Kilar, Wojciech
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Name (Latin)
Kilar, Wojciech
Other forms of name
Kilar, Wojceich
Date of birth
1932-07-17
Date of death
2013-12-29
Place of birth
Lʹviv (Ukraine)
Place of death
Katowice (Poland)
Field of activity
Motion picture music
Occupation
Composers Pianists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His Victoria, 1983:t.p. (Wojciech Kilar) Harrassowitz slip (Kilar, Wojciech, 1932- )
- Lutosławski, W. Livre [SR] p1979:label (Kilar) container (Wojceich Kilar)
- New Grove(Kilar, Wojciech; b. Lwów, July 17, 1932)
- Wojciech Kilar WWW site, June 3, 2013:Biografia; Folder kompozytorski PWM (Wojciech Kilar; born July 17, 1932, Lvov; composer and pianist)
- Independent (online), viewed Dec. 31, 2013(Wojciech Kilar; b. July 17, 1932, Lviv; d. Dec. 29, 2013, Katowice; award-winning writer of film score for The pianist who had a gift for creating visual images in sound)
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Wikipedia description:
Wojciech Kilar (Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈkʲilar]; 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer. One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992, which received the ASCAP Award and the nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Music. In 2003, he won the César Award for Best Film Music written for The Pianist, for which he also received a BAFTA nomination. In 2012, he became the recipient of Poland's highest distinction, the Order of the White Eagle.
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