Krzysztof Komeda
Born: 1931-04-27 in Poznań, wielkopolskie, Polska
Died: 1969-04-23
Known For: Sound
Biography
Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film composer and jazz pianist widely regarded as one of the most influential Polish musicians. He is best known for writing the scores for Roman Polanski's films Knife in the Water (1962), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and Rosemary’s Baby (1968). Komeda's album Astigmatic (1965) is often considered one of the most important European jazz albums. British critic Stuart Nicholson describes the album as "marking a shift away from the dominant American approach with the emergence of a specific European aesthetic." Komeda is also known for blending jazz with classical and traditional Polish music.
Filmography
2025
- Komeda osobisty ... (Music)
2012
- Komeda, Komeda... as Self (archive footage)
- Kołysanka ... (Music)
2010
- Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life as Self (archive footage)
1985
- Hands Up! ... (Music)
1969
- Riot ... (Music)
1968
- Rosemary's Baby ... (Original Music Composer)
1967
- The Fearless Vampire Killers ... (Original Music Composer)
- Laterna Magica ... (Music)
- Cages ... (Original Music Composer)
- Professor Tutka Club ... (Music)
- Wicker Basket ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Departure ... (Original Music Composer)
- People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart ... (Original Music Composer)
1966
- Cul-de-sac ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Colorful Lie ... (Music)
- Hunger ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unloved ... (Music)
- Roundabout ... (Music)
- Barrier ... (Music)
- Pearls and Ducats ... (Music)
- Markiza de Pompadour ... (Music)
- Christmas Eve ... (Music)
- Ping-pong ... (Music)
1965
- Bugler's Monologue ... (Music)
- The Flag ... (Music)
- The Ashes as General Fiszer (uncredited)
- The Cats ... (Original Music Composer)
- Penguin ... (Music)
1964
- Around the Platforms ... (Original Music Composer)
- The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers ... (Original Music Composer)
- Interrupted Flight ... (Original Music Composer)
- The River of Diamonds ... (Music)
- The Law and the Fist ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ubranie prawie nowe ... (Music)
1963
- Crash ... (Music)
- Niezawodny sposób ... (Music)
- Teenager ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Criminal and the Lady ... (Music)
- Here Is My Home ... (Music)
- Pistolet typu "Walter P-38" ... (Music)
1962
- Knife in the Water ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Verdict ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mammals ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mój stary ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nad wielką wodą ... (Original Music Composer)
- Opening Tomorrow ... (Original Music Composer)
- ... (Music)
1961
- The Fat and the Lean ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ambulance ... (Music)
1960
- Innocent Sorcerers as Self (uncredited)
- Goodbye, Till Tomorrow as Pianist (uncredited)
- Bad Luck as Soldier (uncredited)
- Glass Mountain ... (Music)
1959
- When Angels Fall ... (Original Music Composer)
1958
- Two Men and a Wardrobe ... (Original Music Composer)
1957
- Jazz Talks as Himself (uncredited)
1956
- Ant Trails ... (Musician)