Cezary Skubiszewski

Cezary Skubiszewski (born 1948 in Warsaw, Poland), is a Polish Australian composer for film, television and orchestra.

He studied the piano from the age of six. He migrated from Poland to Australia in 1974, when he was 25. As from 2003 he was living in East St Kilda, Melbourne. He is the father of the actor, Viva Skubiszewski (a.k.a. Viva Bianca), who played Ilithyia in the Starz TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010); and of the composer-producer, Jan Skubiszewski.

Skubiszewski first made his mark composing the score for Jerzy Domaradzki's Lilian's Story. He has worked with many Australian directors, composing scores for Gregor Jordan's Two Hands, Tony MacNamara's The Rage in Placid Lake and Gillian Armstrong's Death Defying Acts. For his work on film music Skubiszewski has received many awards including two from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for Bootmen and La Spagnola.

Skubiszewski also co-composed the music to the Australian Army's "Rise" recruiting campaign, Carlton Draught's 'Big Ad' and 'VB Symphony'.

ARIA Music Awards

2008 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording 3 Days in L.A. (2009) 2003 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack Album After the Deluge (2003) 1998 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) 1996 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording Lilian's Story (1996)

Australasian Performing Rights Association

2000 Won APRA Music Award Best Film Score Two Hands (1999) Shared with: Jan Skubiszewski 1998 Nominated APRA Music Award Best Film Score The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998)

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