Oscar-winning composer Jan AP Kaczmarek dies
Entertainment Desk
Polish composer Jan AP Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the musical score of “Finding Neverland”, died Tuesday.
He authored music for movies made in Europe and Hollywood, like the 1995 Total Eclipse with Leonardo DiCaprio, and the 2002 Unfaithful with Richard Gere and Diane Lane.
Global fame came when he won the Oscar for Best Original Score in the biographic fantasy Finding Neverland inspired by the life of J.M. Barrie, with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. Born in Poland in 1953, Kaczmarek wanted to be a diplomat and studied law, but a brief association with the avant-garde theater of Jerzy Grotowski set him on the musical career.
