Mikolai Stroinski

Polish composer (born 1979)

Mikolai Stroinski

Birth name| Mikołaj Stroiński
Born|  (1979-06-03) 3 June 1979 (age 45)
Nairobi, Kenya
Origin| Los Angeles, California, US
Genres|

* Film music
* television music
* video game music
* soundtrack

Occupation(s)| Composer, music producer
Years active| 2009–present
Website| mikolaistroinski.com

Musical artist

Mikolai Stroinski (or Mikołaj Stroiński; born 3 June 1979)[1] is a Polish film, television, and video game composer.[2][3][4][5]

## Life and career

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Mikolai was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and grew up in Warsaw and Zalesie Górne, Poland.[6][7] He is a graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and the Berklee College of Music in Boston (2004), where he studied jazz piano and film scoring.[1][8] He writes original music for films and video games.[9] He is known for scoring the video games The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Metamorphosis.[10][11]

He lives and works in Los Angeles,[12] where he moved after graduation.[1] He began his career, scoring and composing music for TV programs and films, and then expanded to the gaming industry.[12] He is also a music producer,[13] working from his own studio, founded in Los Angeles in 2006.[1] In 2017 he composed the soundtrack for the opening ceremony of Hannover Messe trade fair in Germany.[14]

## Selected works

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### Video games

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Year  | Game  | Developer

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2014  | MouseCraft | Crunching Koalas
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | The Astronauts
The Witcher Adventure Game | CD Projekt Red, Can Explode Games
2015  | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | CD Projekt Red
2017  | Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 | CI Games
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | CD Projekt Red
2018  | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | CD Projekt Red
Kursk | Jujubee
Attack of the Earthlings | Team Junkfish
Detached: Non-VR Edition | Anshar Studios
2019  | Bee Simulator [pl] | Varsav Game Studios
2019  | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts | CI Games
2020  | Metamorphosis | Ovid Works
2021  | Chernobylite | The Farm 51
Age of Empires IV | Relic Entertainment, World's Edge
2022  | Diablo Immortal | Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase
2024  | Nobody Wants to Die | Critical Hit Games
2025  | Assassin's Creed Jade | Ubisoft

### Television

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* Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (2010)
* Baby Boomer Bunnies (2011)
* Paradoks (2012)
* Without Secrets (2012–2013)
* Zbrodnia (2014–2015)
* Kaprys losu (2016)
* The Liberator (2020)
* Capelli Code (2021)
* Queen (2022)

### Film

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* Hired Gun (2009)
* Modjeska-Woman Triumphant (2009)
* Wonderful Summer (2010)
* Marchewkowe pole (2016)
* Over the Limit (2017)
* Dangerous Words from the Fearless (2017)
* Diplodocus (2024)
* The Boy at the Edge of the World (2025)

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Result  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Ref.

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2014  | Won  | Annual Game Music Awards  | Best Score Orchestral / Cinematic;
Artist of the Year – Outstanding Contribution-Newcomer  | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | [15][16]
2015  | Nominated  | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score – Video Game  | [17]
Nominated  | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Won  | NAVGTR Awards | Original Dramatic Score, Franchise  | [18]
2020  | Won  | Music + Sound Awards  | Best Original Composition in Gaming  | Bee Simulator [pl] | [19]
Nominated  | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Best Original Instrumental;
Best Music in a Casual Game;
Best Original Soundtrack Album  | [20]
Won  | Best Music for an Indie Game  | [21]
2021  | Nominated  | Metamorphosis | [22]
Nominated  | Music of the Year
Won  | Society of Composers & Lyricists | Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media  | [23]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "'Cudowne lato': twórcy. Mikołaj Stroiński". interia.pl (in Polish). 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
2. ^ "How Mikolai Stroinski And Garry Schyman Created An Enchanting Score For Metamorphosis". thegamer.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
3. ^ "Mikolai Stroinski's Light-As-Air Soundtrack For 'Bee Simulator'". wshu.org. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
4. ^ "How I Composed Music for 'The Witcher': An Interview with Mikołaj Stroiński". culture.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
5. ^ "AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER MIKOLAI STROINSKI JOINS CI GAMES' SNIPER GHOST WARRIOR 3 DEVELOPMENT TEAM". cogconnected.com. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
6. ^ "Nominees for original score for interactive media". digital.copcomm.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
7. ^ "Z Zalesia do Los Angeles". kurierpoludniowy.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
8. ^ "Mikołaj Stroiński, kompozytor". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
9. ^ Lech, Filip. "Mikołaj Stroiński". culture.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
10. ^ "Mikolai Stroinski discusses The Witcher 3". audiogang.org. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
11. ^ "Interview: Transforming with Metamorphosis Composers Mikolai Stroinski and Garry Schyman". pushsquare.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
12. ^ a b "Mikolai Stroinski". pspaudioware.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. ^ "Mikołaj Stroiński". sfp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
14. ^ "Unique spectacle of Polish young artists". baletcolor.pl. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
15. ^ "Annual Game Music Awards 2014 – Scores of the Year". vgmonline.net. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
16. ^ "Annual Game Music Awards 2014 – Artists of the Year". vgmonline.net. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
17. ^ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Sam Smith, Lady Gaga, Brian Wilson Among Nominees". hollywoodreporter.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
18. ^ "2015 Winners". navgtr.org. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
19. ^ "THE MUSIC SOUND AWARDS BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION 2020 WINNERS". masawards.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
20. ^ "Game Audio Network Guild Announces 18th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Nominees". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
21. ^ "2020 Awards". audiogang.org. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
22. ^ "G.A.N.G. Awards Winners: 'The Last of Us Part II' Leads With Eight Wins". variety.com. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
23. ^ "SCL AWARDS". thescl.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

## External links

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* Mikolai Stroinski on SoundCloud
* Mikolai Stroinski at IMDb
* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Poland

Artists|

* MusicBrainz