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.
Sound 47
2020s
- 2025
Komeda osobisty
Music
1980s
- 1985
Hands Up!
Music
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart
Original Music Composer
Cages
Original Music Composer
Professor Tutka Club
Music
Laterna Magica
Music
Wicker Basket
Original Music Composer
- 1966
Barrier
Music
A Colorful Lie
Music
Hunger
Original Music Composer
Unloved
Music, Conductor
Ping-pong
Music
Pearls and Ducats
Music
Christmas Eve
Music
Markiza de Pompadour
Music
Roundabout
Music
- 1965
Bugler's Monologue
Music
Penguin
Music
The Cats
Original Music Composer
The Flag
Music
- 1964
Interrupted Flight
Original Music Composer
The Law and the Fist
Original Music Composer
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Original Music Composer
The River of Diamonds
Music
Ubranie prawie nowe
Music
- 1963
The Criminal and the Lady
Music
Teenager
Original Music Composer
Here Is My Home
Music
- 1962
Mammals
Original Music Composer
Mój stary
Original Music Composer
Opening Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
Music
The Verdict
Original Music Composer
- 1961
The Fat and the Lean
Original Music Composer
Ambulance
Music
- 1960
Glass Mountain
Music
Innocent Sorcerers
Original Music Composer
Goodbye, Till Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
1950s
- 1959
When Angels Fall
Original Music Composer
- 1958
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Original Music Composer
- 1956
Ant Trails
Musician
Acted in 3
1960s
- 1965
The Ashes
General Fiszer (uncredited)
- 1960
Goodbye, Till Tomorrow
Pianist (uncredited)
Bad Luck
Soldier (uncredited)
Appearances2
2010s
- 2010
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1960
Innocent Sorcerers
Self (uncredited)