BIO en Español
Francisco Sokolowicz es un compositor y productor musical argentino-español especializado en bandas sonoras que reside en Madrid.
A lo largo de su carrera, ha encontrado su vocación en la creación de mundos sonoros en colaboración con artistas de distintas disciplinas. Esta búsqueda personal lo ha llevado a componer la música original para más de 50 proyectos artísticos tales como largometrajes, series de televisión, cortometrajes, videojuegos y publicidades, a la vez que obras de teatro y video-instalaciones. Francisco también se ha desempeñado en la composición de músicas adicionales trabajando para Trafalgar 13 Music House y explorado en piezas de concierto.
En Buenos Aires, ha realizado sus estudios de piano en el Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla y con la renombrada pianista clásica Susana Kasakoff. A su vez, ha llevado a cabo su formación en audioperceptiva con María del Carmen Aguilar y profundizado sus estudios de orquestación sinfónica con Gabriel Senanes. Se ha formado bajo la tutela de Daniel Montes en composición, armonía, contrapunto, orquestación y análisis musical.
En el año 2015, Francisco ha sido ganador de una beca de Berklee College of Music para cursar el Master Certificate in Film Scoring. A su vez, Sokolowicz ha participado de residencias de verano con compositores de renombre mundial como Sean Callery, Michael Levine y Mark Snow en New York University, en el marco de los programas Steinhardt Film Scoring Workshop y Scoring for Television en la ciudad de Nueva York; John Lunn y Conrad Pope en Baden, Austria, en los workshops Scoring for TV Drama Series y Orchestration and Arranging; Christopher Young en Varna, Bulgaria, dentro del Film Scoring Summer Program; y Hummie Mann, quien imparte el Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Summer Program en Seattle. Asimismo, en 2019 Francisco ha sido seleccionado como uno de los diez compositores activos para participar en el XVII Taller de Sonido y Música para Cine impulsado por la Fundación Sgae y llevado a cabo en Madrid durante los meses de octubre y diciembre.
En 2019 Sokolowicz ha sido honrado con el 3er premio en la competencia internacional de música para películas RecChange por su composición para el cortometraje Daniel y en 2020 ha sido invitado por Berklee College of Music para impartir clases en el Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television and Videogames para alumnos de todo el mundo. En 2021, ha estado trabajando en la serie “La Cocinera de Castamar”, por Antena 3 y emitida en Netflix, como editor musical, asistiendo al compositor Iván Palomares.
Actualmente, se encuentra trabajando en proyectos que se desarrollan en ciudades como Los Ángeles, Londres, Jerusalem, Madrid, Buenos Aires y Lima. Además, compone regularmente para la compañía MPath (distribuida por APM) del multipremiado compositor Michael Levine.
ENGLISH bio
Francisco Sokolowicz is an Argentine-Spanish music composer and producer specialized in soundtracks, who lives in Madrid.
Throughout his career, has found his calling in the creation of sound worlds in collaboration with artists from different disciplines. This personal quest has led him to compose the original music for more than 50 artistic projects such as feature films, television series, short films, video games and advertisements, as well as plays and video installations. Francisco has also composed additional music for Trafalgar 13 Music House and has explored the composition of concert pieces.
In Buenos Aires, Francisco studied piano at Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla and with the renowned classical pianist Susana Kasakoff. He also learnt audioperception with María del Carmen Aguilar and deepened his studies in symphonic orchestration with Gabriel Senanes. He was trained under the tutelage of Daniel Montes in composition, harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and musical analysis.
In 2015, Francisco was awarded a scholarship from Berklee College of Music to study for the Master Certificate in Film Scoring. In addition, Sokolowicz participated in summer residencies with world-renowned composers such as Sean Callery, Michael Levine and Mark Snow at New York University, as part of the Steinhardt Film Scoring Workshop and Scoring for Television programs in New York City; John Lunn and Conrad Pope in Baden, Austria, in the workshops Scoring for TV Drama Series and Orchestration and Arranging; Christopher Young in Varna, Bulgaria, in the Film Scoring Summer Program; and Hummie Mann, who teaches the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Summer Program in Seattle. Also, in 2019 Francisco was selected as one of the ten active composers to participate in the XVII Taller de Sonido y Música para Cine promoted by Sgae Foundation and held in Madrid during the months of October and December.
In 2019 Sokolowicz was honored with the third prize in the international film scoring competition RecChange for the short film Daniel, and in 2020 he was invited by Berklee College of Music to give classes in the Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television and Videogames for students around the world. In 2021, he has been working on the prime time Spanish TV Series La cocinera de Castamar (Antena 3 and Netflix) as music editor, assisting composer Iván Palomares.
Francisco is currently working on projects in cities such as Los Angeles, London, Jerusalem, Madrid, Buenos Aires and Lima. In addition, he regularly composes for the MPath Company (distributed by APM) of multi-award winning composer Michael Levine.