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Composer of score for 'The Pianist' dies in Poland


Wojciech Kilar, a Polish pianist and composer who was most widely known for writing the scores for films, including Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” died on Dec. 29, 2013, in Katowice, Poland. He was 81. His obituary in The New York Times can be accessed at
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/arts/music/wojciech-kilar-81-polish-composer-for-film-dies.html

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He had tough competition in The Pianist. I just watched the film last night and the only music I can remember is Chopin, Bach & Mozart.

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