Cezary Skubiszewski
Composer
Cezary Skubiszewski is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer whose work has received international acclaim winning numerous awards. He has composed film scores for Red Dog, Two Hands, The Sapphires, Blessed, Death Defying Acts, Beneath Hill 60 and Amazon TV series Picnic At Hanging Rock. Most recently Cezary scored UK film Falling For Figaro, USA art house movie Mosquito State, Polish historical epic film Zieja and Australian TV mini-series Halifax Retribution.
Cezary is the Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 “For Service to Australian Society and Australian Film Production”, Film Circle of Australia (FCCA) 2010 Award “in recognition of contribution to Australian Cinema”, numerous Australian Film Institute and Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (ACCTA) Cezary was also the musical Director of Screen Music Awards.
Selected Credits
FILM
Man on the Bus (Upcoming, Documentary)
Seven Dimensions
Director: Eve Ash
Starring: Eve Ash
Koko: A Red Dog Story (Upcoming)
Good Dog Enterprises
Directors: Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce Producers: Lauren Brunswick, Nelson Woss
Starring: Kriv Stenders, Felix Williamson, Toby Truslove
Andorra (Upcoming)
Jump Street Films
Director: Michael Rymer Producers: Jamie Bialkower, Milos Djukelic, James Ivory
Le Champion (Documentary) Scorpion Pictures
Director: Ben Damon
Producers: Ben Damon, Majhid Heath
Starring: Sam Neill, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard
Me & My Left Brain
Panoramic Pictures
Director: Alex Lykos Producer: Alex Lykos Starring: Chantelle Barry, Malcolm Kennard, Rachael Beck
Tiger R3M Productions
Director: Alister Grierson
Producers: Mary Aloe, Daniel Grodnik, Howard Nash
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Janel Parrish, Marshall Manesh
PACmen (Documentary)
Scribble Films
Director: Luke Walker
Producers: Luke Walker
Monsieur Mayonnaise (Documentary)
Director: Trevor Graham
Producers: Ned Lander, Carl-Ludwig Rettinger, Lisa Wang
Starring: Ruth Fivaz-Silberman, Georges Loinger, Dominic Mora
Red Dog: True Blue
Director: Kriv Stenders
Producers: Bryce Menzies, Nelson Woss
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown
Karbala
Miramar Film
Director: Krzysztof Lukaszewicz
Producers: Georgi Dimitrov, Ilian Djevelekov, Alex Momchev
Women He’s Undressed
Damien Parer Productions
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Producers: Gillian Armstrong, Damien Parer
Starring: Darren Gilshenan, Deborah Kennedy, Louis Alexander
Oddball and the Penguins
Kmunications
Director: Stuart McDonald
Producers: Sheila Hanahan, Stephen Kearney, Richard Keddie
Starring: Sarah Snook, Alan Tudyk, Coco Jack Gillies
Elimination Game
Thatcher Productions
Director: Jon Hewitt
Producers: Antony I. Ginnane
Starring: Dominic Purcell, Belinda McClory, Nicholas Hammond
Jeziorak
Phoenix Film Distribution
Director: Michal Otlowski
Producers: Daniel Markowicz, Stanislaw Tyczynski
Starring: Jowita Budnik, Sebastian Fabijanski, Agata Buzek
Once My Mother
Change Focus Media
Director: Sophia Turkiewicz
Producers: Rod Freedman
Hanyut
Tanah Licin Sdn Bhd
Director: U-Wei Haji Saari
Producers: Julia Fraser
Starring: Peter O’Brien, Sofia Jane, Khalid Salleh
The Sapphires
The Weinstein Co.
