Sacha Skarbek is a British Ivor Novello Award two-time winner and Grammy nominated songwriter, producer, film scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for writing
James Blunt's hit singles "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover" as well as
Miley Cyrus' hit song "Wrecking Ball". Sasha Skarbek has worked with artists such as
Adele,
Lana Del Rey,
Tears for Fears,
Duffy and many more.
Sacha Skarbek is a classically trained musician, taught by distinguished pianist Ronald Smith. He received music scholarships to Northbourne Park and The King's School, Canterbury. After graduating from University of Oxford with a degree in music, Sacha was musical director and keyboard player for
Jon Bon Jovi,
Neneh Cherry,
Beverley Knight and
Alisha's Attic.
Sacha scored and supervised the music for the award-winning documentary film
For No Good Reason (2012), starring
Johnny Depp. He also scored and collaborated with
James Walsh on the soundtrack music for a film of
Chuck Palahniuk's
Lullaby.