# Abel Korzeniowski

Abel Korzeniowski (Polish pronunciation:; born 18 July 1972) is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores.

## 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 (The Big Animal).
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.
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.

## Film and television

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 2000 | The Big Animal | Jerzy Stuhr | Oscilloscope Milestone Films | — |
| 2002 | An Angel in Krakow | Artur Wieçek | Beres i Baron Media Production Studio Filmowe L&L | — |
| 2003 | Tomorrow's Weather | Jerzy Stuhr | Studio Filmowe Zebra | — |
| 1927 | Metropolis | Fritz Lang | UFA Parufamet | New score 2004 |
| 2007 | Pu-239 | Scott Z. Burns | Beacon Pictures HBO Films | — |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Aristomenis Tsirbas | Snoot Toons IM Global Lionsgate Roadside Attractions | — |
| 2008 | What We Take from Each Other | Scott Z. Burns | 60Frames Entertainment | Short film |
| 2008 | Confessions of a Go-Go Girl | Grant Harvey | — | — |
| 2009 | Tickling Leo | Jeremy Davidson | — | — |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Tom Ford | Artina Films Depth of Field Fade to Black The Weinstein Company IM Global | — |
| 2011 | Copernicus' Star | Zdzislaw Kudla Andrzej Orzechowski | Studio Filmów Rysunkowych Wytwórnia Filmów Dukumentalnych I Fabularnych Bank Spóldzielczy w Skoczowie Kino Swiat | — |
| 2012 | W.E. | Madonna Louise Ciccone | Semtex Films IM Global StudioCanal The Weinstein Company | — |
| 2013 | Escape from Tomorrow | Randy Moore | Mankurt Media Producers Distribution Agency FilmBuff Cinedigm | — |
| 2013 | Romeo & Juliet | Carlo Carlei | Amber Entertainment Echo Lake Entertainment Swarovski Entertainment Icon Productions Entertainment Film Distributors Relativity Media | — |
| 2014-16 | Penny Dreadful | John Logan | Desert Wolf Productions Neal Street Productions Showtime Networks | TV series |
| 2015 | A Grain of Truth | Borys Lankosz | — | — |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Tom Ford | Fade to Black Productions Artina Films Focus Features Universal Pictures | — |
| 2018 | The Nun | Corin Hardy | New Line Cinema Atomic Monster The Safran Company Warner Bros. Pictures | — |
| 2020 | The Courier | Dominic Cooke | 42 FilmNation Entertainment SunnyMarch Lionsgate Roadside Attractions | — |
| 2022 | Till | Chinonye Chukwu | Orion Pictures Eon Productions Frederick Zollo Productions Whoop, Inc. United Artists Releasing Universal Pictures | — |
| 2022 | Emily | Frances O'Connor | Embankment Films Ingenious Media Tempo Productions Arenamedia Warner Bros. Pictures | — |
| 2024 | The Watchers | Ishana Night Shyamalan | New Line Cinema Blinding Edge Pictures Inimitable Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures | — |

## Albums

* Kaas chante Piaf (2012)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 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 | A Single Man | Nominated | — |
| 2009 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | A Single Man | Won | |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Film Score of the Year | A Single Man | Nominated | — |
| 2010 | AFT Awards | Best Original Score | A Single Man | Won | |
| 2010 | The International Cinephile Society (ICS) | Best Original Score | A Single Man | Won | |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Award | Public Choice | A Single Man | Won | |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Award | Discovery Of The Year | A Single Man | Won | |
| 2011 | CUE Awards | Best Dramatic Score | W.E. ("Dance For Me, Wallis") | Won | — |
| 2011 | CUE Awards | Best Cue on Soundtrack | W.E. ("Dance For Me, Wallis") | 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 | W.E. | Nominated | — |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | Romeo & Juliet | Won | |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Romeo & Juliet | Won | |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | Romeo & Juliet | Won | |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | Escape from Tomorrow | Won | |
| 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 | Penny Dreadful | Won | |
| 2016 | Anthony Asquith Award | Best Original Score | Nocturnal Animals | Nominated | — |