Stefan Wesołowski

A Polish, Gdansk-born composer and violinist, graduate of Academie Musicale  de Villecroze, currently working with a British publisher Mute Song (Nick Cave, Swans, Ben Frost, Max Richter and many others), an American label Important Records (Pauline Oliveros, Coil, Josef  van Wissem, Eliane Radigue) and a French label Ici D’ailleurs (Chapelier Fou, Yann Tiersen).  He is an author of three critically acclaimed original albums. 

Wesołowski’s album “Liebestod” was first presented to the audience in October 2013 at Unsound  Festival. Published by Important Records, the material was enthusiastically received by  international critics. An infuential American portal Indie Shuffe described the album as “real dope,” a Canadian magazine Textura reviewed it as “provocative, surprising and moving” and a  Dutch Caleidoscoop as a “breathtaking masterpiece.”.

His next album “Rite of the End” received a great international recognition. The most important  British music magazine UNCUT reviewed it as “Horribly satisfying!” and put on the highlights of  the Month, as well as WIRE magazine and many more. 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.

One of the most important areas of Wesołowski’s work is film music. His latest work is an original  score to “Wolf” by Nathalie Biancheri (Focus Features) – an arthouse drama starring Lily-Rose  Depp and George MacKay, world premiered at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. He is also an author of original soundtrack to “Listen to me Marlon” (Universal) – BAFTA-nominated and  OSCAR-shortlisted documentary on Marlon Brando directed by Stevan Riley, HBO documentary  “Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk” directed by Kuba Mikurda and  “Escape to the Silver Globe” – a documentary on a cult director Andrzej Żuławski. He is also an  author of the music for the Netflix Original animated series “Kayko & Kokosh” based on cult  Polish comic book.