Cezary Skubiszewski
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Cezary Skubiszewski, born 1949, Warsaw
, Poland
, is an Polish Australian
composer
for film
, television
and orchestra
.
Migrating from Poland to Australia in 1974, he studied the piano
from the age of six. He currently lives in East St Kilda, Melbourne
. He is the father of Viva Skubiszewski (Viva Bianca
), who plays Ilithyia in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
.
for Jerzy Domaradzki's Lilian's Story. He has worked with many Australian directors in recent years, composing scores for Gregor Jordan's Two Hands
, Tony MacNamara's The Rage in Placid Lake
and Gillian Armstrong's (Death Defying Acts). For his work on film music Cezary received many awards including two from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for 'Bootmen' and "la Spagnola'.
Skubiszewski also co-composed the music to the Australian Army's "Rise" recruiting campaign.
Carlton Draught 'Big Ad' and 'VB Symphony'.
are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.
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|rowspan="4"| 2003
|| rowspan="3"| After the Deluge || Best Soundtrack Album ||
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| Best Television Theme ||
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| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
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| Black and White
|| Best Feature Film Score ||
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| 2005
|| The Brush-Off
|| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
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| 2006
|| The Society Murders || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2007
|| rowspan="2"| The Book of Revelation
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Feature Film Score of the Year ||
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| Best Soundtrack Album ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2008
|| Night || Best Music for a Documentary ||
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| "Free Falling 2" (Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski, Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Browne, Jules Pascoe) – Night || Best Original Song Composed for the Screen ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
|| Death Defying Acts
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Best Soundtrack Album ||
|-
| Carla Cametti PD
(Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski) || Best Television Theme ||
|-
| 2010
|| Beneath Hill 60
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Best Feature Film Score ||
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, is an Polish Australian
Polish Australian
Poland has been a source country of immigrants to Australia, in particular in the post-war period. Immigration from Poland has long tapered off, with Polish Australian population now part of the mainstream Australian community.-Demography:...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
for film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
.
Migrating from Poland to Australia in 1974, he studied the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
from the age of six. He currently lives in East St Kilda, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He is the father of Viva Skubiszewski (Viva Bianca
Viva Bianca
Viva Bianca is an Australian actress best known for her role as Ilithyia on the Starz network series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Bianca graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she received a best actress award...
), who plays Ilithyia in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a Starz television series that premiered on January 22, 2010. The series is inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus , a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S...
.
Career
Skubiszewski first made his mark composing the scoreSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for Jerzy Domaradzki's Lilian's Story. He has worked with many Australian directors in recent years, composing scores for Gregor Jordan's Two Hands
Two Hands
Two Hands is a 1999 Australian crime film, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film stars Heath Ledger as Jimmy, a young man in debt to Pando, a local gangster, played by Bryan Brown and also stars Mariel McClorey, Evan Sheaves, Susie Porter, and Rose Byrne. It won the Australian Film...
, Tony MacNamara's The Rage in Placid Lake
The Rage In Placid Lake
The Rage in Placid Lake is a 2003 Australian film starring Ben Lee and Rose Byrne. It features Placid Lake , a seventeen-year-old boy who has led a suburban hippie life with his neurotic, free loving parents...
and Gillian Armstrong's (Death Defying Acts). For his work on film music Cezary received many awards including two from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for 'Bootmen' and "la Spagnola'.
Skubiszewski also co-composed the music to the Australian Army's "Rise" recruiting campaign.
Carlton Draught 'Big Ad' and 'VB Symphony'.
APRA-AGSC Awards
The annual Screen Music AwardsAPRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.
