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Preisner is best known for the music composed for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Kieślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe , based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13 , is attributed to a character in Kieślowski's Three Colors: Blue and plays a dominating role in the story.
Zbigniew Preisner is Poland's leading film music composer. ... Zbigniew Preisner is going to present Requiem for my Friend as well as his film music to...
Zbigniew Preisner (b. 1955) is Poland's leading film music composer and is considered to be one of the most outstanding film composers of his generation. For many years Preisner enjoyed a close collaboration with the director Krzysztof Kieslowski and his scriptwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz.
Feb 7, 2023 · Drenched in reverb, the instruments Preisner uses—a quivering flute, an isolated guitar—speak in the nostalgic language of ancient lamentations and folk songs. And the music is never mere underscore or Gebrauchsmusik (the German term for “utility music”). It’s deeply idiosyncratic and personal. “I compose music for myself,” says ...