Piotr Marczewski
Born: 1938-08-13 in Łódź, Polska
Known For: Sound
Biography
Piotr Marczewski, born on 13 August 1938 in Łódź, was a Polish composer, pianist, and conductor who studied piano, music theory, composition, and conducting at the State Higher School of Music in Łódź. His career began in the student theatre “Pstrąg,” and he went on to become a notable figure in Polish film and television music, composing scores for productions such as The Quack, Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy, Far from the Highway, Vacations with Ghosts, and the children’s animation TV series Przygody kota Filemona. Known for a style that became closely associated with many Polish screen works, he also served as a musical consultant on various film projects. Marczewski died on 19 September 2022 at the age of 84, and in 2025 his contribution to Polish culture was recognized with a commemorative star in the Łódź Walk of Fame.
Filmography
1991
- The Secret of a Wild Forest ... (Original Music Composer)
1989
- Desperacja ... (Original Music Composer)
1988
- Republika nadziei ... (Music)
1987
- Black Feet ... (Original Music Composer)
- ESD ... (Music)
- Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu ... (Music)
- Wielki wóz ... (Music)
1986
- Invitation ... (Music)
1985
- Romans z intruzem ... (Music)
1984
- Co dzień bliżej nieba ... (Music)
- Na tropach Bartka ... (Music Consultant)
- Armata ... (Music)
1983
- The Window ... (Music Consultant)
- Environs of a Quiet Sea ... (Music)
1982
- The Quack ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ślepy bokser ... (Music)
1981
- Fiasco of Operation Terror ... (Music Editor)
- Zamach stanu ... (Music)
- System ... (Music Consultant)
- Jeśli serce masz bijące ... (Music)
1980
- Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Party przy świecach ... (Music)
1979
- Hotel klasy lux ... (Music)
- Operation "Himmler" ... (Original Music Composer)
1978
- Funeral Circuit ... (Original Music Composer)
- Biohazard ... (Music)
1977
- Józia - Die Tochter der Delegierten ... (Music)
1976
- Beniamiszek ... (Music)
- The Leper ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mazepa ... (Music Consultant)
- Honor dziecka ... (Music)
1975
- Dyrektorzy ... (Music)
- Hotel Pacific ... (Music Consultant)
1973
- Gruby ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Lake of Mysteries ... (Music Consultant)
- Profesor na drodze ... (Music)
1972
- Samochodzik and Knights Templar ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Gift of the Magi ... (Music)
- Markheim ... (Music Consultant)
- Ogłoszenie matrymonialne ... (Music)
1971
- Pejzaż z bohaterem ... (Music)
- A Face of an Angel ... (Music)
- Południk zero ... (Music Consultant)
- Ewa + Ewa ... (Music)
1970
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends ... (Music Consultant)
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape ... (Music Consultant)
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms ... (Music Consultant)
- The Last Witness ... (Music Consultant)
1969
- Rzeczpospolita babska ... (Music)
- Łódź 69 ... (Original Music Composer)
1968
- Julia, Anna, Genowefa... ... (Music Consultant)
1967
- Śmierć w środkowym pokoju ... (Music Arranger)
- Computers ... (Music)
- Piękny był pogrzeb, ludzie płakali ... (Music Arranger)
1966
- Bigos ... (Music Arranger)
- Buty ... (Music Arranger)
- Nazajutrz po wojnie ... (Music Arranger)
- Nad Odrą ... (Music Arranger)
1964
- Ulica ... (Music)