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"Composer Wojciech Kilar has died, aged 81. The Polish musician was BAFTA-nominated for his score to Roman Polanski&amp;#039;s Oscar-winning film The Pianist.  He died in his hometown Katowice, in south Poland, following a long illness. Kilar&amp;#039;s other film work included Dracula and Polanski&amp;#039;s The Ninth Gate. On top of his work in writing symphonies and concertos, Kilar was known for his film composing career, writing scores for over 130 films. He won the Best Score Composer award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1992 for Dracula. In 1977, he co-founded the Karol Szymanowski Society, composing pieces that utilised Polish folk songs and Catholic church music. In his native Poland, he was known for his work with the three Polish film directors Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Zanussi. In 1991, Zanussi produced a biographical film about Kilar.   In November 2008, Kilar was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Kilar&amp;#039;s wife Barbara - also a pianist - died in 2007, after over 40 years of marriage. He was once quoted as saying that he hoped to be remembered as a &amp;quot;good human being, someone who brought a little happiness, hope and reflection into life and into the world and perhaps a bit of faith&amp;quot;. Listen to &amp;#039;Love Remembered&amp;#039; from Dracula below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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