Abel Korzeniowski
Abel Korzeniowski | |
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 Korzeniowski at Film Music Festival in Kraków, 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 July 1972 Kraków, Poland |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | www |
Abel Korzeniowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈabɛl koʐɛˈɲɔfski]; born 18 July 1972) is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.
Life and career
[edit]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.[1]
He won acclaim as the composer of music for films and theatre plays. In 2000, he received his first major individual prize – Golden Lions for Best Film Score at the Gdynia Film Festival for his music to Jerzy Stuhr’s Duże Zwierzę (The Big Animal).[1]
Korzeniowski 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 composed the music for the adaptation of François Villon's 15th century work Le Testament. The play was first performed in Toruń in 2002 and was directed by Marta Stebnicka. In 2004, he composed film score for the silent film Metropolis by Fritz Lang for the purpose of a major Polish film festival New Horizons Film Festival. The film was shown with music performed live in Cieszyn in 2004.[1]
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.[2][3]
In 2012, Korzeniowski arranged Patricia Kaas’s album, Kaas chante Piaf, which was recorded as a tribute to Edith Piaf.
Since 2017, Abel Korzeniowski has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[1]
Film and television
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Kaas chante Piaf (2012)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Golden Lions Award | Best Music for Film | The Big Animal | Nominated | — |
| 2001 | Golden Ducks Award | Best Film Composer | — | Nominated | — |
| 2002 | Ludwig Award | Best Music for Theater Play | Kafka | Won | — |
| 2002 | Jancio Wodnik Award | Best Music | An Angel in Krakow | Won | — |
| 2005 | Golden Knight Award | Best Composer | Tomorrow's Weather | Won | — |
| 2009 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Score | A Single Man | Won | — |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Score | Nominated | — | |
| 2009 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Won | [4] | |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Film Score of the Year | Nominated | — | |
| 2010 | AFT Awards | Best Original Score | Won | [5] | |
| 2010 | The International Cinephile Society (ICS) | Best Original Score | Won | [6] | |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Award | Public Choice | Won | [7] | |
| Discovery Of The Year | Won | [7] | |||
| 2011 | CUE Awards | Best Dramatic Score | W.E. ("Dance For Me, Wallis") | Won | — |
| Best Cue on Soundtrack | Won | — | |||
| 2011 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | W.E. | Nominated | — |
| 2012 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Score | Nominated | — | |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | Romeo & Juliet | Won | [8] |
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Won | [8] | |||
| Film Composer of the Year | Romeo & Juliet | Won | [8] | ||
| Escape from Tomorrow | Won | [8] | |||
| 2015 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Television Series | Penny Dreadful | Nominated | — |
| 2015 | British Academy Television Craft Awards (BAFTA) | Best Original Television Music | Won | [9] | |
| 2016 | Anthony Asquith Award | Best Original Score | Nocturnal Animals | Nominated | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Marek Dusza (25 February 2014). "Abel Korzeniowski". culture.pl. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Billboard Staff (2011-12-15). "Madonna's 'W.E.' Lands 2 Golden Globe Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Full List of Golden Globes 2012 Winners". The Herald Sun. The McClatchy Company. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
- ^ "IFMCA announces winners of 2009 Awards". March 1, 2010.
- ^ "AFT Awards: Best Original Score".
- ^ Stevens, Beth (June 14, 2010). "2010 ICS Award Winners". International Cinephile Society.
- ^ a b Awards, World Soundtrack. "World Soundtrack Awards". World Soundtrack Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Abel Korzeniowski receives IFMCA Awards for Romeo & Juliet, Composer of the Year". filmmusiccritics.org. March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Television Craft in 2015 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
External links
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- Official Website
- Abel Korzeniowski at IMDb
- Interview with Abel Korzeniowski about his career until 2009
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