Stefan Wesołowski

Stefan Wesolowski is Gdansk-born Polish composer and violinist, and a graduate of Academie Musicale de Villecroze. Wesolowski first gained attention as a recording artist through his highly acclaimed original albums. Now, his reputation as an innovative new voice in film composing is rapidly rising, first with his score to the Focus Features release Wolf starring Lilly Rose Depp and George McKay, directed by Nathalie Biancheri, which premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival, and more recently for his inventive, high-octane score to the hit Polish series The Eastern Gate, which appears on MAX.

Wesołowski’s first album Liebestod, released by Important Records, was enthusiastically received by international critics. Infuential American music portal Indie Shuffle described the album as “real dope,” a Canadian magazine Textura reviewed it as “provocative, surprising and moving” and the Dutch Caleidoscoop as a “breathtaking masterpiece.” His next album Rite of the End also received international recognition. British music magazine UNCUT reviewed it as “Horribly satisfying!” and put on the highlights of the Month, and WIRE magazine enthusiastically embraced it. The album was awarded Album of the Year 2017 by major Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza and by international music platform Beehy.pe. “Had Wesołowski 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

Other notable film composing credits include the original soundtrack to Listen to me Marlon (Universal) – the BAFTA-nominated and OSCAR-shortlisted documentary on Marlon Brando directed by Stevan Riley, and the HBO documentary Love Express.

The Eastern Gate is currently a top series both in Europe and the US for MAX, trailing only The White Lotus in viewership for Europe.

Wesolowski has a music publishing relationship British publisher Mute Song (Nick Cave, Swans, Ben Frost, Max Richter and many others). He currently splits time between Gdansk and Warsaw.