Lukasz Targosz(I)

Born on 20th February 1977 in Kraków, Lukasz Targosz is a Polish film composer and music producer. Music was his greatest passion since he was a child. That is why he chose and successfully graduated from Jazz and Pop Music Department at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.

He started his career as a session musician, however he soon decided to incorporate into his plans his second hobby (cinema), and thus devoted himself to composing film music.

He gained recognition after writing music for a movie entitled "Swiadek koronny" ("State Witness"). His first award came only three years later in 2010 - during Roma Fiction Fest he received the prize for the best music composed for a TV series "Naznaczony" ("Marked"). The series was noticed by international critics and was also nominated during festivals: RoseD'Or and Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Lukasz Targosz has gained popularity thanks to movies for which he composed music and which quickly achieved box-office success, such as a romantic comedy entitled "Listy do M." ("Letters to Santa"), the soundtrack for which quickly reached gold record status; "Kochaj i tancz" ("Love and Dance") - the first Polish dance movie that was watched by a record-breaking number of viewers; "Odwróceni" ("Insiders") - a thriller TV series which was reviewed as one of the best Polish TV series; or an animation entitled "The Game" that he also co-produced and which 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.