Stefan Wesolowski(II)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
A Polish, Gdansk-born composer and violinist, graduate of Academie Musicale de Villecroze, currently working with a British publisher Mute Song (Nick Cave, Swans, Ben Frost, Max Richter and many others), an American label Important Records (Pauline Oliveros, Coil, Josef van Wissem, Eliane Radigue) and a French label Ici D'ailleurs (Chapelier Fou, Yann Tiersen). He is an author of three critically acclaimed original albums.
Wesolowski's album "Liebestod" was first presented to the audience in October 2013 at Unsound Festival. Published by Important Records, the material was enthusiastically received by international critics. An influential American portal Indie Shuffe described the album as "real dope," a Canadian magazine Textura reviewed it as "provocative, surprising and moving" and a Dutch Caleidoscoop as a "breathtaking masterpiece."
His next album "Rite of the End" received a great international recognition. The most important British music magazine Uncut reviewed it as "Horribly satisfying!" and put on the highlights of the Month, as well as Wire magazine and many more. The album was awarded Album of the Year 2017 by major Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza and by international music platform Beehy.pe. "Had Wesolowski lived in the 19th century, he would be on pages of music history textbooks now"- wrote Jacek Hawryluk, a journalist of national PR2 radio. The album was also nominated for "Paszport Polityki 2017" - the most prestigious Polish award for artists.
One of the most important areas of Wesolowski's work is film music. His latest work is an original score to "Wolf" by Nathalie Biancheri (Focus Features) - an arthouse drama starring Lily-Rose Depp and George MacKay, world premiered at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. He is also an author of original soundtrack to "Listen to me Marlon" (Universal) - BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted documentary on Marlon Brando directed by Stevan Riley, HBO documentary "Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk" directed by Kuba Mikurda and "Escape to the Silver Globe" - a documentary on a cult director Andrzej Zulawski. He is also an author of the music for the Netflix Original animated series "Kayko & Kokosh" based on cult Polish comic book.
The original score for "Love Express: The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk" was released by Lakeshore Records in 2020.
Wesolowski's album "Liebestod" was first presented to the audience in October 2013 at Unsound Festival. Published by Important Records, the material was enthusiastically received by international critics. An influential American portal Indie Shuffe described the album as "real dope," a Canadian magazine Textura reviewed it as "provocative, surprising and moving" and a Dutch Caleidoscoop as a "breathtaking masterpiece."
His next album "Rite of the End" received a great international recognition. The most important British music magazine Uncut reviewed it as "Horribly satisfying!" and put on the highlights of the Month, as well as Wire magazine and many more. The album was awarded Album of the Year 2017 by major Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza and by international music platform Beehy.pe. "Had Wesolowski lived in the 19th century, he would be on pages of music history textbooks now"- wrote Jacek Hawryluk, a journalist of national PR2 radio. The album was also nominated for "Paszport Polityki 2017" - the most prestigious Polish award for artists.
One of the most important areas of Wesolowski's work is film music. His latest work is an original score to "Wolf" by Nathalie Biancheri (Focus Features) - an arthouse drama starring Lily-Rose Depp and George MacKay, world premiered at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. He is also an author of original soundtrack to "Listen to me Marlon" (Universal) - BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted documentary on Marlon Brando directed by Stevan Riley, HBO documentary "Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk" directed by Kuba Mikurda and "Escape to the Silver Globe" - a documentary on a cult director Andrzej Zulawski. He is also an author of the music for the Netflix Original animated series "Kayko & Kokosh" based on cult Polish comic book.
The original score for "Love Express: The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk" was released by Lakeshore Records in 2020.