Łukasz Targosz
| Łukasz Targosz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 February 1977 Cracow, Poland |
| Occupations | Musician, Film composer, Music producer |
Łukasz Targosz (Polish pronunciation: [wukaʂ targoʂ]) (born 20 February 1977 in Cracow) – a Polish film composer and music producer. A graduate from The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (Jazz and Pop Music Department) in 2002.
He started his career as a session musician. After writing music for a movie entitled Świadek koronny, he gained recognition. In 2010 he was awarded during Roma Fiction Fest for the best music written for a TV series Naznaczony.
Films, for which he composed music, are very popular. A romantic comedy entitled Letters to St. Nicolas achieved box-office success in Poland while the soundtrack quickly reached gold record status; Kochaj i tańcz is the first Polish dance movie which was watched by a record-breaking number of viewers; Odwróceni – a thriller TV series was reviewed as one of the best Polish TV series; Naznaczony was nominated during such festivals as RoseD’or, Monte-Carlo Television Festival and Roma Fition Fest;[1] the animation entitled The Game, which he also co-produced, was awarded during numerous international festivals, e.g. Boston International Film Festival, Mexico International Film Festival, On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Fest, Canada International Film Festival, Indie Fest. What is more, The Game was the only Polish animation which stood a chance to win an Oscar for the year 2012.[2]
He cooperated with various well-known artists, among them: Jennifer Batten (together they performed solos for Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana, which was used in the movie entitled Kochaj i tańcz), Renata Przemyk, Grzegorz Turnau, Janusz Radek, Robert Janowski, Doda, Afromental band.
He is a co-owner of the Music Production Studio SPOT which was found in 1999.
Discography
Music composed to:
Films
- 2012 - Hans Kloss. Stawka większa niż śmierć
- 2011 - Letters to St. Nicolas
- 2011 - Los numeros
- 2010 - Skrzydlate świnie aka Flying Pigs
- 2009 - Kochaj i tańcz aka Love and Dance
- 2008 - Kierowca aka Limousine
- 2007 - Świadek koronny aka The Crown Witness
- 2006 - Być kwiatem
Short movie
- 2011 - Mika
TV series
- 2012 - The Doctors
- 2012 - Friends
- 2012 - True Law
- 2011 - Układ Warszawski aka Warsaw Pact
- 2011 - Wszyscy kochają Romana (Polish TV series based on an American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond)
- 2011 - Instynkt aka Instinct
- 2010 – 2011 - Usta usta (Polish TV series based on the British series Cold Feet)
- 2010 – 2011 - Klub szalonych dziewic (Polish TV series based on Rozengeur & Wodka Lime)
- 2010 – 2011 - Prosto w serce (Polish TV series based on an Argentinian soap opera Sos mi vida)
- 2009 - Naznaczony aka Marked
- 2008 – 2009 - 39 i pół
- 2008 – 2009 - BrzydUla (Polish TV series based on a Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea)
- 2007 - Odwróceni aka Insiders
- 2006 – 2007 - Hela w opałach (Polish TV series based on an American sitcom Grace Under Fire)
- 2005 – 2009 - Niania (Polish TV series based on an American sitcom The Nanny)
Animation
- 2013 - Mice on Strike (composer and coproducer)
- 2013 - Bear Me (composer and coproducer)
- 2013 - Head's Life (composer and coproducer)
- 2012 - 2013 - Agi Bagi (composer and coproducer)
- 2012 - 2013 - Fennec (composer and coproducer)
- 2011 - The Game (composer and coproducer)