Abel Korzeniowski


Abel Korzeniowski is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.
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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. 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.
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 a score for Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis for the New Horizons Film Festival, a major Polish festival. The film was shown with music performed live in Cieszyn in 2004.
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.
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.

Albums

Music for drama

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2000Golden Lions AwardBest Music for FilmThe Big AnimalNomitated
2001Golden Ducks AwardBest Film ComposerNomitated
2002Ludwig AwardBest Music for Theater PlayKafkaWon
2002Jancio Wodnik AwardBest MusicAn Angel in KrakowWon
2005Golden Knight AwardBest ComposerTomorrow's WeatherWon
2009San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest ScoreA Single ManWon
2009Golden Globe AwardsBest Original ScoreA Single ManNomitated
2009International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Drama FilmA Single ManWon
2010World Soundtrack AwardsBest Original Film Score of the YearA Single ManNomitated
2010AFT AwardsBest Original ScoreA Single ManWon
2010The International Cinephile Society Best Original ScoreA Single ManWon
2010World Soundtrack AwardPublic ChoiceA Single ManWon
2010World Soundtrack AwardDiscovery Of The YearA Single ManWon
2011CUE AwardsBest Dramatic ScoreW.E. Won
2011CUE AwardsBest Cue on SoundtrackW.E. Won
2011International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Drama FilmW.E.Nomitated
2012Golden Globe AwardsBest Original ScoreW.E.Nomitated
2013International Film Music Critics Association Film Score of the YearRomeo & JulietWon
2013International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Drama FilmRomeo & JulietWon
2013International Film Music Critics Association Film Composer of the YearRomeo & JulietWon
2013International Film Music Critics Association Film Composer of the YearEscape from TomorrowWon
2015International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television SeriesPenny DreadfulNomitated
2015British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Original Television MusicPenny DreadfulWon
2016Anthony Asquith AwardBest Original ScoreNocturnal AnimalsNomitated