Wojciech Kilar
Known for: Sound
Born: July 17, 1932
Died: December 29, 2013
Place of birth: Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland
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.
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Filmography
145 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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The Nature of Beauty
2025
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Dracula
2022
5.1
Foreign Body
2014NR
Wojciech Kilar. Credo
2013NR
Krzysztof Zanussi about his collaboration with Wojciech Kilar
2012
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Poste restante
2009
7.0
Revisited
2009
7.2
Welcome
2009
5.8
And a Warm Heart
2008
6.7
We Own the Night
2007
8.0
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
3.8
Black Sun
2007
5.4
Persona non grata
2005
7.0
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003
5.7
The Revenge
2002
8.4
The Pianist
2002
6.5
The Supplement
2002
6.3
I Remember
2002
6.3
Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure
2001
6.8
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
2000
5.5
The Last Days
1999
6.5
The Ninth Gate
1999
5.9
A Week in the Life of a Man
1999
5.5
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
1998
6.0
Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line
1998
5.8
Weekend Stories: The Last Circle
1998
5.4
Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm
1998
6.5
Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings
1997
5.6
Our God's Brother
1997
5.8
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
1997
5.9
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
6.1
At Full Gallop
1996
5.0
Ghost with Driver
1996
5.8
Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business
1996
6.4
Faustina
19957.5
Legenda Tatr
1995
7.5
Death as a Slice of Bread
1994
7.1
Death and the Maiden
1994
6.0
A King for Burning
1993
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
5.0
The Silent Touch
1992
8.0
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
1992
6.3
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
1991
9.0
Napoleon
1991
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Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha Kilara
1991
7.1
Korczak
1990
6.5
Inventory
1989
7.4
Turning Table
1988
5.5
Wherever You Are...
1988
6.9
Salsa
1988
7.5
Blind Chance
1987
5.8
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
1986
5.2
Power Of Evil
1985
6.5
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984NR
Credo...
1983
6.2
Imperative
1982
5.5
The Contract
19827.5
Versuchung
1982
4.6
From a Far Country
198110.0
Gwiazda Wytrwałości
1981
7.2
The Constant Factor
1980
6.5
The Beads of One Rosary
1980
7.8
The King and the Mockingbird
1980
8.0
Ways in the Night
1979
7.0
From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979
7.3
Rodzina Połanieckich
1979
5.3
David
1979NR
Krzesany
1979
6.7
The Spiral
1978
8.0
Ziemia obiecana
1978
6.7
Camouflage
1977NR
Anatomiestunde
1977
6.5
The Leper
1976
6.4
The Shadow-Line
1976
6.9
The Catamount Killing
1975
8.0
Znikąd donikąd
1975
7.3
The Promised Land
1975
5.1
A Woman's Decision
1975
5.5
The Wicket Gate
1974
6.2
Hipoteza
1973
7.0
Illumination
1973
5.1
Jealousy and Medicine
1973
7.4
Hubal
1973
4.0
Possession
1973
7.7
Wielka miłość Balzaka
1973
6.6
Bolesław Śmiały
1972
10.0
Glass Ball
1972
9.0
Brylanty pani Zuzy
1972
6.5
Pearl in the Crown
1972
3.0
Theatre Macabre
1971
5.7
Family Life
1971
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Martwa fala
19718.0
Rola
1971
6.5
The Ring of Queen Ann
1971
6.8
Dancing at Hitler's Headquarters
1971
9.0
Przystań
1971
9.0
Romantyczni
1970
7.1
The Cruise
1970
6.4
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
1970
7.0
The Taste of the Black Earth
19707.0
Mountains at Dusk
1970
6.5
Only the Dead Can Answer
1969
7.1
The Structure of Crystal
1969
7.0
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
1969
5.3
The Red and the Gold
1969
6.7
The Neighbours
1969
6.0
The Pier
1969
7.2
Człowiek z M-3
1969
9.0
Loneliness of the Couple
1969
6.4
The Doll
1968
8.0
Ostatni po Bogu
1968
7.5
Tabliczka marzenia
1968
7.4
Wolves' Echoes
1968
7.0
The Vampire
1968
9.0
Stajnia na Salvatorze
1967
7.7
Our Folks
1967
7.1
Westerplatte Resists
1967
6.5
The Killer Leaves a Trace
1967
6.8
Bicz Boży
1967
6.8
Full Ahead
1967
7.0
Skinny and Others
19676.7
Return to Earth
1967
6.5
Bumerang
1966
8.0
Ktokolwiek wie...
1966
6.8
Maria and Napoleon
1966
6.5
Hell and Heaven
1966
8.0
The Catastrophe
1966
7.5
Tomorrow Mexico
1966
9.0
Trzy kroki po ziemi
1965
6.4
Salto
1965
6.5
Wyspa złoczyńców
1965
9.0
Obok prawdy
1965
5.3
Late Afternoon
1965
8.0
Pięciu
1964
6.8
Echo
1964
6.2
Giuseppe in Warsaw
1964NR
Ciemnogród
1964
6.3
Kryptonim Nektar
19639.0
Mansarda
1963
6.6
Silence
1963
6.5
Far Is the Road
1963
7.0
Czerwone berety
1963
10.0
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
1962
7.0
Rodzina Milcarków
1962
5.8
The Voice from Beyond
1962
8.0
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem
1962
6.0
Wild Horses
1962
9.0
Silent Traces
1961
7.0
Nobody's Calling
1960
5.5
The Moonwalkers
19607.0
Narciarze
1958