Cezary Skubiszewski
Cezary Skubiszewski is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer. Among others, he has composed film scores for Red Dog, Two Hands, The Sapphires, and TV series Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Career
Skubiszewski first made his mark composing the score for Jerzy Domaradzki's Lilian's Story. He has worked with many Australian directors, 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 Skubiszewski has received many awards including two from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for Bootmen and La Spagnola.[1]
Skubiszewski also co-composed the music to the Australian Army's "Rise" recruiting campaign,[2] Carlton Draught's 'Big Ad' and 'VB Symphony'.
Personal life
He is the father of actress, film director/writer Viva Bianca and composer/music producer Jan Skubiszewski.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Lilian's Story | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [3] |
1998 | The Sound of One Hand Clapping | Nominated | ||
2003 | After the Deluge (Original Television Mini-series Soundtrack) | Nominated | ||
2008 | Night | Nominated | ||
2017 | Red Dog: True Blue (original soundtrack) | Nominated |
Australasian Performing Rights Association
- 1998 - Best Film Score for The Sound of One Hand Clapping - nom
- 1999 - Best Film Score for Two Hands (with Jan Skubiszewski) - won
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
- 2013 - Best Music Score The Sapphire - Won
- 2015- Best Original Music Score in Television The Broken Shore - Nominated
2014 Nominated
AACTA Award Best Sound in a Documentary
Once My Mother (2014)
Shared with:
Michael Gissing
Mark Keating
2012 Nominated
AACTA Award Best Original Music Score
Red Dog (2011)
2010 Nominated
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
Best Original Music Score
Bran Nue Dae (2009)
Shared with:
Jimmy Chi
Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat
Garry Gower
Michael Manolis Mavromatis
Stephen Pigram
2009 Nominated
AFI Award Best Sound in a Documentary
Lionel (2008)
Shared with:
Nick Batterham
Keith Thomas
2006 Nominated
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
The Book of Revelation (2006)
2003 Nominated
Open Craft Award Television
After the Deluge (2003)
For original music.
2001 Won
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
La spagnola (2001)
2000 Won
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
Bootmen (2000)
1999 Nominated
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
Two Hands (1999)
1996 Nominated
AFI Award Best Original Music Score
Lilian's Story (1996)
Australian Guild of Screen Composers
1999 Won Australian Screen Music Award Best Original Music for a Feature Film Two Hands (1999) Nominated Australian Screen Music Award Best Original Music for a Feature Film Strange Fits of Passion (1999)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2013 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score The Sapphires (2012) 2012 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Red Dog (2011) 2011 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score Bran Nue Dae (2009) Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Beneath Hill 60 (2010) 2009 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Death Defying Acts (2007) 2006 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score The Book of Revelation (2006) 2002 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score La spagnola (2001) 2001 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score Bootmen (2000) Tied with Edmund Choi for Dish, The (2000)__. 2000 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Two Hands (1999)
IF Awards
- 2011 Won
IF Award Best Music Red Dog
- 2010 Nominated
IF Award Best Music Bran Nue Dae
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2008 Nominated IFMCA Award Best Original Score for a Documentary Night (2008)
APRA-AGSC Awards
The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.[4]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | After the Deluge (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Soundtrack Album[5] | Won |
Best Television Theme[6] | Nominated | ||
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[7] | Nominated | ||
Black and White (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Feature Film Score[8] | Nominated | |
2005 | The Brush-Off (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[9] | Nominated |
2006 | The Society Murders (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[10] | Nominated |
2007 | The Book of Revelation (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Feature Film Score of the Year[11] | Nominated |
Best Soundtrack Album[12] | Nominated | ||
2008 | Night (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Documentary[13] | Won |
"Free Falling 2" (Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski, Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Browne, Jules Pascoe) – Night | Best Original Song Composed for the Screen[14] | Nominated | |
2009 | Death Defying Acts (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Soundtrack Album[15] | Won |
Carla Cametti PD (Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski) | Best Television Theme[16] | Nominated | |
2010 | Beneath Hill 60 (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Feature Film Score[17] | Nominated |
2013 | The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[18] | Won |
2014 | Once My Mother (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Documentary[19][20] | Won |
Serangoon Road – "Episode 6" (Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski) | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial[19][21] | Won | |
The Broken Shore (Cezary Skubiszewski) | Best Soundtrack Album[19][22] | Won |
Selected discography
- 1981 Home at Last (symphony)
- 1991 Soundescape (music theatre)
- 1994 Sky Trackers (TV)
- 1995 Lilian's Story (film)
- 1996 Hurah a.k.a. Heaven Sent (film)
- 1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping (film)
- 1999 Two Hands (film)
- 1999 Witch Hunt (TV film)
- 2000 Bootmen (film)
- 2000 The Wog Boy
- 2001 La Spagnola
- 2002 Black and White (film)
- 2003 After the Deluge (TV)
- 2003 The Rage in Placid Lake
- 2004 The Brush-Off (TV)
- 2005 Hating Alison Ashley (film)
- 2006 The Book of Revelation (film)
- 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
- 2011 Red Dog (film)
- 2012 The Sapphires (film)
- 2015 Oddball (film)
- 2016 Red Dog: True Blue (film)
- 2018 Tiger (film)
References
- ^ McGilvray, Annabel (15 March 2008), "The Face: Cezary Skubiszewski", The Australian
- ^ "Media Release - Department of Defence". www.defence.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Feature Film Score". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Feature Film Score of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Original Song Composed for the Screen". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Feature Film Score". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Screen Music Awards – Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC ). 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.