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The dark stone urn with the ashes of Poland’s pianist and composer Wojciech Kilar placed in front of the altar during the composer’s state funeral at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice, Poland, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Mourners, including Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, hailed Kilar, a symphonic composer, as a glorious figure in Polish and European music. He gained fame writing film scores for Oscar-winning  "The Pianist" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula." Kilar, 81, died of cancer on Sunday Dec. 29, 2013, in his hometown of Katowice. (AP Photo/ Tomasz Dudzinski)  POLAND OUT

The dark stone urn with the ashes of Poland’s pianist and composer Wojciech Kilar placed in front of the altar during the composer’s state funeral at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice, Poland, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Mourners, including Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, hailed Kilar, a symphonic composer, as a glorious figure in Polish and European music. He gained fame writing film scores for Oscar-winning "The Pianist" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula." Kilar, 81, died of cancer on Sunday Dec. 29, 2013, in his hometown of Katowice. (AP Photo/ Tomasz Dudzinski) POLAND OUT

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