Wojciech Kilar(1932-2013)

Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack

Can rational thinking destroy or strengthen our yearning for Transcendence? A charismatic Polish philosopher, wants to save the world, while denying metaphysical reality. His son, a filmmaker on a spiritual quest, wants to save his father's soul.

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Philosopher's Paradise (2004)

Wojciech Kilar was born on 17 July 1932 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Dracula (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999) and The Pianist (2002). He was married to Barbara Pomianowska. He died on 29 December 2013 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 14 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Dracula

7.4

Composer

1992

The Ninth Gate

6.7

Composer

1999

The Pianist

8.5

Composer

2002

The Truman Show

8.2

Soundtrack

1998

Credits

IMDbPro

Composer

Foreign Body
4.5
- Composer
- 2014
Light in the Dark
Short
- Composer
- 2012
Un Après-midi à Paris
Short
- Composer
- 2011
Rewizyta
6.3
- Composer
- 2009
Poste restante
7.2
Short
- Composer
- 2009
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
- original music by
- 2000–2009
And a Warm Heart
5.0
- Composer
- 2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
7.1
Video
- Composer
- 2007
Black Sun
5.0
- Composer
- 2007
We Own the Night
6.8
- Composer
- 2007
Persona non grata
6.6
- Composer
- 2005
Philosopher's Paradise
- Composer
- 2004
Vendetta
6.5
Short
- Composer
- 2003
The Revenge
5.8
- Composer
- 2002
The Pianist
8.5
- Composer
- 2002

Music Department

Soundtrack

Parthenope
6.5
- writer: "Exodus"
- 2024
Tesla
5.1
- writer: "The portrait of a Lady", "Phantasms of Love"
- 2020
A Hidden Life
7.4
- writer: "Agnus Dei"
- 2019
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
4.8
TV Series
- music: "W stepie szerokim"
- 2018
Song to Song
5.6
- writer: "Angelus"
- 2017
Look Who's Back
7.0
- writer: "At The Ball" (Waltz from movie "The Leper")
- 2015
Knight of Cups
5.6
- writer: "Exodus"
- 2015
Black Dynamite
8.1
TV Series
- music: "Pine Springs" (uncredited)
- 2014
Sexuality of Kwiatow Polskich Street
Short
- writer: "Orawa"
- 2013
Augustine
6.1
- Soundtrack ("Mina's Photo")
- 2012
American Horror Story
7.9
TV Series
- writer: "Dracula - The Beginning"
- Soundtrack (uncredited, "Dracula - The Beginning")
- 2011
Scarlet
Short
- writer: "Mina's Photo", "Lucy's Party"
- 2011
Noc zycia
5.5
Short
- writer: "Polonaise" from movie "Pan Tadeusz"
- 2010
Welcome
7.5
- Soundtrack ("Agata's Theme V1", "The Black Sun", "Agata's Theme")
- 2009
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
- music: "Patrz ile nieba"
- 2003

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Trailer 4:26

Philosopher's Paradise

Personal details

Height
- 6′ 0¾″ (1.85 m)
Born
- July 17, 1932
- Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Died
- December 29, 2013
- Katowice, Slaskie, Poland(brain tumor)
Spouse
- Barbara PomianowskaApril 1966 - November 2007 (her death)
Other works
Unused score A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews

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Trivia
He was inspired by the works of Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and fellow countryman Karol Szymanowski. His work incorporated Polish folk songs and Catholic church music. His main interest was composing symphonies and concertos, even though he wrote dozens of film scores.