Wojciech Kilar (1932- )
Even though many listeners may be most familiar with the Polish composer Wojciech Kilar's work through his score for Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992), his compositions also include numerous highly successful
orchestral works, in addition to many vocal and chamber pieces.
Following a rigorous education in Eastern Europe, the composer began to
take several prizes, and has continued to do so throughout his career.
His formal training in piano and composition began in 1950 at the State
Higher School of Music in Katowice with B. Woytowicz and continued with
him at the State Higher School of Music in Kraków between 1955 - 1958.
During the same period of time (1957), he attended summer classes at
Darmstadt. Shortly after he completed his training with Woytowicz, he
received a French government scholarship that allowed him to further
his education in composition, this time in Paris with Nadia Boulanger
(1959 - 1960). The year he finished these studies, his Oda Béla Bartók in memoriam
gained him the Lili Boulanger Award. Prizes that followed included the
Polish Composer's Union Award (1975), the Polish State Award (1980),
the Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation Prize (1984), an ASCAP Award (1992),
and the Sonderpreis des Kulturpreis Schlesein des Landes Niedersachsen
(1996). Kilar's orchestral (symphonies, symphonic poems, concertos,
etc.) and stage works (11 scores total) are very widely recorded, the
former exclusively under the Milan label and the latter under a wider
selection of recording companies like Olympia, Erato, London, Silva
Screen, and Varese Sarabande. Of his compositions that have been
recorded, most are excerpts from his film scores, which include L'année du soleil calme, La chronique des événements amoureux, Full Gallop (Cwal), Hypothesis (Hipoteza) (1973), Land of Promise (Ziemia Obiecana) (1975), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and La terre de la grande promesse.- Meredith Gailey/allmusic
COMPOSITIONS Kilar Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Film Scores
Suite [No. 1], piano (1949)
Suite [No. 2], piano (1950)
12 Preludiów (Preludes), piano (1951) [modeled after J.S. Bach]
Wariacja na temat Paganiniego, piano (1951)
Sonatina, flute and piano (1951)
Piano Sonata (1952)
Woodwind Quintet (1952)
Concertino, flute and string orchestra (1953)
Sonata for Horn and Piano (1954)
Mala uwertura [Little/Small Overture], orchestra (1955)
Symphony No. 1 (Symphony for Strings), string orchestra (1955)
Sinfonia concertante (Symphony No. 2), piano and orchestra (1956)
Suita beskidzka (Beskid Suite), tenor, chorus and orchestra (1956)
Ode Béla Bartók in memoriam, violin, brass and percussion (1957)
Kolysanki (Lullabies), soprano, 3 clarinets, bassoon, horn harp and piano (1957)
Narciarze, film score (1958)
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Percussion Orchestra (1958)
Lunatycy (The Moonwalkers), film score (1960)
Nikt nie wola (Nobody's Calling/No One Calling), film score (1960)
Herbsttag, alto and string quartet (1960)
Milczace slady (Silent Traces), film score (1961)
Tarpany (Wild Horses), film score (1962)
Rodzina Milczarkow (The Milczarek Family), film score (1962)
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem (And You Will Become an Indian), film score (1962)
Glos z tamtego swiata (The Voice from Beyond), film score (1962)
Spotkanie w 'Bajce' (Cafe from the Past), film score (1962)
Riff 62, 2cl, 3 sax, 4 tpt, 4 trom, perc, pf and string orchestra (1962)
Mansarda (The Penthouse), film score (1963)
Daleka jest droga (Far Is the Road), film score (1963)
Milczenie (The Silence), film score (1963)
Kryptonim Nektar (Codename Nectar), film score (1963)
Czerwone berety (Red Berets), film score (1963)