Director: Wayne Blair
Producers: Rosemary Blight, Kylie Du Fresne
Starring: Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy
* Won, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards – Best Music Score (2012)
Felix, Net I Nika oraz teoretycznie mozliwa
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
Director: Wiktor Skrzynecki
Producers: Wlodzimierz Niderhaus
Starring: Klaudia Lepkowska, Maciej Stolarczyk, Kamil Klier
Red Dog
Endymion Films
Director: Kriv Stenders
Producers: Julie Ryan, Nelson Woss
Starring: Josh Lucas, Rachel Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes
* Nominated, AACTA Award – Best Original Music Score (2011)
* Nominated, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2011)
Beneath Hill 60
New South Wales Film & Television Office
Director: Jeremy Sims
Producer: Bill Leimbach
Starring: Brendan Cowell, Harrison Gilbertson, Steve Le Marquand
* Nominated, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (2010)
* Nominated, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2010)
Bran Nue Dae
Bankside Films
Director: Rachel Perkins
Producers: Graeme Isaac, Robyn Kershaw
Starring: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo
* Won, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2009)
* Nominated, IF Award – Best Music (2009)
FILM (CONTINUED)
Blessed
Head Gear Films
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Producers: Phil Hunt, Marian Macgowan, Compton Ross, Andrena Finlay
Starring: Miranda Otto, Frances O’Connor, Deborra-Lee Furness
Night
Circle Films
Director: Lawrence Johnston
Producers: Lawrence Johnston, Lizzette Atkins
* International Film Critics Association Awards – Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature (2008)
* Won, Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Documentary (2008)
Death Defying Acts
Zephyr Films/Macgowan Films Pty Ltd
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Producers: Marian Macgowan, Chris Curling
Starring: Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones
* Nominated, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2007)
* Won, Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album (2007)
* Won, APRA Music Award – Best Soundtrack Album (2007)
The Book of Revelation
Palace Films
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Producers: Al Klark
Starring: Tom Long, Greta Scacchi, & Colin Friels
* Won, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2006)
* Nominated, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (2006)
Hating Alison Ashley
Archlight Films Australia
Director: Geoffrey Bennett
Producers: John Brousek, Gary Hamilton, Victor Syrmis
Starring: Delta Goodrem
The Rage In Placid Lake
Film Movement
Director: Tony McNamara
Producer: Marian Macgowan
Starring: Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hammond, Ben Lee
Black and White
Duo Art Productions (Australia)
Director: Craig Lahiff
Producers: Helen Leake, Nik Powell
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox
La Spagnola
Wild Strawberries Pty Ltd.
Director: Steve Jacobs
Producers: Anna Maria Monticelli
Starring: Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolome
* Won, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (2001)
* Nominated, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2001)
Bootmen
Fox Searchlight
Director: Dein Perry
Producers: Hilary Linstead
Starring: Adam Garcia, Richard Carter, Anthony Hayes
* Won, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (2000)
* Won, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (2000)
Sensitive New-Age Killer
Frisson (Australia)
Director: Mark Savage
Producers: John Brousek, Mark Savage
Starring: Tyson Stein, Nicole Lambert, Julie Turner
The Wog Boy
20th Century Fox (Australia)
Director: Aleksi Vellis
Producers: John Brousek, Nick Giannopoulos
Starring: Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell
Two Hands
Beyond Films Limited
Director: Gregor Jordan
Producers: Marian Macgowan
Starring: Rose Byrne, David Field, Heath Ledger
* Won, Australian Screen Music Awards – Best Original Music for a Feature Film (1999)
* Nominated, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (1999)
* Nominated, FCCA Award – Best Music Score (1999)
* Won, APRA Music Award – Best Film Score (1999)
Strange Fits of Passion
Meridian Films
Director: Elise McCredie
