Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. , Photo Credit: AP

Polish composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, who won the 2005 Oscar for the music finding Neverland, died on Tuesday. He was 71 years old. Kaczmarek’s death was announced by the Music Foundation of Poland, which was informed of his passing by the composer’s wife. Kaczmarek suffered from MSA, a rare degenerative neurological disorder.

He wrote music for films made in Europe and Hollywood as early as 1995 total Eclipse with leonardo dicaprio and 2002 unfaithful With Richard Gere and Diane Lane.

Global fame came when he won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the biographical fantasy film. finding Neverland Inspired by the life of JM Barrie, with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

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Born in Poland in 1953, Kaczmarek wanted to become a diplomat and studied law, but a brief association with Jerzy Grotowski’s avant-garde theater inspired him to pursue a career in music. In 1989, he settled in Los Angeles, but lived in Kraków in southern Poland towards the end of his life. He is survived by his second wife, Aleksandra Twardowska-Kaczmarek, and five children.