Générique, orchestra (1963)
Ciemnogrod, film score (1964)
Giuseppe w Warszawie (Giuseppe in Warsaw), film score (1964)
Echo, film score (1964)
Pieciu (Five), film score (1964)
Diphthongos, chorus, percussion, 2 pianos and string orchestra (1964)
Obok prawdy (By the Truth), film score (1965)
Wyspa zloczynców (The Island of Delinquents), film score (1965)
Salto (Jump), film score (1965)
Trzy kroki po ziemi (Three Steps on Earth), film score (1965)
Springfield Sonnet, orchestra (1965)
Bumerang (Boomerang), film score (1966)
Marysia i Napoleon (Maria and Napoleon), film score (1966)
Jutro Meksyk (Tomorrow Mexico), film score (1966)
Katastrofa (Catastrophe), film score (1966)
Pieklo i niebo (Hell and Heaven), film score (1966)
Ktokolwiek wie... (Whoever May Know), film score (1966)
Wstep do wiedzy o sztuce - Artysta, film score (1967)
Upiór, TV film score (1967)
Stajnia na Salwatorze (Stall on Salvador), film score (1967)
Pózne popoludnie (Late Afternoon), film score (1967)
Maria Sklodowska-Curie, film score (1967)
Powrot na ziemie (Return to Earth), film score (1967)
Chudy i inni (Skinny and Others), film score (1967)
Cala naprzód (Full Ahead), film score (1967)
Bicz bozy (God's Whip), film score (1967)
Westerplatte (Westerplatte Resists), film score (1967)
Morderca zostawia slad (The Murderer Leaves a Clue), film score (1967)
Sami swoi (Our Folks), film score (1967)
Solenne (per 67 Esecutori) (for 67 performers), amplified soprano, brass, percussion, piano and string orchestra (1967)
Tabliczka marzenia (Dreaming Tablet), film score (1968)
Wilcze echa (Wolves' Echoes), film score (1968)
Ostatni po Bogu (Last After the God), film score (1968)
Lalka (The Doll), film score (1968)
Training 68, clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968)
Tylko umarly odpowie (Only the Dead Can Answer), film score (1969)
Przygody Pana Michala, TV series score (1969) [unknown episodes]
Molo (The Pier), film score (1969)
Samotnosc we dwoje (Loneliness for Two), film score (1969)
Czlowiek z M-3 (Man with an Apartment), film score (1969)
Sasiedzi (The Neighbours), film score (1969)
Czerwone i zlote (The Red and the Gold), film score (1969)
Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie (The Criminal Who Stole a Crime), film score (1969)
Struktura krysztalu (The Structure of Crystal), film score (1969)
Góry o zmierzchu, TV film score (1970)
Rejs (The Cruise), film score (1970)
Sól ziemi czarnej (Salt of the Black Earth), film score (1970) [1969?]
Lokis (The Bear), film score (1970)
Romantyczni (Romantic People), film score (1970)
Rola, TV film score (1971)
Przystan (Haven), film score (1971)
Martwa fala (Calm Flat), film score (1971)
Gwiazda wytrwalosci, TV film score (1971)
Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera (Dancing Party in Hitler's Headquarters), film score (1971)
Pierscien ksieznej Anny (The Ring of Queen Ann), film score (1971)
Zycie rodzinne (Family Life), film score (1971)
Upstairs-Downstairs, 2 girls'/boys' choruses and orchestra (1971)
Brylanty pani Zuzy (Diamonds of Mrs. Zuza), film score (1972)
Perla w koronie (Pearl in the Crown), film score (1972) [1971?]
Szklana kula (Crystal Ball), film score (1972)
Boleslaw Smialy (King Boleslaus the Bold), film score (1972)
Przygrywka i koleda (Prelude and Christmas Carol), 4 oboes and string orchestra (1972)
Wielka milosc Balzaka, TV mini-series score (1973)
Opetanie (Obsession), film score (1973)
Hubal (Major Hubal), film score (1973)
Zazdrosc i medycyna (Jealousy and Medicine), film score (1973)
Iluminacja, film score (1973)
Hipoteza, TV film score (1973)
Pittsville - Ein Safe voll Blut (The Catamount Killing), film score (1974)
Drzwi w murze (The Wicket Gate), film score (1974)
Ziemia obiecana (The Promised Land), film score (1974) [1975?]
