Krzysztof Komeda
Known for: Sound
Born: April 27, 1931
Died: April 23, 1969
Place of birth: Poznań, wielkopolskie, Polska
Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film composer and jazz pianist widely regarded as one of the most influential Polish musicians. He is best known for writing the scores for Roman Polanski's films Knife in the Water (1962), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and Rosemary’s Baby (1968). Komeda's album Astigmatic (1965) is often considered one of the most important European jazz albums. British critic Stuart Nicholson describes the album as "marking a shift away from the dominant American approach with the emergence of a specific European aesthetic." Komeda is also known for blending jazz with classical and traditional Polish music.
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Filmography
59 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Komeda osobisty
2025NR
Komeda, Komeda...
2012NR
Kołysanka
2012
7.8
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
5.7
Hands Up!
1985
5.3
Riot
1969
7.8
Rosemary's Baby
1968
5.1
People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart
1967
6.9
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967
6.2
Cages
1967
8.0
Professor Tutka Club
1967
6.6
The Departure
1967
NR
Laterna Magica
1967
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Wicker Basket
1967
6.8
Barrier
1966
6.5
A Colorful Lie
1966
7.2
Hunger
1966
6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966
5.2
Unloved
1966
7.5
Ping-pong
1966
5.5
Pearls and Ducats
1966
6.4
Christmas Eve
1966
6.3
Markiza de Pompadour
1966
8.0
Roundabout
1966
6.7
The Ashes
1965
7.0
Bugler's Monologue
1965
6.3
Penguin
1965
5.4
The Cats
1965
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The Flag
1965
9.0
Interrupted Flight
1964
7.0
The Law and the Fist
1964
5.4
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964
7.0
The River of Diamonds
1964
10.0
Ubranie prawie nowe
1964NR
Around the Platforms
1964
7.0
The Criminal and the Lady
1963
6.7
Teenager
1963
9.0
Here Is My Home
1963NR
Crash
1963NR
Pistolet typu "Walter P-38"
1963NR
Niezawodny sposób
1963
5.2
Mammals
1962
8.0
Mój stary
19626.5
Nad wielką wodą
1962
7.7
Opening Tomorrow
1962
7.3
Knife in the Water
1962
NR
1962
9.0
The Verdict
1962NR
Piegowaty Dzień
1962
6.1
The Fat and the Lean
1961
6.5
Ambulance
1961
7.0
Glass Mountain
1960
7.0
Innocent Sorcerers
1960
6.7
Goodbye, Till Tomorrow
1960
6.8
Bad Luck
1960NR
Przejażdżka
1960
6.6
When Angels Fall
1959
6.3
Two Men and a Wardrobe
19582.0
Jazz Talks
1957
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Ant Trails
1956