Composer Jan A P Kaczmarek, Oscar winner for Finding Neverland, dies aged 71

Jan A P Kaczmarek poses with the Oscar for best original score for his work on Finding Neverland during the 77th Academy Awards in February 2005 in Los Angeles (Reed Saxon/AP)

Polish composer Jan A P Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the musical score of Finding Neverland, has died aged 71.

Kaczmarek’s death was announced by Poland’s Music Foundation, which had been informed of his death by the composer’s wife.