- Waltz from the film ''Promised Land'', orchestra; or solo piano (1974)
Krzesany, symphonic poem, orchestra (1974)
Trzecia granica (Third Border), TV series score (1975) [unknown episodes]
Nachtdienst, TV film score (1975)
Bilans kwartalny (Quarterly Balance Sheet), film score (1975) [1974?]
Linia (The Line), film score (1975)
Znikad donikad (From Nowhere to Nowhere), film score (1975)
Bogurodzica (Mother of God), chorus and orchestra (1975)
Jaroslaw Dabrowski, film score (1976)
Smuga cienia (The Shadow Line), film score (1976)
- Theme from the film ''The Shadow Line'', orchestra (1976)
Tredowata (The Leper), film score (1976)
- Waltz from the film ''The Leper'', orchestra (1976)
Kóscielec 1909, symphonic poem, orchestra (1976)
Lekcja anatomii, TV film score (1977)
Brigitte Horney, film score (1977)
Barwy ochronne (Camouflage), film score (1977) [1976?]
Ptaki, ptakom... (Birds to Birds), film score (1977)
Spirala (Spiral), film score (1978)
Rodzina Polanieckich, TV series score (1978)
Haus der Frauen, TV film score (1978)
David, film score (1979)
Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera (Night Porter's Point of View), film score (1979)
Wege in der Nacht (Ways in the Night), TV film score (1979)
Fanfare, chorus and orchestra (1979)
Siwa Mgła (Grey Mist), baritone and orchestra (1979)
Ród Gasieniców, TV film score (1980)
Le roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird), film score (1980)
Paciorki jednego rózanca (The Beads of One Rosary), film score (1980)
Constans (The Constant Factor), film score (1980)
Kontrakt (The Contract), TV film score (1980)
From a Far Country, film score (1981)
Exodus, chorus and orchestra (1981)
Versuchung (The Temptation), TV film score (1982)
Die Unerreichbare (he Unapproachable), TV film score (1982)
Imperativ (Imperative), film score (1982)
Credo, film score (1983)
Watykan - stolica kultury (Vatican, the Capital of Culture), film score (1983)
Victoria, chorus and orchestra (1983)
Na strazy swej stac bede (I Shall Always Stand Guard), film score (1984)
Na wszystkich niedostepnych drogach, film score (1984)
Rok spokojnego slonca (A Year of the Quiet Sun), film score (1984)
Marynia, film score (1984)
Blaubart (Bluebeard), TV film score (1984)
Angelus (Ave Maria), soprano, chorus and orchestra (1982-84)
Paradigma (Power of Evil), film score (1985)
Wkrotce nadejda bracia (The Brothers Will Come Soon), film score (1986)
Kronika wypadków milosnych (Chronicle of Love Affairs/Amourous Events), film score (1986)
- Theme [Witek i Alina] from the film ''Chronicle of Amorous Events'', orchestra (1985)
- Theme [Cavalry March] from the film ''Chronicle of Amorous Events'', orchestra (1985)
Orawa, string orchestra (1986; also arr. for 8 cellos; or 12 saxophones)
Przypadek (Blind Chance), film score (1981/87)
Wygasle czasy, film score (1987)
Salsa, film score (1988)
Wherever You Are..., film score (1988)
La table tournante (Turning Table), film score (1988)
Choral vorspiel (Choral Prelude), string orchestra (1988)
Stan posiadania (Inventory), film score (1989)
Korczak, film score (1990)
Zycie za zycie (Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe), film score (1991) [1990?]
