Abel Korzeniowski
Abel Korzeniowski (born Adam Korzeniowski, 18 July 1972 in Kraków) is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.
[edit] Biography
He had contact with music from early childhood: his mother Barbara plays cello and both his brothers Antoni and Andrzej are musicians. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków majoring in cello and composer studies under the supervision of Krzysztof Penderecki. He won acclaim as the composer of music for films and theatre plays and received a Ludwik Award (Nagroda Ludwika) in 2009.
He is a composer of film scores for several Polish films: Big Animal, Tomorrow's Weather, An Angel in Krakow, as well as Hollywood productions: Battle for Terra, Pu-239, Tickling Leo, A Single Man and W.E..
He won a San Diego Film Critics Society Award in 2009 for the Best score in A Single Man and was nominated for a 2009 Golden Globe in the best original score category for the same film. In 2012, he was nominated for Best Original Score for the film W.E., at the 69th Golden Globe Awards.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard Staff (2011-12-15). "Madonna's 'W.E.' Lands 2 Golden Globe Nominations". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-w-e-lands-2-golden-globe-nominations-1005681952.story#/news/madonna-s-w-e-lands-2-golden-globe-nominations-1005681952.story. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Full List of Golden Globes 2012 Winners". The Herald Sun (The McClatchy Company). 2012-01-16. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/awards-season/full-list-of-golden-globes-2012-winners/story-fn4sol8z-1226245585134. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
[edit] External links
- Abel Korzeniowski at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Abel Korzeniowski about his career until 2009
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