Krzysztof Penderecki, Composer of 'The Shining' & 'The Exorcist,' Dies at 86
Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like The Shining and Shutter Island, died Sunday (March 29). He was 86.In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, the Ludwig van Beethoven Association said Penderecki had a “long and serious illness.” He died at his Krakow home, the Gazeta Krakowska daily said.The statement called Penderecki as “Great Pole, an outstanding creator and a humanist” who was one of the world’s best appreciated Polish composers.