Napoléon et l'Europe, TV series score (1991)
Coup de foudre (1 episode, 1991): Retour, TV episode score (1991)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (Long Conversation with a Bird), TV film score (1992)
Dotkniecie reki (The Silent Touch), film score (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula, film score (1992)
- Dracula, Suite from the film, chorus and orchestra (1992)
- Love Theme from the film ''Dracula'', flute/violin and piano (1992)
König der letzten Tage (A King for Burning), TV mini-series score (1993)
Smierc jak kromka chleba (Death as a Slice of Bread), film score (1994)
Faustyna (Faustina), film score (1994)
Death and the Maiden, film score (1994)
Legenda Tatr, film score (1995)
Króluj nam Chryste (Reign Over Us, Christ), chorus (or 1 voice) and piano) (1995)
Niepisane prawa z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law), TV film score (1996)
Damski interes z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business), TV film score (1996)
Urok wszeteczny z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm), TV film score (1996)
Fantôme avec chauffeur (Ghost with Driver), film score (1996)
Cwal (At Full Gallop), film score (1996)
The Portrait of a Lady, film score (1996)
- A Portrait of a Lady, Suite from the Film, 4 recorders and string orchestra (1996)
Requiem dla Ojca Kolbe (Requiem for Father Kolbe), piano, percussion and string orchestra (1990-96)
Agnus Dei, chorus (1996)
Jakzez ja sie uspokoje (How Calmed I Am), voice and piano (1996)
Ostatni krag z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Last Circle), TV film score (1997)
Linia opózniajaca z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line), TV film score (1997)
Dusza spiewa z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings), TV film score (1997)
Slaba wiara z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Little Faith), TV film score (1997)
Our God's Brother, film score (1997)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1996-97)
The Ninth Gate, film score (1999)
- The Vocalise, voice and string orchestra; or voice/instrument and piano (1999) [from the film ''Ninth Gate'']
Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (A Week in the Life of a Man), film score (1999)
Pan Tadeusz (Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania), film score (1999)
- Suite from the film "Pan Tadeusz", orchestra (1998)
- Polonaise, orchesta; or piano (1998) [from the film "Pan Tadeusz"]
Skarby ukryte z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure), TV film score (2000)
Zycie jako smiertelna choroba przenoszona droga plciowa (Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease), film score (2000)
Missa pro Pace (AD 2000), soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra (2000)
Introitus, organ (2000)
Salwa, film score (2001)
Pamietam (I Remember), film score (2002)
The Suplement, film score (2002)
The Pianist, film score (2002)
- Theme (Moving to the Ghetto) from the film ''The Pianist'', clarinet and string orchestra/or piano; or solo piano (2002)
Zemsta (The Revenge), film score (2002)
- Mazurka, orchestra (2002) [from the film ''The Revenge'']
Vendetta, film score (2003)
September Symphony [Symphony No. 3], orchestra (2003) [in memory of victims of 9/11/2001]
Lament, chorus (2003)
Philosopher's Paradise, film score (2004)
Persona non grata, film score (2005)
Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia de motu (motion)", soprano, baritone, chorus & orch (2005) [to celebrate the World Year of Physics]
Ricordanza, string orchestra (2005)
Magnificat, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2006)
Three Mazurkas, piano (2006)
We Own the Night, film score (2007)
Il sole nero (Black Sun) (Czarne słońce), film score (2007)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', film score (2007)
Symphony No. 5, "Advent", chorus and orchestra (2007)
Serce na dłoni, film score (2008)
Te Deum na gł (Te Deum), solists, chorus and orchestra (2008) [for the 90th Anniversary of Polish Independence]
Veni Creator, chorus and string orchestra (2008)
