Biography

Known as one of today's most aired network theme composers, Matthew Kajcienski stays active in the film, concert, and television genres. Credits include current main themes for Dick Wolf's "First Responders" (FOX 2019-current), Good Morning America (1975) (ABC 2007-Current), "Nightline" (2018-current), "20/20" (ABC 2010-Current), "This Week" (ABC 2012-Current), "America This Morning" (ABC 2013-Current), The Lookout (2013) (ABC), Farmed and Dangerous (HULU Series), Would You Fall For That (ABC), ABC's Olympic Theme Music, ABC's Oscars Opening Ceremony Theme, and ABC's Election Theme among others. Kajcienski holds degrees from the famed Juilliard School where he studied composition with Pulitzer/Oscar winner John Corigliano and Samual Adler as well as violin studies with Stephen Clapp. Award highlights include an Emmy, American Academy of Arts and Letters "Charles Ives" Scholarship Award, an ASCAP/Morton Gould Award, 1st place - TCM Young Film Composer's Competition, an NFAA Award (National Foundation for the Advancement of Arts) and a "Henry Mancini" Fellowship to name a few. Matthew has had works performed by notable soloists, chamber ensembles, and orchestras in the US and abroad including The Juilliard Orchestra, An die Musik and Ensemble du Monde as well as premieres in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Matthew has also composed music for award winning commercial campaigns including Clio/Bronze Lion award winning Shredded Wheat, Siemens, IBM, Kodak, Cisco, Wii, Merck, and others. Matthew is the founder/CCO of DreamArtists Music, specializing in original music for advertising and branding. He is also owner of The Perch (music production).
- IMDb mini biography by: William Harvey