Fariborz Lachini is a film score composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 originally from Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 based in Canada

Canada

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Career

He started his career in Iran writing music for children, creating "Avaz Faslha va Rangha" at the age of 18 which caught the attention of royal family of the time. The title of national Iranian TV's children programming for more than two decades, was one of his earlier works. Before Iran's Islamic Revolution, he also created music for some of Iran's pop icons.

After the Islamic Revolution he moved to Europe to study Musicology in the Universite de Paris - Sorbonne

Sorbonne

The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...

. It was then that his music became influenced by the European styles. He returned home and created one of the best loved contemporary solo piano albums of all in Iran with a unique style, a combination of Persian and European Romantic styles called "Paeez Talaee", also known as Golden Autumn, which has been the number one seller for years in Iran and has attracted fans from all around the world.

He started composing for motion pictures using the skills and technology acquired in Europe and soon earned himself recognition as a pioneer of computer technology in music in Cinema of Iran

Cinema of Iran

The cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran, and Iranian art films win praise around the world....

. Since 1988, he has scored for more than a hundred feature films, some of which have been showcased internationally in North America, Europe and Asia.

Discography

• 1976: Avaz Faslha Va Rangha
• 1977: Avazhaye Digar
• 1978: Afsoon
• 1989: Childish
• 1990: Pomegranate and Cane
• 1989: Golden Autumn 1
• 1991: In a Cold Winter Night
• 1991: Golden Autumn 2
• 1992: Wolf's Trail Soundtrack
• 1978: Flying
• 1994: Songs of the Sun Land
• 1998: The Tribe of Love
• 2000: For Your Birthday
• 2000: Waves of Memories 1
• 2001: Pandemonium of Fire and Water
• 2002: A Letter
• 2003: Waves of Memories 2
• 2005: Last Word of Nowadays
• 2005: Sepidar
• 2006: Best Soundtracks of Fariborz Lachini - Vol.1
• 2006: Golden Autumn 3
• 2008: Scent of Yesterday 1
• 2008: Scent of Yesterday 2
• 2008: Aida - Film Score
• 2008: Golden Autumn 4
• 2008: Requiem 1
• 2008: Golden Memories 1
• 2008: Scent of Yesterday 3
• 2009: Scent of Yesterday 4
• 2009: Scent of Yesterday 5
• 2009: Salam - Film Score
• 2009: Piano Adagios
• 2009: Christmas Piano
• 2010: Requiem 2
• 2010: Gol Afshan 1
• 2010: Gol Afshan 2
• 2010: Diar 1
• 2010: Scent of Yesterday 6
• 2010: Diar 2
• 2010: Golden Memories 2
• 2010: Scent of Yesterday 7
• 2010: La Chambre Noire - Film Score
• 2010: Diar 3
• 2010: Scent of Yesterday 8
• 2010: Scent of Yesterday 9
• 2011: Scent of Yesterday 10
• 2011: Scent of Yesterday 11
• 2011: Requiem 3

Filmography (as composer)

• 1978: Baba Khaldar (Iran)
• 1979: Maryam and Mani (Iran)
• 1989: Pomegranate and Cane (Nar-o-Ney) (Iran)
• 1990: Sun's Blade (Iran)
• 1990: The Singing Cat (Iran)
• 1990: Snake's Fang (Iran)
• 1991: Life's Luck (Iran)
• 1992: The Man in the Mirror (Iran)
• 1993: Once and For All (Iran)
• 1994: The Wolf's Trail (Iran)
• 1994: Jewel Mountain (Iran)
• 1994: Bluff (Iran)
• 1994: Lost Paradise (Iran)
• 1995: Utterly Cold Blooded (Iran)
• 1995: Trap (Iran)
• 1995: Born Loser (Iran)
• 1996: Javanmard (Iran)
• 1996: Unforgiven (Iran)
• 1997: Wounded (Iran)
• 1997: Claws in Dust (Iran)
• 1998: Tootia (Iran)
• 1998: Stranger (Iran)
• 1999: Youth (Iran)
• 2000: Friends (Iran)
• 2002: Disturbant (Iran)
• 2003: Poison of Honey (Iran)
• 2003: Donya (Iran)
• 2003: Black Eyes (Iran)
• 2003: Boutique (Iran)
• 2004: Non Stop to Tokyo (Iran)
• 2004: Salam (Iran/Afghanestan)
• 2005: Top of Tower (Iran)
• 2005: Redemption at 8:20 (Iran)
• 2005: I saw Your Father Last Night, Aida (Iran/USA)
• 2005: Requiem of Snow
  Requiem of Snow
  Requiem of Snow is a 2005 film written by Iranian screenwriter Sholeh Shariati and directed by the Kurdish-Iranian director Jamil Rostami. It is a joint production of Iran and Iraq and also the first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.-Plot:In a village...
  
  (Iran/Iraq)
• 2005: 365 Boots on Ground (USA)
• 2006: Wedding Dinner (Iran)
• 2007: My Pink Shirt (Canada)

External links

• Fariborz Lachini Official Site