Original Soundtrack
Pianist
MOVATM157C
Music On Vinyl
1928
- A1: Nocturne In C-Sharp Minor, B. 49
- A2: Nocturne In E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
- A3: Nocturne In C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
- B1: Ballade No. 2 In F Major, Op. 38
- B2: Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
- C1: Waltz In A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
- C2: Prélude In E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4
- Grande Polonaise For Piano And Orchestra (Preceded By An Andante Spianato), Op. 22
- C3: Andante Spianato In G Major. Tranquillo
- D1: Grande Polonaise In E-Flat Major. Molto Allegro
- D2: Moving To The Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940
- D3: Mazurka In A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
The Pianist is a 2002 biographical drama film, directed by Roman Polanski. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist, a World War II memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman. The film was a co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland.
The Pianist was met with significant critical praise and received multiple awards and nominations. It was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2002
Cannes Film Festival. At the 75th Academy Awards, The Pianist won Oscars for Best Director (Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood), and Best Actor (Adam Brody), and was also nominated for four other awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Direction in
2003 and seven French Césars including Best Picture, Best Director, and
Best Actor for Brody.
