music, Original Music Composer
(1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(1992)
The Silent Touch
Original Music Composer
(1992)
(1991)
(1990)
Korczak
Original Music Composer
(1989)
Inventory
Original Music Composer
(1988)
Salsa
Music
(1988)
Turning Table
Music, Musical
(1988)
Wherever You Are...
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Blind Chance
Original Music Composer
(1986)
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
Original Music Composer
(1985)
Power Of Evil
Music
(1984)
A Year of the Quiet Sun
Original Music Composer
(1983)
Credo...
Music
(1982)
The Contract
Music
(1982)
Imperative
Music
(1982)
Versuchung
Music
(1981)
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
Music
(1981)
From a Far Country
Music
(1980)
(1980)
The Constant Factor
Music
(1980)
(1979)
From a Night Porter's Point of View
Original Music Composer
(1979)
David
Music
(1979)
Ways in the Night
Original Music Composer
(1978)
The Spiral
Music
(1977)
Camouflage
Original Music Composer
(1977)
Anatomiestunde
Music
(1976)
The Shadow-Line
Original Music Composer
(1976)
The Leper
Original Music Composer
(1975)
The Promised Land
Original Music Composer
(1975)
A Woman's Decision
Original Music Composer
(1975)
The Catamount Killing
Original Music Composer
(1975)
Znikąd donikąd
Music
(1973)
Hubal
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Illumination
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Hipoteza
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Possession
Original Music Composer
(1973)
(1972)
Glass Ball
Music
(1972)
Pearl in the Crown
Original Music Composer
(1972)
Bolesław Śmiały
Music
(1972)
Brylanty pani Zuzy
Music
(1971)
The Ring of Queen Ann
Original Music Composer
(1971)
Przystań
Music
(1971)
(1971)
Martwa fala
Music
(1971)
Rola
Music
(1971)
Family Life
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Mountains at Dusk
Original Music Composer
(1970)
The Cruise
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Romantyczni
Music
(1970)
The Taste of the Black Earth
Original Music Composer
(1969)
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
Original Music Composer
(1969)
(1969)
The Structure of Crystal
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Only the Dead Can Answer
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Człowiek z M-3
Music
(1969)
The Pier
Music
(1969)
The Red and the Gold
Music
(1969)
The Neighbours
Music
(1968)
Ostatni po Bogu
Music
(1968)
The Doll
Original Music Composer
(1968)
The Vampire
Music
(1968)
Wolves' Echoes
Music
(1968)
Tabliczka marzenia
Music
(1967)
Our Folks
Original Music Composer
(1967)
Bicz Boży
Music
(1967)
(1967)
Return to Earth
Music
(1967)
Westerplatte Resists
Original Music Composer
(1967)
Full Ahead
Music Director
(1967)
(1967)
Skinny and Others
Original Music Composer
(1966)
The Catastrophe
Music
(1966)
Maria and Napoleon
Music
(1966)
Ktokolwiek wie...
Music
(1966)
Hell and Heaven
Music
(1966)
Bumerang
Music
(1966)
Tomorrow Mexico
Music
(1965)
Obok prawdy
Music
(1965)
Trzy kroki po ziemi
Music
(1965)
Salto
Original Music Composer
(1965)
Late Afternoon
Music
(1965)
Wyspa złoczyńców
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Ciemnogród
Music
(1964)
Echo
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Pięciu
Music
(1964)
Giuseppe in Warsaw
Music
(1963)
Kryptonim Nektar
Music
(1963)
Czerwone berety
Music
(1963)
Silence
Music
(1963)
Mansarda
Music
(1963)
Far Is the Road
Music
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Rodzina Milcarków
Music
(1962)
Wild Horses
Music
(1962)
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Silent Traces
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Moonwalkers
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Nikt nie woła
Original Music Composer