Wojciech Kilar, the Polish composer who is known for his film scores for Roman Polanski films and those other Hollywood directors, has received the President Lech Kaczyński Memorial Award. Polish president Lech Kaczyński died in an air crash in Russia in April 2010.

The newly-initiated award is to be given every year to an outstanding artist whose achievements consolidate the national tradition and give it a modern interpretation in the light of the nation’s current experiences.

[source: www.thenews.pl]