The Pianist (soundtrack)

The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack, on the Sony Classical label, of the 2002 film The Pianist starring Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, and Frank Finlay. The Chopin pieces were played by Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak and the original score piece was composed by Wojciech Kilar. The music in the actual movie also includes pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, and Bach.

The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
Wojciech Kilar
Released2002
RecordedJohn Timperley (sound engineer)
GenreSoundtrack
LabelSony

In 2003, the music won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film,[1] and was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (but lost to the music of The Hours).[2]

Track listing
  1. "Nocturne in C-sharp Minor (1830)" - Frédéric Chopin, Score at IMSLP (4:12)
  2. "Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1" - Frédéric Chopin (4:31)
  3. "Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1" - Frédéric Chopin (5:57)
  4. "Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38" - Frédéric Chopin (7:41)
  5. "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23" - Frédéric Chopin (9:01)
  6. "Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2" - Frédéric Chopin (5:13)
  7. "Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4" - Frédéric Chopin (2:34)
  8. "Andante spianato in G Major" - Frédéric Chopin (4:28)
  9. "Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major" - Frédéric Chopin (9:31)
  10. "Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940" - Wojciech Kilar (1:52)
  11. "Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4" - Frédéric Chopin (3:42)
  12. "Moonlight Sonata Movement 1, Opus 27 no.2" - Ludwig van Beethoven

References
  1. "PALMARES 2003 - 28 TH CESAR AWARD CEREMONY". Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma (fr). Retrieved January 2, 2014. Best Music written for a film: Wojciech Kilar - Le Pianiste
  2. "Bafta Film Awards - Film: Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music in 2003". BAFTA. Retrieved January 2, 2014. Nominees: ... The Pianist: Wojciech Kilar
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