''Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)'' is the original motion picture

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for the 2017 Australian

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of the same name starring

Osamah Sami Osamah Sami (born 10 March 1983 in Qom, Iran) is an Australian stage and screen actor, writer, spoken-word artist, and stand-up comedian of Iraqi origin. His critically acclaimed book ''Good Muslim Boy'', was the winner of the 2016 NSW Premie ...

and

Don Hany Don Hany (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role in the series ''White Collar Blue'', Dr. Chris Havel in ''Offspring'', and the leading role of Zane Malik in the SBS series '' East West 101''. He is also ...

. The soundtrack is credited to

Nigel Westlake Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films ''Ali's Wedding'', '' Paper Planes'', ''Miss Potter'', ''Babe'', '' Babe: Pig in the City'', '' Children of ...

Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and firs ...

with

Joseph Tawadros Joseph Tawadros (born 6 October 1983) is an Egyptian-born Coptic Australian multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso. Tawadros has won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album five times: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020. and 2021. Biography His famil ...

Slava Grigoryan Slava Grigoryan (born 1976) is an Australian classical guitarist and recording artist. He frequently collaborates and performs with his younger brother, fellow guitarist Leonard Grigoryan, performing as the Grigoryan Brothers. Early life He was ...

and

Lior Lior Attar, better known simply as Lior, is an independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne. He is best known for his 2005 debut studio album ''Autumn Flow'' and for the song "Hoot's Lullaby". Early life and education Lior was bo ...

and was released in September 2017. In November 2017, at the

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, the album won Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album. In December 2017, at the

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the album was nominated for

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Track listing

# "The Date Seed Parable" - 5:59 # "Minaret in Moonlight" - 3:04 # "Let the Journey Begin" - 3:19 # "A Lie Begins in the Soul" - 1:48 # "In Loving Memory" - 4:09 # "As Fire Burns Through Wood" - 5:21 # "The Tea Ceremony" - 2:57 # "Train Station Wedding" - 4:58 # "You Deserve to Be Loved" - 2:04 # "This I Know" - 3:16 # "I Want to Be the Son You Deserve" - 5:34 # "The Rocket Will Launch" - 2:45 # "The Streets of Basra" - 1:27 # "Ma Wadani Ahadun/Until the End of Time" - 3:37

Personnel

*Nigel Westlake - composer *Slava Grigoryan - guitar *Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra *Joseph Tawadros - oud *Lior - vocals

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2017 soundtrack albums Soundtracks by Australian artists ARIA Award-winning albums Lior albums Joseph Tawadros albums