{"id":8117,"date":"2015-05-29T11:56:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T11:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=8117"},"modified":"2015-07-09T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T12:54:55","slug":"andrzej-wajdas-film-scores-hit-the-mark-at-kfmf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=8117","title":{"rendered":"KFMF: Andrzej Wajda\u2019s film scores hit the mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

KRAKOW \u2013 Andrzej Wajda\u2019s devastating images from his 2007 film \u201cKaty\u0144\u201d and the haunting music of Krzysztof Penderecki formed the emotional heart of the Polish Music Gala: Scoring4Wadja here last night.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker and composer were among the guests of honour at the event, part of the Krakow Film Music Festival, which featured an evening of music from Wajda movies performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice and the Choir of\u00a0 the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow conducted by Alexander Liebreich.<\/p>\n

For more than two hours, the giant screen was filled with a range of evocative, moving and witty scenes from Wajda films as the full orchestra played cues and themes by composing greats including Zygmunt Konieczny, Andrzej Korzi\u0144ski and Pawel Mykietyn, who were introduced from the audience, plus Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Komeda, and Andrzej Markowski.<\/p>\n

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Kilar\u2019s celebratory \u201cPolonaise\u201d from \u201cPan Tedeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania\u201d (1999) kicked things off ahead of the presentation of the first Walter Kilar Award to U.S. Oscar-winner Elliot Goldenthal (“Frida”).<\/p>\n

A whimsical Kilar cue from \u201cThe Revenge\u201d (2002) continued the musical exploration of Wajda films followed by Kilar\u2019s dreamy waltz from \u201cThe Promised Land\u201d (1975), the yearning piano and strings of Kilar\u2019s score from \u201cThe Shadow Line\u201d (1976), and Zygmunt Konieczny\u2019s imperious choral cues from \u201cThe Curse\u201d and \u201cNovember Night\u201d (1977).<\/p>\n

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A suite from Krzysztof Komeda\u2019s score for \u201cInnocent Sorcerers\u201d (1960) with piano, harp, trumpet and saxophone solos began the second half of the evening after a break followed by a threatening main theme from \u201cA Generation\u201d (1955) and an airey suite from \u201cRoly Poly\u201d both by Andrzej Markowski.<\/p>\n

Penderecki\u2019s \u201cKaty\u0144\u201d (pictured above) was overwhelming in its stark evocation of horror and Pawel Mykietyn evoked first loss in a suite from \u201cSweet Rush\u201d (Tatarak) (2009) and then optimism in \u201cWal\u0119sa: Man of Hope\u201d (2013).<\/p>\n

The evening closed with four pieces by Andrzej Korzi\u0144ski: \u201cPolish All Souls Day\u201d and \u201cThe Fate of Man\u201d from \u201cMan of Iron\u201d (1981) plus the main theme from \u201cMan of Marble\u201d (1977) and the bossa nova from \u201cHunting Flies\u201d (1969) featuring singer Joanna Slowi\u0144ska.<\/p>\n

At the end of a powerful and moving concert, a grateful audience stood at length to honour the great filmmaker and Wajda responded with heartfelt remarks before he departed to even more applause.<\/p>\n

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