Paschalis Hymn, chorus (2008)
Poste restante, film score (2009)
Rewizyta (Revisited), film score (2009)
WORKS BY GENRE Kilar Links ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Mala uwertura [Little/Small Overture], orchestra (1955)
Symphony No. 1 (Symphony for Strings), string orchestra (1955)
Sinfonia concertante (Symphony No. 2), piano and orchestra (1956)
Riff 62, 2cl, 3 sax, 4 tpt, 4 trom, perc, pf and string orchestra (1962)
Générique, orchestra (1963)
Springfield Sonnet, orchestra (1965)
Krzesany, symphonic poem, orchestra (1974)
Waltz from the film ''Promised Land'', orchestra (1974)
Kóscielec 1909, symphonic poem, orchestra (1976)
Waltz from the film ''The Leper'', orchestra (1976)
Theme from the film ''The Shadow Line'', orchestra (1976)
Theme [Witek i Alina] from the film ''Chronicle of Amorous Events'', orchestra (1985)
Theme [Cavalry March] from the film ''Chronicle of Amorous Events'', orchestra (1985)
Orawa, string orchestra (1986; also arr. for 8 cellos; or 12 saxophones)
Choral vorspiel (Choral Prelude), string orchestra (1988)
Requiem dla Ojca Kolbe (Requiem for Father Kolbe), piano, percussion and string orchestra (1990-96)
A Portrait of a Lady, Suite from the Film, 4 recorders and string orchestra (1996)
Suite from the film "Pan Tadeusz", orchestra (1998)
Polonaise, orchesta; or piano (1998) [from the film "Pan Tadeusz"]
Mazurka, orchestra (2002) [from the film ''The Revenge'']
September Symphony [Symphony No. 3], orchestra (2003)*** [in memory of victims of 9/11/2001]
Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia de motu (motion)", soprano, baritone, chorus & orch (2005) [to celebrate the World Year of Physics]
Ricordanza, string orchestra (2005)
Symphony No. 5, "Advent", chorus and orchestra (2007)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Concertino, flute and string orchestra (1953)
Sinfonia concertante (Symphony No. 2), piano and orchestra (1956)
Ode Béla Bartók in memoriam, violin, brass and percussion (1957)
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Percussion Orchestra (1958)
Przygrywka i koleda (Prelude and Christmas Carol), 4 oboes and string orchestra (1972)
Requiem dla Ojca Kolbe (Requiem for Father Kolbe), piano, percussion and string orchestra (1990-96)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1996-97)
Theme (Moving to the Ghetto) from the film ''Pianist'', clarinet and string orchestra/or piano; or solo piano (2002)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Suita beskidzka (Beskid Suite), tenor, chorus and orchestra (1956)
Diphthongos, chorus, percussion, 2 pianos and string orchestra (1964)
Upstairs-Downstairs, 2 girls'/boys' choruses and orchestra (1971)
Bogurodzica (Mother of God), chorus and orchestra (1975)
Fanfare, chorus and orchestra (1979)
Exodus, chorus and orchestra (1981)
Victoria, chorus and orchestra (1983)
Angelus (Ave Maria), soprano, chorus and orchestra (1982-84)
Dracula, Suite from the film, chorus and orchestra (1992)
Missa pro Pace (AD 2000), soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra (2000)
Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia de motu (motion)", soprano, baritone, chorus & orch (2005) [to celebrate the World Year of Physics]
Magnificat, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2006)
Symphony No. 5, "Advent", chorus and orchestra (2007)
Te Deum na gł (Te Deum), solists, chorus and orchestra (2008) [for the 90th Anniversary of Polish Independence]
Choral
Króluj nam Chryste (Reign Over Us, Christ), chorus (or 1 voice) and piano) (1995)
Agnus Dei, chorus (1996)
Lament, chorus (2003)
Veni Creator, chorus and string orchestra (2008)
Paschalis Hymn, chorus (2008)
Chamber
Woodwind Quintet (1952)
Training 68, clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968)
Orawa (1986; arr. for 8 cellos; or 12 saxophones, from original for string orchestra)
Solo Instrument
Sonatina, flute and piano (1951)
Sonata for Horn and Piano (1954)
Love Theme from the film ''Dracula'', flute/violin and piano (1992)
The Vocalise, voice and string orchestra; or voice/instrument and piano (1999) [from the film ''Ninth Gate'']
