Abel Korzeniowski

born on 18/7/1972 in Krakow, Poland

Abel Korzeniowski

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Abel Korzeniowski

Korzeniowski at Film Music Festival in Cracow, 2013
Born 18 July 1972
Kraków, Poland

Abel Korzeniowski (abl kofski; born 18 July 1972) is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.

Life and career

Korzeniowski was born in Kraków. He had contact with music from early childhood: his mother Barbara plays the 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]

He arranged Patricia Kaass new record album which is a tribute to Edith Piaf, one of the finest performing artists of the 20th century.

Works

  • Penny Dreadful (2014) (Television Series)
  • Romeo and Juliet (2013)
  • Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
  • Kaas chante Piaf (2012)
  • W.E. (2012)
  • Copernicus Star (2011)
  • A Single Man (2009)
  • Tickling Leo (2009)
  • Confessions of a Go-Go Girl (2008)
  • What We Take from Each Other (2008)
  • Battle for Terra (2007)
  • Pu-239 (2007)
  • Tomorrows Weather (2003)
  • An Angel in Cracow (2002)
  • Big Animal (2000)
  • Metropolis (new score) (1927)

Awards and nominations

Awards

  • 2011 CUE Awards 2011 Best Dramatic Score and Best Cue on Soundtrack - W.E. (Dance For Me Wallis).
  • 2010 World Soundtrack Award 2010 Public Choice and Discovery Of The Year [3] - A Single Man
  • 2010 The International Cinephile Society 2010 (ICS) for Best Original Score [4] - A Single Man
  • 2010 AFT Awards 2010 for Best Original Score [5] - A Single Man
  • 2009 International Film Music Critics Association 2009 (IFMCA) for Best Original Score for a Drama Film [6] - A Single Man
  • 2009 San Diego Film Critics Society 2009 for Best Score - A Single Man
  • 2005 Golden Knight Award 2005 for Best Composer - Tomorrows weather
  • 2002 Jancio Wodnik Award 2002 for Best Music - An angel in Cracow
  • 2002 Ludwik Award 2002 for Best Music for Theater Play - Kafka

Nominations

  • 2011 Golden Globe Nominations 2012 for Best Original Score - W.E.
  • 2011 IFMCA Award Nominations 2011 for Best Original Score for a Drama Film - W.E.
  • 2010 World Soundtrack Academy 2010 for Best Original Film Score of the Year - A Single Man
  • 2001 Golden Ducks Award 2001 for Best Film Composer
  • 2000 Golden Lions Award 2000 for Best Music for Film - Big Animal

References

External links

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