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name: "Lukasz Pawel Buda"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lukasz-pawel-buda"
fi1m_id: "lukasz-pawel-buda"
tmdb_id: 1671688
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "26 February 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:56:40.725906+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lukasz Pawel Buda

## Identity

Lukasz Pawel Buda

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lukasz-pawel-buda
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lukasz-pawel-buda
- **TMDB ID:** 1671688
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1671688

Composer. Born 26 February 1979 in Wrocław, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 26 February 1979, Wrocław, Poland
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1671688

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Hunt for the Wilderpeople*](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md) (82)

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## Biography

Lukasz Pawel Buda, also known as Luke Buda, is a New Zealand composer and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Wrocław, Poland, on 26 February 1979, he moved to New Zealand in 1987. He is a member of the band The Phoenix Foundation and collaborates with Samuel Scott and Conrad Wedde in the group Moniker.

Buda has composed scores for several New Zealand films and television series. His film credits include *Boy* (2010) and *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), both directed by Taika Waititi, as well as *Eagle vs Shark* (2007). Television work includes *Cleverman* (2016–2017) and *Wellington Paranormal* (2018–2022). He is based in Wellington, where he maintains a studio.

*Sources: imdb.com, nzonscreen.com, discogs.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

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- *Beyond the Known World* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Cleverman* (2016), series, Music Supervisor
- *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md)
- *Boy* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Separation City* (2009), Music
- *Eagle vs Shark* (2007), as Party Man

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