Krzysztof Komeda

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Krzysztof Komeda

Krzysztof Komeda (b. April 27, 1931 in Poznan – d. April 23, 1969 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish jazz musician and composer. His real name was Krzysztof Trzcinski but he changed his last name due to Communist disfavor with jazz music.

Komeda was trained as an ear, nose and throat specialist. In 1956 he made his musical debut at a small jazz festival in Sopot, Poland. He first recorded in 1960 with Adam Skorupka and Andrzej Zielinski. The following year he began his relationship with Roman Polanski by writing the music for Knife In The Water. He scored several other films, including Rosemary's Baby.

Komeda died in 1969 after an accident while working with director Roman Polanski on his next film.

Selected discography

• I Sopot Jazz Festival 1956 (Muza)
• Astigmatic (1965 - Muza)
• Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy vol. 1-4 (1974 - Muza)
• The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda vol. 1-22 (Polonia Records)

Filmography

Composer

• Lodz plynie dalej (2004)
• The Kid Stays In the Picture (2002) (from "Rosemary's Baby" and "Lullaby")
• Rece do góry (1981) aka Hands Up!
• Hør, var der ikke en som lo? (1978) aka Did Somebody Laugh?
• Riot (1969)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Mia and Roman (1968)
• Människor möts och ljuv musik uppstår i hjärtat (1967) aka People Meet
• Départ, Le (1967)
• The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
• The Fearless Vampire Killers: Vampires 101 (1967)
• Bariera (1966) aka Barrier
• Sult (1966) aka Hunger
• Niekochana (1966) aka Unloved
• Ping-pong (1966)
• Perly i dukaty (1966)
• Przedswiateczny wieczor (1966) aka Evening Before Christmas
• Markiza de Pompadour (1966)
• Cul-de-sac (1966)
• Prawo i piesc (1966) aka The Law and the Fist
• Pingwin (1965) aka Penguin
• Kattorna (1965) aka The Cats (USA)
• Plus belles escroqueries du monde, Les (1964) (segment "La Rivière des Diamants") aka World's Greatest Swindles
• Hvad med os? (1963) aka Epilogue
• Smarkula (1963) aka Teenager
• Zbrodniarz i panna (1963) aka The Criminal and the Lady
• Jutro premiera (1962) aka Opening Tomorrow
• Nóz w wodzie (1962) aka Knife in the Water
• Ssaki (1962) aka Mammals (USA)
• Wyrok (1962) aka The Verdict
• Cmentarz Remu (1961)
• Gros et le maigre, Le (1961) aka The Fat and the Lean
• Niewinni czarodzieje (1960) aka Innocent Sorcerers
• Do widzenia, do jutra (1960) aka Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
• Szklana gora (1960) aka The Glass Mountain
• Gdy spadaja anioly (1959) aka When Angels Fall
• Dwaj ludzie z szafa (1958) aka Two Men and a Wardrobe

See also

• Komeda Jazz Festival

External links

• http://www.komeda.vernet.pl/
• Krzysztof Komeda at IMDb