Grzegorz Łapiński is a composer of music for feature films, short films, theatre productions, Polish Radio Theatre plays, and audiobooks. In his work with image and text, the first question he asks himself is not “what kind of music should I write,” but rather “does this scene need music at all?” If the answer is yes, the next step is to search for the meaning of its presence—not as illustration, but as an additional, invisible layer of meaning.
In this way, music can become an emotional scenography: something that does not replicate what is visible, but reveals what is hidden.
Film Music Portfolio
Selected excerpts from the film "Halo, Halo, This Is Warsaw Speaking", produced in the Television Theatre format.
The film tells the story of the outbreak of World War II as seen through the eyes of Polish Radio broadcasters.
The television premiere took place on TVP1 (Polish Television Channel One).
A scene showing the deserted interiors of the Polish Radio building after a night-time bombing.
The musical layer intensifies the sense of abandonment, inner resistance to the reality at hand, and the hopelessness of the situation.
Opening titles of the film.
A scene in which the radio directors evacuate to another city while their staff decide to stay and continue broadcasting.
The musical concept was based on a contemporary sound inspired by the space of Polish Radio in 1939, with subtle tension beneath the dialogue and a layer of textures referencing the analog materiality of radio.
Selected excerpts from the film "View from My Balcony", produced in the Television Theatre format.
The film tells a complex story of a family awaiting the return of their son from prison, presented from the perspectives of the mother, father, and sister.
The television premiere took place on TVP Kultura (Polish Television).
A flashback to earlier, innocent childhood years seen from the sister’s perspective.
The music acts as a magnet for attention, drawing the viewer deeper into the emotional layer of the scene.
The film’s final scene.
The music builds tension between rebellion and resistance to reality, and the cognitive distortion that alters its perception, making it more bearable.
Selected excerpts from the film "I Am Here".
The film explores the search for safety in a world where home ceases to be a place of refuge.
It received the Special Award in the Short Film category at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia (2020) and an Honorable Mention in the Fiction category at the Opolskie Lamy Film Festival in Opole.
In the scene of the frightened boy’s escape and his search by his older sister, the music introduces a sense of disorientation and rising tension.
In the second part, it gradually calms the emotions, softening the conflict between the sister and the mother and opening space for a momentary sense of relief.
The opening of the film is guided by a restrained musical layer that does not yet reveal its nature.
The sound moves with the protagonist, becoming a shadow of his presence.
Selected episodes from audio series produced as large-scale productions for the Audioteka platform
The first episode of the audio series "Sprawa Rusałki" is a crime story in which the music co-creates a dark and unsettling atmosphere.
Alongside electric guitars and processed electronics, an unusual instrumentation appears, based on recordings of branches, leaves, and natural sound textures, evoking the forest environment surrounding Lake Rusałka.
Virga is an epilogue to a science fiction series set in a post-apocalyptic reality following a third pandemic.
The music builds a world that is both futuristic and devastated, combining electronics with elements of white voice singing and inspirations from ethnic music, creating a sonic scenography for the story.