He had contact with music from early childhood: his mother Barbara plays the cello and both his brothers Antoni and Andrzej are musicians.

He graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków majoring in cello and composer studies under the supervision of Krzysztof Penderecki.

[1] Korzeniowski is a composer of film scores for several Polish films: Big Animal, Tomorrow's Weather, An Angel in Krakow, as well as Hollywood productions: Battle for Terra, Pu-239, Tickling Leo, A Single Man and W.E..

He composed the music for the adaptation of François Villon's 15th century work Le Testament.

Since 2017, Abel Korzeniowski has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.