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  1. Here are my seven favorite compositions by Kilar (in no particular order)

    1. LE ROI ET L'OISEAU - "Generique"
    2. KONIG DER LETZTEN TAGE - "Canzona"
    3. PORTRAIT OF A LADY - "Kiss"
    4. PORTRAIT OF A LADY - "Love Remains"
    5. PAN TADEUSZ - "Swiatynia Dumania"
    6. SMUGA CIENIA - "Smuga Cienia"
    7. "Father Kolbe's Preaching"

    Thanks, Joep, for your lists. I had never heard "Smuga Cienia" before, but that piece was so gorgeous! As you see, it is now in my top 7. smile

    Question about "Father Kolbe's Preaching": Is it just be the finale of the "Requiem" concert piece? I discovered this piece as a result of its brilliant use in THE TRUMAN SHOW.
  2. Joep wrote
    Kochajmy się (Pan Tadeusz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SOxeKSHBI
    Gloria (König der letzten Tage) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q7khidSleo
    Walc (Ziemia Obiecana) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaokgWSWD2Q
    Smuga Cienia (Smuga Cienia) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxdoYEzQ_6g
    temat (Salto) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWrPR_aZ6-M
    Marsz Kawalerii (Kronika wypadków miłosnych) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neBtW0xyEPY
    Vocalise (The Ninth Gate) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JasRaO6l4TQ

    Joep,

    I can't recall but are many of the lesser-known tracks to be found on the Milan release, "Kilar: Warsaw To Hollywood"?

    http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/titl … +Hollywood
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  3. I'd choose as a great 7-track selection (in no particular order)

    "End Credits" - Bram Stoker's Dracula
    "Gloria - Die Wiedertaeufer" - König Der Letzten Tage
    "Die Unmoegliche Liebe" - König Der Letzten Tage
    "Swiatynia Dumania" - Pan Tadeusz
    "Tomasz, Karabele!" - Pan Tadeusz
    "A Certain Light" - Portrait of A Lady
    "Vocalise" - The Ninth Gate

    Not a particularly unusual list but full of quality.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorJon Broxton
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013 edited
    Thor wrote
    Sad news indeed. Kilar was seated just a few rows away from me during last year's Krakow film music festival. I know that Jon Broxton even got to meet him.


    I did indeed, just for about 10 minutes - enough to shake his hand, take a couple of photos, get a CD cover signed, and have a brief conversation about how much I love basically everything he ever wrote. Not enough to form a real impression of him as a person, as it was just a brief interaction, but he came across as a very friendly and warm old man, who kindly accepted all the praise I poured over him.

    Everyone has quite rightly been praising his scored for PORTRAIT OF A LADY and DRACULA and PAN TADEUSZ and THE NINTH GATE (all my favorites), but here a few of my favorite obscurities by him that I also highly recommend:

    - "Alla Polacca" from Kontrakt (1980) - a vivid, raucous string action sequence
    - "Paulina's Theme" from Death and the Maiden (1994) - more dark romance
    - "Générique" from Le Roi et l'Oiseau (1980) - beautifully light and elegant, Kilar as Delerue
    - "Le Fantôme, Son Fils, Son Chauffeur et Sa Voiture" from Fantôme Avec Chauffeur (1997) - Kilar at his most playful, writing some fabulous woodwind melodies
    - "Mazur - Introdukcja" from Zemsta (2002) - more lightheartedness, a brilliant little march
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      CommentAuthorJon Broxton
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013 edited
    Also, a question: the Father Kolbe's Preaching piece from The Truman Show - isn't that originally from the score for the 1990 film ZYCIE ZA ZYCIE, which is a biopic about the life of Kolbe, which Kilar also scored? Or did Kilar write two different pieces of music about Kolbe?
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013
    Jon Broxton wrote
    Also, a question: the Father Kolbe's Preaching piece from The Truman Show - isn't that originally from the score for the 1990 film ZYCIE ZA ZYCIE, which is a biopic about the life of Kolbe, which Kilar also scored? Or did Kilar write two different pieces of music about Kolbe?


    I think the Requiem is based on the film score.
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013
    Timmer wrote
    It was good to hear him get an obituary on BBC Radio 2 just now.