Theme (Moving to the Ghetto) from the film ''Pianist'', clarinet and string orchestra/or piano; or solo piano (2002)
Piano/Organ
Suite [No. 1], piano (1949)
Suite [No. 2], piano (1950)
12 Preludiów (Preludes), piano (1951) [modeled after J.S. Bach]
- Three Preludes, piano (1951) [selected from set of original 12 Preludes, 1951]
Wariacja na temat Paganiniego, piano (1951)
Piano Sonata (1952)
Waltz from the film ''Promised Land'', piano (1974)
Polonaise from the film ''Pan Tadeusz'', piano (1998)
Introitus, organ (2000)
Theme (Moving to the Ghetto) from the film ''The Pianist'', piano (2002)
Three Mazurkas, piano (2006)
Vocal
Kolysanki (Lullabies), soprano, 3 clarinets, bassoon, horn harp and piano (1957)
Herbsttag, alto and string quartet (1960)
Solenne (per 67 Esecutori) (for 67 performers), amplified soprano, brass, percussion, piano and string orchestra (1967)
Siwa Mgła (Grey Mist), baritone and orchestra (1979)
Króluj nam Chryste (Reign Over Us, Christ), chorus (or 1 voice) and piano) (1995)
Jakzez ja sie uspokoje (How Calmed I Am), voice and piano (1996)
The Vocalise, voice and string orchestra; or voice/instrument and piano (1999) [from the film ''Ninth Gate'']
Film Scores
Narciarze, film score (1958)
Lunatycy (The Moonwalkers), film score (1960)
Nikt nie wola (Nobody's Calling/No One Calling), film score (1960)
Milczace slady (Silent Traces), film score (1961)
Tarpany (Wild Horses), film score (1962)
Rodzina Milczarkow (The Milczarek Family), film score (1962)
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem (And You Will Become an Indian), film score (1962)
Glos z tamtego swiata (The Voice from Beyond), film score (1962)
Spotkanie w 'Bajce' (Cafe from the Past), film score (1962)
Mansarda (The Penthouse), film score (1963)
Daleka jest droga (Far Is the Road), film score (1963)
Milczenie (The Silence), film score (1963)
Kryptonim Nektar (Codename Nectar), film score (1963)
Czerwone berety (Red Berets), film score (1963)
Ciemnogrod, film score (1964)
Giuseppe w Warszawie (Giuseppe in Warsaw), film score (1964)
Echo, film score (1964)
Pieciu (Five), film score (1964)
Obok prawdy (By the Truth), film score (1965)
Wyspa zloczynców (The Island of Delinquents), film score (1965)
Salto (Jump), film score (1965)
Trzy kroki po ziemi (Three Steps on Earth), film score (1965)
Bumerang (Boomerang), film score (1966)
Marysia i Napoleon (Maria and Napoleon), film score (1966)
Jutro Meksyk (Tomorrow Mexico), film score (1966)
Katastrofa (Catastrophe), film score (1966)
Pieklo i niebo (Hell and Heaven), film score (1966)
Ktokolwiek wie... (Whoever May Know), film score (1966)
Wstep do wiedzy o sztuce - Artysta, film score (1967)
Upiór, TV film score (1967)
Stajnia na Salwatorze (Stall on Salvador), film score (1967)
Pózne popoludnie (Late Afternoon), film score (1967)
Maria Sklodowska-Curie, film score (1967)
Powrot na ziemie (Return to Earth), film score (1967)
Chudy i inni (Skinny and Others), film score (1967)
Cala naprzód (Full Ahead), film score (1967)
Bicz bozy (God's Whip), film score (1967)
Westerplatte (Westerplatte Resists), film score (1967)
Morderca zostawia slad (The Murderer Leaves a Clue), film score (1967)
Sami swoi (Our Folks), film score (1967)
Tabliczka marzenia (Dreaming Tablet), film score (1968)
Wilcze echa (Wolves' Echoes), film score (1968)
Ostatni po Bogu (Last After the God), film score (1968)
Lalka (The Doll), film score (1968)
Tylko umarly odpowie (Only the Dead Can Answer), film score (1969)
Przygody Pana Michala, TV series score (1969) [unknown episodes]
Molo (The Pier), film score (1969)
Samotnosc we dwoje (Loneliness for Two), film score (1969)
Czlowiek z M-3 (Man with an Apartment), film score (1969)
Sasiedzi (The Neighbours), film score (1969)
Czerwone i zlote (The Red and the Gold), film score (1969)
Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie (The Criminal Who Stole a Crime), film score (1969)
Struktura krysztalu (The Structure of Crystal), film score (1969)
Góry o zmierzchu, TV film score (1970)
Rejs (The Cruise), film score (1970)
Sól ziemi czarnej (Salt of the Black Earth), film score (1970) [1969?]
