Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi ( fa, محمدمهدی گورنگی; born 23 June 1975 in

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) is an

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and

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Life and career

Goorangi started playing piano and the dulcimer (the

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) at a young age. He gained his first musical experiences by composing songs for the Educational-affairs Association of Education Organization when he was in high school. He had the honor of being instructed by some of the greatest musicians such as: Mohammad Tagahi Massoudieh,

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, Sharif Lotfi,

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, Mohammad Ali Haddadian, Mohammad Esmaili, Masood Shenasa, Amir-Ashraf Arianpoor and Mohammad-Reza Darvishi while studying at the university. In 1995 he started working for the

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(The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting), composing and arranging melodies, songs and orchestral pieces. In 1996 he became a member of the Young Composers Association of the

Organization, managed by Hassan Riahi. He started his professional career in

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by composing music for

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s while he was a university student. Since then he has composed and arranged music for over 100 films,

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, songs, melodies, orchestral pieces,

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s, documentaries and plays of different scales and genres. At the moment, his major activities are lecturing at the university and composing sound tracks for movies and TV series. The album, ''A Truth Like an Imagination'', released in 2015, is a selection of his six film and series scores. In 2018, he attained a PhD in

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from

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. In February 2017, at the unveiling conference of the national project "Book Partner - With the Pen", Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi was honored as the top partner in the field of books and reading.

Professional experiences and qualifications

Among the artistic and research activities of Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi, the following can be mentioned: A member of Composers Association in "Iran's House of Cinema Organization" (khaneye cinema), A member of Researchers and Composers Association in "House of Music Organization" (khaneye mooseghi), A member of Education and Research Committee of

in 2010, Organizing a band and performing a concert based on the film called "Passenger from

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" (Mosaferi Az Hend) in 2003, Writing a book, ''The Creativity of Music'' (''Khalaghiate Moosighi''), in 2003, Instructing the basics of classical music and

, at the university since 2005, Establishing the

Music Department A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

of Mehr-e-Taban Academy,

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in 2013, Head of Music Department at Soroush University since 2017, Membership in the jury for the selection of films of the 18th Iranian Cinema House Festival, Executive Director of "Salnava of Iranian Music"

Albums

* '' Traveler from India'' * ''I Can Read Too'' * ''Loser'' * ''A Truth Like an Imagination'' * ''At the Sunrise''

References

External links

Goorangi's Official Webpage

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