    Going back to the 70's - early 90's it was often weeks or even month's before you found out a favourite composer had died. This happened with me on Miklos Rozsa, Roy Budd and Georges Delerue to name three.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Joep,

    I can't recall but are many of the lesser-known tracks to be found on the Milan release, "Kilar: Warsaw To Hollywood"?

    http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/titl … +Hollywood


    Yes. With the exception of Salto and The Ninth Gate cue.
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2013
    christopher wrote
    Thanks, Joep, for your lists. I had never heard "Smuga Cienia" before, but that piece was so gorgeous! As you see, it is now in my top 7. smile


    Good. The full score doesn´t offer that much more. In fact, the theme as presented on some compilations is never used like that in the film. There are some variations on this theme, but they´re all a lot shorter. So this isn´t the kind of score that enabled Kilar to write the kind of more developed variations on a theme.
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2014 edited
    He will be missed. sad

    franz_conrad wrote
    As stupid as it probably seems, I'd be interested to see a kilar playlist from everyone who knows enough of his work to have one. 7 tracks or 40 mins -- whichever binds first. I want to know what music of his was most loved.


    These would be my faves:

    1.Smuga cienia (Smuga cienia) - The most romantic piece ever composed
    2.Corso and the girl (The ninth gate) - Starts out beautiful and mysterious, then suspense building to the epic climax. Perfection! Listen with volume turned way up.
    3.Vocalise (The ninth gate) - Kinda dark but absolutely gorgeous.
    4.Love remembered (Dracula) - Such a sensual and sad piece.
    5.Générique (Le roi et l'oiseau) - Great main theme. Pure Delerue, as Jon said.
    6.Witek i alina (Kronika wypadków milosnych) - Incredbily romantic and dreamy piece. Kilar in sweeping John Barry mode.
    7.Bilans kwartalny (Bilans kwartalny) - I find this piano melody very catchy for some reason.

    I worship the score to Pan Tadeusz too, but was only allowed to mention seven tracks. *sniff

    Peter smile
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2014
    Corso and The Girl = punk


    I feel in a Kilar mood. I'm going to play me some today.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2014
    punk It's also über-cool in the movie. punk

    A Kilar mood is always a good mood to be in.

    Peter smile
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2014
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2014
    Joep wrote
    http://filmmusiccritics.org/2014/01/ifm … ech-kilar/


    A great great composer. What a sad loss he is.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  15. A well-written tribute there, Joep. Thanks for sharing.
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2014
    Anyone ( Pawel? ) know if this score is available?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7Xrjr87Pw
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  17. Timmer wrote
    Anyone ( Pawel? ) know if this score is available?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7Xrjr87Pw

    As far as I know, there are only 1-2 tracks available on various compilations.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2014
    Do you know which compilations Alan? I don't have access to my Kilar CD's at the moment.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  19. Timmer wrote
    Do you know which compilations Alan? I don't have access to my Kilar CD's at the moment.

    I know for sure that there's a waltz track on the "Kilar: Warsaw To Hollywood" (Milan Records).
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  20. soundtrackcollector.com has a list of other compilations:

    http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/titl … a+Obiecana
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2014
    I'll probably have to wait until I can get hold of my CD's to see if it's the same track? I was more interested to find out if there was a full score release.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  22. Timmer wrote
    I'll probably have to wait until I can get hold of my CD's to see if it's the same track? I was more interested to find out if there was a full score release.

    I thought that you might be - but I can't find any information on one.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2021 edited
    Finally, a new CD release:

    Cała naprzód / Giuseppe w Warszawie

    https://gadrecords.pl/portfolio/wojciec … szawie-cd/



    My reviews for Maintitles so far:

    Wojciech Kilar - Życie za życie - Maksymilian Kolbe (his magnus opus)
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/zycie … ian-kolbe/

    Wojciech Kilar - Ptaki, ptakom...
    http://maintitles.net/reviews/ptaki-ptakom/

    Wojciech Kilar - Smuga Cienia (The Shadow Line):
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/smuga-cienia/

    Wojciech Kilar - Góry o zmierzchu
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/gory-o-zmierzchu/

    Wocjciech Kilar - Upiór (his first Vampire film)
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/upior/

    Wojciech Kilar - Faustyna
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/faustyna/

    Wojciech Kilar - Exodus
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/exodu … ical-work/

    Wojciech Kilar - Opowiesci weekendowe (TV movie series 1996 - 2000)
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/opowi … 1996-2000/

    Nicola Piovani, Wojciech Kilar and Armand Amar - Welcome
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/welcome/
  24. If you are really interested in Polish scores, I'd peruse the GAD Records catalogue. They've been releasing a lot of our scores history.
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2021
    Agreed. I just realized, the is the first previously unreleased score by Kilar since his death.

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