Lokis (The Bear), film score (1970)
Romantyczni (Romantic People), film score (1970)
Rola, TV film score (1971)
Przystan (Haven), film score (1971)
Martwa fala (Calm Flat), film score (1971)
Gwiazda wytrwalosci, TV film score (1971)
Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera (Dancing Party in Hitler's Headquarters), film score (1971)
Pierscien ksieznej Anny (The Ring of Queen Ann), film score (1971)
Zycie rodzinne (Family Life), film score (1971)
Brylanty pani Zuzy (Diamonds of Mrs. Zuza), film score (1972)
Perla w koronie (Pearl in the Crown), film score (1972) [1971?]
Szklana kula (Crystal Ball), film score (1972)
Boleslaw Smialy (King Boleslaus the Bold), film score (1972)
Wielka milosc Balzaka, TV mini-series score (1973)
Opetanie (Obsession), film score (1973)
Hubal (Major Hubal), film score (1973)
Zazdrosc i medycyna (Jealousy and Medicine), film score (1973)
Iluminacja, film score (1973)
Hipoteza, TV film score (1973)
Pittsville - Ein Safe voll Blut (The Catamount Killing), film score (1974)
Drzwi w murze (The Wicket Gate), film score (1974)
Ziemia obiecana (The Promised Land), film score (1974) [1975?]
Trzecia granica (Third Border), TV series score (1975) [unknown episodes]
Nachtdienst, TV film score (1975)
Bilans kwartalny (Quarterly Balance Sheet), film score (1975) [1974?]
Linia (The Line), film score (1975)
Znikad donikad (From Nowhere to Nowhere), film score (1975)
Jaroslaw Dabrowski, film score (1976)
Smuga cienia (The Shadow Line), film score (1976)
Tredowata (The Leper), film score (1976)
Lekcja anatomii, TV film score (1977)
Brigitte Horney, film score (1977)
Barwy ochronne (Camouflage), film score (1977) [1976?]
Ptaki, ptakom... (Birds to Birds), film score (1977)
Spirala (Spiral), film score (1978)
Rodzina Polanieckich, TV series score (1978)
Haus der Frauen, TV film score (1978)
David, film score (1979)
Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera (Night Porter's Point of View), film score (1979)
Wege in der Nacht (Ways in the Night), TV film score (1979)
Ród Gasieniców, TV film score (1980)
Le roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird), film score (1980)
Paciorki jednego rózanca (The Beads of One Rosary), film score (1980)
Constans (The Constant Factor), film score (1980)
Kontrakt (The Contract), TV film score (1980)
From a Far Country, film score (1981)
Versuchung (The Temptation), TV film score (1982)
Die Unerreichbare (he Unapproachable), TV film score (1982)
Imperativ (Imperative), film score (1982)
Credo, film score (1983)
Watykan - stolica kultury (Vatican, the Capital of Culture), film score (1983)
Na strazy swej stac bede (I Shall Always Stand Guard), film score (1984)
Na wszystkich niedostepnych drogach, film score (1984)
Rok spokojnego slonca (A Year of the Quiet Sun), film score (1984)
Marynia, film score (1984)
Blaubart (Bluebeard), TV film score (1984)
Paradigma (Power of Evil), film score (1985)
Wkrotce nadejda bracia (The Brothers Will Come Soon), film score (1986)
Kronika wypadków milosnych (Chronicle of Love Affairs/Amourous Events), film score (1986)
Przypadek (Blind Chance), film score (1981/87)
Wygasle czasy, film score (1987)
Salsa, film score (1988)
Wherever You Are..., film score (1988)
La table tournante (Turning Table), film score (1988)
Stan posiadania (Inventory), film score (1989)
Korczak, film score (1990)
Zycie za zycie (Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe), film score (1991) [1990?]
