George Oldziey

George Oldziey has been a professional musician since the age of 14. After his first three years in Brooklyn, NY, George grew up and spent his high school years in Westwood, NJ. He began studying accordion at the age of 7 but switched to trumpet two years later. He began playing trumpet professionally at the age of 15.
After graduating from high school, George moved to New York City to attend the Manhattan School of Music. George soon became a much sought after freelance performer in the NY metro area, versatile in all styles of music.
George moved to Austin in 1982 and continued his composition studies at the University of Texas where he earned a Master's degree in composition. He also continued his performance career around the Austin area where he played piano and keyboards with a variety of jazz, Brazilian, salsa, and classic rock bands. In 1991, George became a faculty member at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX where he teaches the jazz band, jazz piano and composition.
In 1994, George became an in-house composer for Origin Systems in Austin, for whom he composed music for “Wing Commander", "Crusader" and "Ultima" series. After four years at Origin, George left to start George Oldziey Music, Inc. and continued to compose and produce music for other games, including the Playstation 2 version of "Spongebob Squarepants" in 2002.
George has served as an orchestrator, score producer and contributing composer for the Robert Rodriguez films "Spy Kids 2", "Spy Kids 3", "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", "Kill Bill Volume 2", "Sin City", "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl", and "Planet Terror".
His most recent film credits in that capacity are “Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey,” and the recently released Robert Rodriquez film, “Shorts.”
George also works in his home studio as a recording engineer and producer for many Austin-based performing artists.