Zbigniew Preisner () (born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Bia?a as Zbigniew Kowalski) is one of Poland's leading film score composers, best known for his work with director Krzysztof Kie?lowski. He adopted his wife's surname after their marriage. Life and work Preisner studied history and philosophy in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself about music by listening and transcribing parts from record. His compositional style represents a distinctively spare form of tonal neo-Romanticism. Jean Sibelius is an acknowledged influence. Preisner is best known for the music he composed for films by fellow Pole director Krzysztof Kie?lowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is attributed to a character in Kie?lowski's Blue and plays a dominating role in the story. His music for Red includes a setting of Polish and French ve

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