Napoléon et l'Europe, TV series score (1991)
Coup de foudre (1 episode, 1991): Retour, TV episode score (1991)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (Long Conversation with a Bird), TV film score (1992)
Dotkniecie reki (The Silent Touch), film score (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula, film score (1992)
König der letzten Tage (A King for Burning), TV mini-series score (1993)
Smierc jak kromka chleba (Death as a Slice of Bread), film score (1994)
Faustyna (Faustina), film score (1994)
Death and the Maiden, film score (1994)
Legenda Tatr, film score (1995)
Niepisane prawa z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law), TV film score (1996)
Damski interes z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business), TV film score (1996)
Urok wszeteczny z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm), TV film score (1996)
Fantôme avec chauffeur (Ghost with Driver), film score (1996)
Cwal (At Full Gallop), film score (1996)
The Portrait of a Lady, film score (1996)
Ostatni krag z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Last Circle), TV film score (1997)
Linia opózniajaca z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line), TV film score (1997)
Dusza spiewa z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings), TV film score (1997)
Slaba wiara z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: Little Faith), TV film score (1997)
Our God's Brother, film score (1997)
The Ninth Gate, film score (1999)
Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (A Week in the Life of a Man), film score (1999)
Pan Tadeusz (Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania), film score (1999)
Skarby ukryte z cyklu 'Opowiesci weekendowe' (Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure), TV film score (2000)
Zycie jako smiertelna choroba przenoszona droga plciowa (Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease), film score (2000)
Salwa, film score (2001)
Pamietam (I Remember), film score (2002)
The Suplement, film score (2002)
The Pianist, film score (2002)
Zemsta (The Revenge), film score (2002)
Vendetta, film score (2003)
Philosopher's Paradise, film score (2004)
Persona non grata, film score (2005)
We Own the Night, film score (2007)
Il sole nero (Black Sun) (Czarne słońce), film score (2007)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', film score (2007)
Serce na dłoni, film score (2008)
Poste restante, film score (2009)
Rewizyta (Revisited), film score (2009)
Incidental
Incidental music for stage and radio productions
KILAR LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ top of page ~
Music: Speaking Your Own Language - An Interview with Wojciech Kilar (Agnieszka Flakus, pljournal)
On the Genesis of the "Sinfonia de motu" by Wojciech Kilar (Jerzy Warczewski)
Wojciech Kilar Interview (Mark G. So, Film Score Monthly)
Composer's website (translated from the Polish by google)
Kilar @ Wikipedia
Kilar @ Wikipedia.pl (in Polish) translated here by google
Kilar @ AMC
Kilar @ Answers.com
Kilar @ CITWF / Complete Index to World Film
Kilar @ Classical Archives
Kilar @ Classical Composers Database
Kilar @ Classical Net
Kilar @ ClassicsToday
Kilar @ culture.pl
Kilar @ Everything2
Kilar @ Fandango
Kilar @ Fantastical melancholy
Kilar @ Filmbug (via google)
Kilar @ filmmusicsite.com
Kilar @ Film Score Monthly (via google)
Kilar @ Filmtracks (via google)
Kilar @ filmpolski.pl (translated by google)
Kilar @ filmweb.pl
Kilar @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Kilar @ infoPoland
Kilar @ InstantEncore
Kilar @ mfiles
Kilar @ Milan Records
Kilar @ MSN Movies
Kilar @ MusicWeb International
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (1)
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (2)
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (3)
Kilar @ Naxos
Kilar @ The New York Times
Kilar @ NPRmusic
Kilar @ Paraclete Press
Kilar @ poland.gov.pl
Kilar @ Polish Cultural Institute
Kilar @ polishculture.co.uk
Kilar @ Polish Music Center
Kilar @ Polish Music Information Centre
Kilar @ Polish Music Since Szymanowski (Adrian Thomas)
Kilar @ Prominent Poles
Kilar @ PWM Edition
Kilar @ Radio Soundtrack
Kilar @ soundtrack-fm
Kilar @ SoundtrackCollector
Kilar @ SoundtrackNet
Streaming Audio
Kilar @ Classical Archives
Kilar @ infoPoland
Kilar @ last.fm
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (1)
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (2)
Kilar @ MySpaceMusic (3)
Kilar @ NPRmusic
Kilar @ Rhapsody.com
Recordings
Kilar @ ArkivMusic
Kilar @ ClassicsOnline
Kilar @ Discogs
Kilar @ YouTube
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