Fariborz Lachini ( fa, فریبرز لاچینی; born August 25, 1949) is an
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
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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 the 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
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* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
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. It was then that his music became influenced by 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 techniques acquired in Europe and soon earned himself recognition as a pioneer of computer technology in music in
Cinema of Iran
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
. 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'
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* 1989: ''Childish''
* 1990: ''Pomegranate and Cane''
* 1990: ''
Snake Fang
''Snake Fang'' ( fa, دندان مار, Dandān-e Mār) is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.
Cast
* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siw ...
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* 1989:
Golden Autumn 1'
* 1991:
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* 1992: ''Wolf's Trail Soundtrack''
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* 1994:
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* 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''
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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 Fang
''Snake Fang'' ( fa, دندان مار, Dandān-e Mār) is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.
Cast
* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siw ...
(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
Tootia ( fa, طوطیا) is a 1998 Iranian drama film written by Alireza Davood Nejad and directed by Iraj Ghaderi.
Plot
''Shaghayegh'' (Shaghayegh Farahani), the CEO of a cooperative, needs more money to build a specialized pediatric medical ...
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* 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: ''
Aida, I Saw Your Father Last Night
''Aida, I Saw Your Dad Last Night'' ( fa, دیشب باباتو دیدم آیدا) is a 2004 Iranian coming-of-age drama film directed by Rasul Sadrameli based on Marjan Shirmohammadi's ''Nora’s Father'' Novel.
Cast
* Sophie Kiani as Aida
* Sh ...
'' (Iran/USA)
* 2005: ''
Requiem of Snow'' (Iran/Iraq)
* 2005: ''365 Boots on Ground'' (USA)
* 2006: ''Wedding Dinner'' (Iran)
* 2007: ''My Pink Shirt'' (Canada)
References
External links
Fariborz Lachini Official Site*
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Iranian composers
Iranian film score composers
1949 births
Living people
Composers for piano
Iranian music arrangers