A turning point in Skorupa’s work was the soundtrack for the first part of The Witcher trilogy (2007) developed by CD Projekt Red, which he composed together with Paweł Błaszczak. Great stylistic range is noticeable in it – it moves freely between the conventions of monumental film music and Slavic folk. The title theme, later recurring in the third instalment of the series, soon became one of the most recognisable pieces in video game music.
RPGFan’s reviewer noted that The Witcher’s music is a ‘landmark achievement’, in many ways comparable to the work of Jeremy Soule – one of the video game industry’s most celebrated composers. IGN dubbed The Witcher’s music best soundtrack of 2007. Skorupa is also the co-creator of music in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Working on it was especially important for Skorupa because its opening scene was created by Platige Image (and directed by Tomasz Bagiński). As co-operation with Skorupa went well, Platige took him on board for more projects. He composed music for Grzegorz Jonkajtys’ Ark and Bagiński’s The Kinematograph. Skorupa also made music for City of Ruins – a film directed for the Warsaw Uprising Museum.
In 2017, at the Pixel Heaven Festival, Adam Skorupa received the Golden Pixel award for his outstanding input in the Polish game industry.
Originally written in Polish, August 2017, translated by Patryk Grabowski, October 2017