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Konin, Poland (1953 – present)

Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek (b. April 29, 1953 in Konin, Poland) is a , author of music to over thirty feature films and documentaries.

Jan is a graduate of law studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He worked with Jerzy Grotowski’s Theater Laboratory in the late 1970s and created the Orchestra of the Eighth Day in 1977. He recorded his first album “Music For The End,” in 1982 for Flying Fish Records (Chicago). In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles. His music was released by Sony Classical, Decca, Varese Sarabande, Milan and Savitor Records. He gives concerts in the USA and in Europe.

In 2005 Jan Kaczmarek received an Oscar for the music (score) in Finding Neverland, directed by Marc Forster. J.A.P.K. also won The National Board of Review award for Best Score of the Year, and was nominated for both a Golden Globe and BAFTA’s Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music. In addition to his work in films, Jan was commissioned to write two symphonic and choral pieces for two important national occasions in Poland. “Cantata for Freedom” (2005) to celebrate 25th anniversary of Solidarity movement, and “Oratorio 1956” (2006) to commemorate 50th anniversary of bloody uprising against totalitarian government in Poznan, Poland. Both premiers were broadcast live on national television.

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Jan is also setting up an Institute inspired by the Sundance Institute, in his home country of Poland, as a European center for development of new work in the areas of film, theatre, music and new media.
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  • RealmOfLife

    I love this man.

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    Hachiko: A Dog's Story's soundtrack is so amazing...Great music for Great movie. [104]

    14 days ago
  • luchanplz

    Goodbye soundtrack ... Always makes me cry :'< Стоит вспомнить фильм и уже все, дороги назад нет xD

    22 days ago
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    Stop cut and pasting them comments about Hachiko soundtrack faggots! Better have a listen to some of his other music [1] // and the beat goes on...

    last month
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    This song and movie never fails to make me extremely emotional.

    March 2012
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    Hachiko: A Dog's Story's soundtrack is so amazing...Great music for Great movie. [103]

    March 2012
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    Hachiko: A Dog's Story's soundtrack is so amazing...Great music for Great movie. [102]

    March 2012
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    Пришёлся по душе.

    January 2012
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