The 11th edition of one of the most important film music festivals in the world – the Film Music Festival in Kraków will take place between May 29 – June 5, 2018.
The Film Music Festival in Krakow (FMF), organised by the Krakow Festival Office and RMF Classic, is a captivating showcase of the highest quality musical interpretations of the moving image and one of the most important festivals in the world of film music. Performed by leading musicians and orchestras in Europe and the world, the festival provides a unique concert experience by setting it to live screenings of the world’s most spectacular films, well-known for their dazzling cinematography, top-class direction, enthralling plots, and emotive acting.
This year we will hear compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki, Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Nyman, Jeff Beal, Clint Mansell, Antoni Komasa-Łarkarkiewicz, Radzimir Dębski and Sandro di Stefano, simultaneous screenings of Casino Royale and Beauty and the Beast movies with live music. In addition, there will be a club concert with songs from the films of Pedro Almodóvar and variations of funk and folk from Iceland and Video Game Music Gala with music to The Witcher 3 by Piotr Musiał, Marcin Przybyłowicz and Mikołaj Stroiński.
The festival will be inaugurated by "Penderecki2Cinema" concert with the participation of special guests: Krzysztof Penderecki, Elliot Goldenthal and Michael Nyman. The last one, fairly recently proclaimed laureate of the 4th Wojciech Kilar Award, will receive a statuette from the Mayors of Krakow and Katowice and will play a piano part in the suite from The Piano, perhaps the most recognisable of Nyman’s soundtracks. The real gem of the first part of concert will be the world premiere of the latest composition by Elliot Goldenthal – the first laureate of the Wojciech Kilar Award, and Academy Award winner for his soundtrack for Frida. His Concert for trumpet and string orchestra was inspired by the personage of Tadeusz Kościuszko, a figure of utmost importance in the history of both Poland and the United States. It is a particular accent in the hundredth anniversary of regaining independence by Poland. The second part of the concert will include compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki.
Detailed programme available at: http://fmf.fm/program
