The Broken Shore
This CD won Best Soundtrack Album at the APRA/AMCOS Screen Music Awards on 12 November 2014. It is Cezary Skubiszewski’s original score for the film The Broken Shore.
John Barrett clarinet, duduk
Lou Bennett aboriginal death wail
Jessica Bell violin
Nicholas Buc violin
Jason Bunn viola
Paul Lucian Ghica cello
James Churchill cello
Cezary Skubiszewski piano, hang drum
Ashton Smith Singers choir
Sarah Curro violin
Monica Curro violin
Christopher Cartlidge viola
Michelle Wood cello
Joe Chindamo piano
The film is a faithful and beguiling adaptation of the boundary-defying novel The Broken Shore by award-winning Peter Temple, who said: “I think Essential Media have done a terrific job with TBS – great writers, great cast, really intelligent direction and photography.”
The Broken Shore premiered on 2 February 2014 on ABC television.
Artist

Cezary Skubiszewski
Cezary Skubiszewski is a Polish-born Australian screen composer whose film and television scores move freely between orchestra, jazz and popular styles, and have earned him major national awards.
Audio previews
Tracks
- The Broken Shore title music Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 2:59
- A detective shakes Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 2:25
- Conductus – a past returns (trad./arr. C. Skubiszewski) Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:54
- Where the road ends Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:23
- Where truth hides Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:15
- Quartet Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:22
- Haunted Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:49
- One kiss a lifetime ago Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 2:43
- A childhood never had Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 5:22
- Long and lonely roads Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 1:34
- The ocean claims another Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 2:51
- A performance for one Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 3:03
- Payback Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 5:01
- Finale – a broken end Cezary Skubiszewski Arr: Nicholas Buc 2:51
Performers
- C-ZEE Orchestra
- John Barrett · clarinet, duduk
- Lou Bennett · aboriginal death wail · track 11
- Jessica Bell
- Nicholas Buc
- Jason Bunn
- Paul Lucian Ghica
- James Churchill
- Cezary Skubiszewski · piano, hang drum
- Ashton Smith Singers · track 3
- Sarah Curro · track 6
- Monica Curro · track 6
- Christopher Cartlidge · track 6
- Michelle Wood · track 6
- Joe Chindamo
Composer
Nicholas Buc
Nicholas Buc is a violinist and string arranger. He is a member of the Melbourne-based C-ZEE Orchestra, a pool of orchestral players assembled for film soundtrack work.
Where to listen
The Broken Shore is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
The Broken Shore is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3373
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 46 minutes 32 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Andy Baldwyn
- Mixing Engineer
- Andy Baldwyn
- Mastering Engineer
- Christian Scallan
- Venue
- Way Of The Eagle Studios
- Release date
- 20 Mar 2014
- Musical work
copyright - © 2013 Cezary Skubiszewski
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2014 Move Records
- Category
- Soundtrack
- Genre
- Stage & Screen
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574337372
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