Cezary Skubiszewski

Cezary Jan Skubiszewski (born 1948) is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer whose work has received international acclaim winning numerous awards. Most notably Cezary is the recipient of four Australian Academy Film Television Awards (AACTA). He composed the film scores for Two Hands (1999), Death Defying Acts (2008) Red Dog (2011), The Sapphires (2012) and the TV series, Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018). Personal life and education Skubiszewski was born in Warsaw, Poland. His mother was a classical pianist. Skubiszewski, himself began piano lessons at 8 years of age and received a classical musical education over a period of 10 years under the tutelage of the choir director of the Warsaw Opera. In the late 1960s, Skubiszewski played in bands including ACB with other Warsaw musicians such as Aleksander Bem. He then spent one year in Paris and did not return to Poland due to the nation’s political situation and his own sense of wanderlust. They have two children, Viva Bianca and Jan Skubiszewski. Both work in the Australian entertainment industry. Career In Australia, during 1978 and 1979, Skubiszewski played the Moog synthesizer, Rhodes piano and Clavinet in his jazz