Producers: Lucy Maclaren
Starring: Steve Adams, Mitchell Butel, Samuel Johnson
* Nominated, Australian Screen Music Awards – Best Original Music for a Feature Film (1999)
Hurrah (aka Heaven Sent)
Spin Pictures International
Director: Frank Shields
Producers: Julie Marlow, John Wostenholme
Starring: Tushka Bergen, Marton Csokas
Lilian’s Story
Beyond Films Limited
Director: Jerzy Domaradzki
Producers: Marian Macgowan
Starring: Toni Collette, Ruth Cracknell, John Flaus
* Asia-Pacific Film Festival – Best Music Award
* Nominated, AFI Award – Best Original Music Score (1996)
* Nominated, ARIA Music Award – Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording (1996)
SERIES
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Amazon Studios
Directors: Larysa Kondracki, Michael Rymer, Amanda Brotchie
Producers: Brett Popplewell, Jo Porter, Antonia Barnard
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Lola Bessis, Lily Sullivan
FILM (CONTINUED)
Little J & Big Cuz
NITV
Directors: Tony Thorne, Beck Cole
Producer: Ned Lander
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Mark Coles Smith
Parer’s War (TV Film)
ABC TV
Director: Alister Grierson
Producers: Andrew Wiseman
Starring: Adelaide Clemens, Matthew Le Nevez, Nicholas Bell
The Broken Shore (TV Film)
ABC1
Director: Rowan Woods
Producers: Ian Collie, Andrew Knight
Starring: Don Hany, Claudia Karvan, Anthony Haynes
Serangoon Road
HBO Asia
Creator: Paul D. Barron
Starring: Don Hany, Joan Chen, Michael Dorman
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (TV Film)
Burberry Productions
Director: Shawn Seet
Producer: Margot McDonald
Starring: John Waters, Jessica De Gouw, Shane Jacobson
* Won, Screen Music Awards – Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie (2013)
Carla Cametti PD
SBS Television
Creators: Jo Martino, Samantha Wilson
Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Diana Glenn, Vince Colosimo
The Society Murders
Power/Network Ten
Director: Brendan Maher
Producers: Fiona Eagger, Greg Haddrick
Starring: Asher Keddie, Georgie Parker, Nicholas Eadie
The Brush-Off (TV Film)
Huntaway Films (New Zealand)
Director: Sam Neill
Producers: Jay Cassells, John Clark, Stephen Luby, Sam Neill, Mark Ruse
Starring: David Wenham, Mitch Molloy, Deborah Kennedy
SERIES (CONTINUED)
Passport to Parenthood
SBC Television (Australia)
Director: Davor Dirlic
Producers: Lizzette Atkins, Beth Frey
After the Deluge (TV Film)
CoxKnight Productions (Australia)
Director: Brendan Maher
Producers: Richard Keddie, Andrew Knight, Andrew Wiseman
Starring: David Wenham, Hugo Weaving, Samuel Johnson
* 2003 Australian Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack
* Nominated, Open Craft Award
* Nominated, ARIA Music Award – Best Original Soundtrack Album (2003)
Short Cuts
Burberry Productions (Australia)
Director: Elise McCredie, Moira Moss, Karl Zwicky, David Swann
Producers: Margot McDonald
Halifax f.p: The Scorpion’s Kiss
Director: Paul Moloney
Producers: Steve Jodrell, Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
Starring: Rebecca Gibney, William McInnes, Richad Cawthorne
Eugenie Sandler P.I.
Burberry Productions (Australia)
Director: Moira Moss, Colin Mowbray
Producers: Margot McDonald
Starring: Xaris Miller, Matthew Vennell, Martin Jacobs
After the Rain
Golden Square Pictures
Director: Mark Lamprell
Producers: Jackie O’Sullivan
Starring: Ellen Porizkova, Robert Taylor, Rupert Cox
Witch Hunt (TV Film)
Golden Square Pictures
Director: Scott Hartford-Davis
Producers: Alan Hardy, Jackie O’ Sullivan
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Cameron Daddo, Jerone Ehlers
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
South Australian Film Corp (Australia)
Director: Richard Flanagan
Producers: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek
* Australian Screen Music Awards – Best Soundtrack Album
* Nominated, ARIA Music Award – Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording (1998)
Sweat
Barron Entertainment Ltd. (Australia)
Director: Dan Burstall, Steve Jodrell, Malcolm McDonald
Producers: Margot McDonald
Starring: Martin Henderson, Inge Hornstra, Melissa Thomas
Sky Trackers
Director: Mario Andreacchio, Steve Jodrell, Julian McSwiney
Producers: Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald
Starring: Petra Jared, Emily-Jane Romig, Zbych Trofiniuk