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|rowspan="4"| 2003
APRA Awards of 2003
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2003 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society...
|| rowspan="3"| After the Deluge || Best Soundtrack Album ||
|-
| Best Television Theme ||
|-
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
|-
| Black and White
Black and White (2002 film)
Black and White is a 2002 Australian film, directed by Craig Lahiff and starring Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, David Ngoombujarra, and Colin Friels.Louis Nowra wrote the screenplay and Helen Leake and Nik Powell produced the film...
|| Best Feature Film Score ||
|-
| 2005
APRA Awards of 2006
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...
|| The Brush-Off
The Brush-Off
The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor...
|| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
|-
| 2006
APRA Awards of 2006
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...
|| The Society Murders || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
APRA Awards of 2007
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2007 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
|| rowspan="2"| The Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation (film)
The Book of Revelation is a 2006 Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos, which she adapted with Andrew Bovell to screen from the novel by Rupert Thomson. It was produced by Al Clark, with original music by Cezary Skubiszewski...
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Feature Film Score of the Year ||
|-
| Best Soundtrack Album ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
APRA Awards of 2008
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2008 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
|| Night || Best Music for a Documentary ||
|-
| "Free Falling 2" (Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski, Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Browne, Jules Pascoe) – Night || Best Original Song Composed for the Screen ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
APRA Awards of 2009
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the...
|| Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts is a 2007 supernatural romantic thriller. The film is a UK-Australian co-production directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in...
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Best Soundtrack Album ||
|-
| Carla Cametti PD
Carla Cametti PD
Carla Cametti PD is a six-part Australian television crime series that was announced in April 2008and first screened on SBS TV on January 8, 2009. The series of six episodes is produced by Buon Giorno Productions Pty Ltd....
(Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski) || Best Television Theme ||
|-
| 2010
APRA Awards of 2010
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2010 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards...
|| Beneath Hill 60
Beneath Hill 60
Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims and written by David Roach.Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s effort to mine beneath a German bunker and detonate an explosive charge to aid the advance of British troops...
(Cezary Skubiszewski) || Best Feature Film Score ||
Selected discography
- (1981) 'Home at Last' (symphony)
- (1991) 'Soundescape' (music theatre)
- (1995) Lilian's Story (Film)
- (1996) (Hurah) aka Heaven Sent (Film)
- (1998) (The Sound of One Hand Clapping) (Film)
- (1999) Two HandsTwo HandsTwo Hands is a 1999 Australian crime film, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film stars Heath Ledger as Jimmy, a young man in debt to Pando, a local gangster, played by Bryan Brown and also stars Mariel McClorey, Evan Sheaves, Susie Porter, and Rose Byrne. It won the Australian Film...
(Film) - (1999) Witch Hunt (TV film)Witch Hunt (TV film)Witch Hunt is a 1999 Australian crime drama, directed by Scott Hartford-Davis and written by NCIS: Los Angeles creator, Shane Brennan. It premiered on Australia's Network Ten on 2 May 1999.-Plot:...
- (2000) (Bootmen) (Film)
- (2000) The Wog BoyThe Wog BoyThe Wog Boy is a 2000 Australian motion picture comedy starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, John Barresi, Stephen Curry, Hung Le, Geraldine Turner, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch. -Plot:...
- (2001) La SpagnolaLa SpagnolaLa Spagnola is a 2001 Australian film directed by Steve Jacobs. It was Australia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Australia...
- (2002) (Black and White) (Film)
- (2003) After the Deluge (TV)
- (2003) The Rage in Placid LakeThe Rage In Placid LakeThe Rage in Placid Lake is a 2003 Australian film starring Ben Lee and Rose Byrne. It features Placid Lake , a seventeen-year-old boy who has led a suburban hippie life with his neurotic, free loving parents...
- (2004) The Brush-OffThe Brush-OffThe Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor...
(TV) - (2005)(Hating Alison Ashley)(film)
- (2006) The Book of Revelation (film)The Book of Revelation (film)The Book of Revelation is a 2006 Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos, which she adapted with Andrew Bovell to screen from the novel by Rupert Thomson. It was produced by Al Clark, with original music by Cezary Skubiszewski...
- (2006) (The Society Murders) (TV)
- (2007) (Death Defying Acts) (film)
- (2008) (Night) (Film)
- (2008) (Lionel) (Film)
- (2009) (Carla Cametti PD)(TV)
- (2009) (Blessed) (Film)
- (2009) (Bran Nue Dae)(Film)
- (2010) (Beneath Hill 60) (Film)
- (2010) Wolf Blass television advertisements