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
- Wielki wóz ... (Music)
- Black Feet ... (Original Music Composer)
- Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu ... (Music)
- ESD ... (Music)
1986
- Invitation ... (Music)
1985
- Romans z intruzem ... (Music)
1984
- Armata ... (Music)
- Co dzień bliżej nieba ... (Music)
- Na tropach Bartka ... (Music Consultant)
1983
- Environs of a Quiet Sea ... (Music)
- The Window ... (Music Consultant)
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
- Biohazard ... (Music)
- Funeral Circuit ... (Original Music Composer)
1977
- Józia - Die Tochter der Delegierten ... (Music)
1976
- Beniamiszek ... (Music)
- Honor dziecka ... (Music)
- The Leper ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mazepa ... (Music Consultant)
1975
- Dyrektorzy ... (Music)
- Hotel Pacific ... (Music Consultant)
1973
- Gruby ... (Original Music Composer)
- Profesor na drodze ... (Music)
- Antek ... (Music)
- The Lake of Mysteries ... (Music Consultant)
1972
- Samochodzik and Knights Templar ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ogłoszenie matrymonialne ... (Music)
- The Gift of the Magi ... (Music)
- Markheim ... (Music Consultant)
1971
- Południk zero ... (Music Consultant)
- Ewa + Ewa ... (Music)
- A Face of an Angel ... (Music)
- Pejzaż z bohaterem ... (Music)
1970
- The Last Witness ... (Music Consultant)
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends ... (Music Consultant)
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms ... (Music Consultant)
- How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape ... (Music Consultant)
1969
- Rzeczpospolita babska ... (Music)
- Łódź 69 ... (Original Music Composer)
1968
- Julia, Anna, Genowefa... ... (Music Consultant)
1967
- Piękny był pogrzeb, ludzie płakali ... (Music Arranger)
- Śmierć w środkowym pokoju ... (Music Arranger)
- Computers ... (Music)
1966
- Bigos ... (Music Arranger)
- Nazajutrz po wojnie ... (Music Arranger)
- Buty ... (Music Arranger)
- Nad Odrą ... (Music Arranger)
1964
- Ulica ... (Music)