Cezary Skubiszewski (“scoobee shesky”)is one of Australia’s leading film composers whose work has claimed numerous awards.
Cezary’s first film score was for LILIAN’S STORY (1996), directed by fellow Pole Jerzy Domaradzki and staring Toni Collette. This was followed by BOOTMEN (2000) and LA SPAGNOLA (2001), for which he collected Best Original Music awards from the Australian Film Institute. His other early works include BLACK & WHITE (2002), THE BRUSH OFF (2004), THE BOOK OF REVELATION and BLESSED.
His work on the 1999 film TWO HANDS saw Cezary collect the Best Film Score Award from APRA at the annual Screen Music awards. This was followed in later years by the mini-series AFTER THE DELUGE (2003) starring Hugo Weaving and Rachel Griffiths, and DEATH DEFYING ACTS (2007) for which he also received Best Film Score Awards. He then went on to compose scores for THE BOOK OF REVELATION (2006) and BLESSED (2009).
His latest work composing for NIGHT (2008) BRAN NUE DAE (2009), RED DOG (2011) and THE SAPPHIRES (2012) – which received critical acclaim at an international level, have seen him win awards from Inside Film and the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
Cezary’s has also composed music for a number of adverts,including SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL FINALS, MELBOURNE 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, CARLTON DRAUGHT BIG AD campaign and the VB BOTTLE SYMPHONY which became a worldwide hit.
For the past four years he has been the Musical Director of APRA/AGSC Screen Music Awards and has a number of upcoming projects including SERRANGOON ROAD (2013) and THE BROKEN SHORE (2014).
“I still think that I’m on a journey to discover more about myself, about what I can come up with. With every job, you feel like you are always challenging yourself” Cezary Skubiszewski
Score Composing with Cezary Skubiszewski: Composing for the Screen and the Functions of Film Music
