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Zbigniew Preisner (born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Biała) is one of Poland’s leading film score composers, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Preisner studied history and philosophy in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself about music by listening and transcribing parts from records. His compositional style represents a distinctively spare form of tonal neo-Romanticism. Paganini and Jean Sibelius are acknowledged influences.
Preisner is best known for the music composed for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Kieślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is attributed to a character in Kieślowski’s Three Colors: Blue and plays a dominating role in the story. His music for Three Colors: Red includes a setting of Polish and French versions of a poem by Wisława Szymborska, a Polish Nobel Prize-winning poet.
After working with Kieślowski on Three Colors: Blue, Preisner was hired by the producer Francis Ford Coppola to write the score for The Secret Garden, directed by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Although Preisner is most closely associated with Kieślowski, he has collaborated with several other directors, winning a César in 1996 for his work on Jean Becker’s Élisa. He has won a number of other awards, including another César in 1994 for Three Colors: Red, and the Silver Bear from the 1997 Berlin Film Festival 1997 for The Island on Bird Street.
Preisner studied history and philosophy in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself about music by listening and transcribing parts from records. His compositional style represents a distinctively spare form of tonal neo-Romanticism. Paganini and Jean Sibelius are acknowledged influences.
Preisner is best known for the music composed for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Kieślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is attributed to a character in Kieślowski’s Three Colors: Blue and plays a dominating role in the story. His music for Three Colors: Red includes a setting of Polish and French versions of a poem by Wisława Szymborska, a Polish Nobel Prize-winning poet.
After working with Kieślowski on Three Colors: Blue, Preisner was hired by the producer Francis Ford Coppola to write the score for The Secret Garden, directed by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Although Preisner is most closely associated with Kieślowski, he has collaborated with several other directors, winning a César in 1996 for his work on Jean Becker’s Élisa. He has won a number of other awards, including another César in 1994 for Three Colors: Red, and the Silver Bear from the 1997 Berlin Film Festival 1997 for The Island on Bird Street.
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deceive wrote:
Uwielbiam i podziwiam.
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ste_simpson wrote:
This guy is awesome
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llaella wrote:
les marionnettes! jeden z najpiękniejszych utworów jakie w życiu słyszałam.
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requiem for my friend, w pół do ósmej rano, listopad, deszcz i marsz przez planty do szkoły. otwiera umysł.
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dtismajesty wrote:
Incredible composer, Requiem for My Friend is one of the best albums out there!
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La Double Vie De Véronique <3
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BleuCheveluFill wrote:
"Trois Colour: Bleu " ---- "Decalogue" ---- "Requiem for A My Friend"
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Great.+++
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great
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ja chcę bardzo wiedziec co ten Pan wspaniały kombinuje z wielebną najwspanialszą Lisą Gerrard.
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where can i download his albums in FLAC format.....
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Reevaluation wrote:
"Requiem For My Friend" is astonishing. Very dark and powerful.
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woitekk wrote:
simply beautiful...couple of friends, polish vodka, Preisner - wonderful evening.
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Wszyscy słuchacze dobrego polskiego rocka i punka!! Wbijać nowaa grupa!!!!!! Fanatycznie słucham dobrego polskiego punka i rocka.
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Ditch36 wrote:
Won over by "10 Easy Pieces for Piano", and devoted by the time I found "Requiem for My Friend"...
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chinese_bomb wrote:
Ciel w jego kompozycji to dopiero cos... nie mowiac o soundtracku z Tajemniczego Ogrodu
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à primeira vista muito bom
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<3
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stzchkolsy fienséhr <3
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