Rewers (Reverse)
[2009] Directed by Borys Lankosz
"...Soundtrack of 'Reverse' is an additional of artistic mean freeing the plot from the socialistic reality historical associations ..."
The prize for original music at The Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
Original composition and performance of main piano part.
"The opportunity to get deeply involved in the movie plot, leading beyond already established standards was the unprecedented experience for me. The soundtrack itself contributes to many parallel aesthetical layers, and derives from various musical genres - from jazz of '50s and '60s, to rock and classics. The full sounding soundtrack reveals my personal approach to the music, athough it is not directly related to the place and time of film action. It serves as an additional artistic mean freeing the plot from the socialistic reality historical associations. The exceptional charm of the movie comes from the fact it breaks down the rules of realism in the middle of the plot and twists to a sophisticated abstraction. It is absolutely fantastic to deal with such freedom and variety of soundscapes. (...) The film recalls the atmospere of classic 'jazz' movies. For me it was the opportunity to explore my jazz vocabulary and personal experience as a jazz pianist - the kind of precious gift, which seem more valuable compared to the almost complete lack of jazz music in the movies nowadays. With this particular work we linked to the great heritage of Polish Film School drawing from jazz musical idiom for many years in the past.."
Włodek Pawlik
"The film has an unusual charm of Film Noir, setting the plot in socialistic landscape of the Warsaw in '50s. This particular stylistic mean makes the movie extraordinary bold and uncomproming among similar productions. Despite of the quite distant times of the action it brings the fresh and sharp view of those difficult reality induced by fearsome communistic monarchy."
Artur Cichmiński, Stopklatka.pl (polish film portal), 15-09-2009
"I was introduced to Włodek Pawlik by Jurek Kapuściński. I went to his premiere concert of "Grand Piano". The guy is much appreciated in America than he is in Poland...he wrote the soundtrack to the Greenaway movie...He is a genius...Włodek joined the working team at the initial stage of film editing with great synergy. We understood each other perfectly. He has a great sense of freedom and an unlimited imagination which let him create the music beyond any schematic, time and convention, bringing our work a higher level."
Borys Lankosz - director of "Reverse"
Nightwatching
[2007] Directed by Peter Greenaway
Costume drama based on the last moments of Rembrandt's life, when he became a pauper after a short period of fame and appretiation. The story begins when his pregnant wife Saskia persuades him to paint a portrait of Civil Guard members, known as 'Nightwatching'. Soon, he reveals the clue of a fierce murder, which makes his life complicated and tragic both personally and professionally.
Original composition.
"The element we cannot ignore in Greenaway's film is the music. W.Pawlik created really charming main theme I fell in love with. It could be the best for spectators to close the eyes, listen to the melody and let it's charm catch their hearts. It is quite astonishing, as we usually find Greenaway's images the most memorable."
Other film music
Paweł Huelle - Metafizyka Pamięci. (The Metaphysic of Memory)
[2004]
The portrait of a comtemporary polish writer - Paweł Huelle.
Marzenia do spełnienia. (Dream to come) TV sequel.
[2001-2002]
The nice story of two families: Pawelczyk's and Winter-Lisowski's.
Nieznana opowieść wigilijna. (Unknown Christmas Carol)
[2000]
The contemporary legend based on well known themes from children's classics.
Spotkanie. (The Meeting)
[1998]
The theatrical spectacle produced by TV Theather of Polish Television.
Rodzina na Wójtówce. (The Family of Wójtówka)
[1996]
Documentary
10 Utworów o miłosci. (10 Pieces about love)
[1994]
Music film produced by Polish Television.
William Shekespeare - Sonnets.
[1994]
Wichry Kołymy / Within The Whirlwind
[2008] Directed by Marleen Gorris
"... epic story about human fate in the times of totalitarian terror."
Original composition and performance of main piano part.
Pora umierać (Time to die)
[2007] Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska
" 'Time to die' is full of nostalgic and poetic atmospere. (...) The story tells about beeing old and passing away in solitude, about firm belief in rudiments and values which shouldn't be replaced with new ones, anyway..."
Nominated to Polish Film Prize "Orzeł" (The eagle) for best music.
"This is a story of the old lady who is the owner of old wooden residence, once beatiful now devastated. After many years her dream becomes reality - she gets rid of last resident, and becomes a master of the house. Unfortunately, the wonderful moment does not last very long and quickly becomes disappointing. Nothing is as it should be. Her son doesn't want to repair the house, nor move in with his family. He tries to sell the residence secretly to a rich neighbour. Aniela (the main character) is not melancholy nor complaining - for the last time in her life she takes up a challenge without any hesitation."
Stopklatka.pl
Wrony / Crows
[1994] Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska
"(...) 'Crows' tells the story of a lonely girl, lacking mother's love and warmth, who kidnaps a younger girl and impersonates as her mother the way she finds familiar(...)"
Original composition and piano performance.
"I've never seen such an image of a child, painted with such delicacy, revealing all the charm and beauty of the human and the nature."
Under the sign of Water / (Im Zeichen des Wassers)
[1994] Documentary by german director Wolfgang Morell.
The soundtrack has been issued on CD by Polonia Records in 2008, as a part of collector's series titled 'Film Works'.
Recording sessions on the piano
[2009] Janosik. Prawdziwa Historia
[2008] Boisko Bezdomnych
[2002] Julia Wraca do domu
[1997] Boża podszewka
[1994] Cudowne miejsce