Background
Matišić was born in Ričice, near Imotski.
composer playwright screenwriter
Matišić was born in Ričice, near Imotski.
At the age of six, he moved to Zagreb, where he finished elementary and high school. Matišić graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, but he never practiced law.
His plays have been staged in Croatian theaters as well as internationally, and some of them have been adapted into feature films. As a composer, he is best known for his film and theatrical music Between 1996 and 1998, Matišić worked as a dramaturge in Jadran Film.
Since 1998, he works at the Croatian Radio.
He is also a docent at the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, where he is head of the Department of Dramaturgy. As of 2013, Matišić composed film music for all five Vinko Brešan"s feature films, winning Golden Arena for Best Film for two of them: Marshal Tito"s Spirit in 2000 and Witnesses in 2003.
Matišić is a multi-instrumental musician and a member of Hot Club Zagreb, a gypsy jazz band with international experience.