Peyman Yazdanian (, born in 1968) is an

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and music

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. He has written over forty pieces for solo

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and has composed for both national and foreign feature films. He wrote

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s for plays and multimedia.

Early life

He was trained by pianist

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. He attended the courses of Gerhard Geretschlaeger in

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and Ginette Gaubert in

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. In conducting, he studied under Iradj Sahbai in

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Career

As a pianist-interpreter, he won first prize in the competition of excellence at the Musical Confederation of France in 2000. He is recognized for his interpretations of works by

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, and Chopin. In 1998, he began writing film music for the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's ''

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''. Peyman Yazdanian composed the music for ''Summer Palace'' by Chinese filmmaker

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, a film selected for the

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in 2006. He composes for Iranian film makers, such as ''One Night'' for

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(2005) or ''Fire Party'' for

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(2006), but also contributes to French-Italian productions (''The Forbidden Chapter'' in 2006), German productions (''

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'', best documentary at the Guild of German Art House Cinemas in 2007) or American productions such as '' Man Push Cart'' (selected at the

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). Peyman Yazdanian writes music for the theater as well as solo piano works. He is the creator of a new form of expressionism based on Persian motifs and oriental accents. He is currently preparing the recording of his work ''A Tea Collection'' for String Ensemble, dedicated to the benefits of tea, by the London Symphonic Orchestra.

Soundtracks

Films for which he has composed music include: * 1998 - ''Birth of Light'', by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran) * 1998 - ''The Turtle'' (''Lakposht''), by Ali Shah-Hatami (Iran) * 2000 - ''The Strangers'' (''Biganegan''), by

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(Iran - US) * 2000 - ''

'' (''Bad ma ra khahad bord''), by

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(Iran - France) * 2001 - '' Going By'' (''Az Kenar-e Ham Migozarim''), by Iraj Karimi (Iran) * 2001 - '' Water and Fire'' (''Ab o Atash''), by Fereydoun Jayrani (Iran) * 2002 - ''Bright Nights'' (''Shabhaye Roshan''), by Farzad Motamen (Iran) * 2002 - ''And Along Came a Spider'', by

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(Iran) * 2002 - ''The Little Bird Boy'' (''Parandebaze Koochak''), by Rahbar Ghanbari (Iran) * 2002 - '' The Deserted Station'' (''Istgahe Matrook''), by Alireza Raisain (Iran) * 2003 - ''Sometimes Look at the Sky'' (''Gahi be asman negah kon''), by

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(Iran) * 2003 - ''

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'' (''Farshe Baad''), by

(Iran - Japan) * 2003 - ''

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'' (''Talaye sorkh''), by

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(Iran) * 2004 - ''The Tradition of Lover Killing'' (''Rasme Ashegh Koshi''), by Khosro Masumi (Iran) * 2004 - ''The Soldiers of Friday'' (''Sarbazane Jom'e''), by Massoud Kimiai (Iran) * 2004 - ''The Fatherhood Field'' (''Mazra'aye Pedari''), by Rasool Mollagholipour (Iran) * 2004 - ''The Picture of a Lady From Faraway'' (''Simaye zani dar door dast''), by Ali Mosaffa (Iran) * 2005 - ''One Night'' (''Yek shab''), by Niki Karimi (Iran - France) * 2005 - ''La Fine Del Mare'', by Nora Hoppe (Germany - France) * 2005 - ''The Forbidden Chapter'', by Fariborz Kamkari (France - Italy) * 2005 - ''Man Push Cart'', by Ramin Bahrani (USA) * 2005 - ''A Piece of Bread'' (''Yek Tekke Nan''), by Kamal Tabrizi (Iran) * 2006 - ''Full Metal Village'', by Sung Hyung Cho (Germany) * 2006 - ''Few Days Later'' (''Chand rooze ba'ad''), by Niki Karimi (Iran) * 2006 - ''A Place in Far Distance'' (''Djayee dar door dast''), by Khosro Masumi (Iran) * 2006 - ''The Fire Festival'' (''Charshanbeh suri''), by Asghar Farhadi (Iran) * 2006 - ''

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'' (''Une Jeunesse Chinoise''), by Lou Ye (China - France) * 2007 - ''Awards for Silence'' (Padash-e sokut), by Maziar Miri (Iran) * 2007 - ''

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'' (苹果), by Li Yu (China) * 2008 - ''Yousef the Prophet'' (yousef-e piambar), by Farajollah Salahshour (Iran) * 2009 - ''Awards'' (''Padash''), by Kamal Tabrizi (Iran) * 2009 - ''

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'', by Lou Ye (China) * 2010 - ''Alchemy and Dust'' (Kimia va Khak), by Abbass Rafeyee (Iran) * 2010 - '' Buddha Mountain'', by Li Yu (China) * 2017 - ''A Man of Integrity'' (''Lerd''), by Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran) * 2018 - ''Tale of the Sea'' * 2018 - ''Frontline'' * 2019 - ''Labyrinth'' * 2019 - ''Single Cycle'' * 2019 - ''Just 6.5'' (متری شیش و نیم), by Saeed Roustayi (Iran) * 2019 - ''

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(China) * 2020 - ''Radiography of a Family'', rchiveby Firouzeh Khosrovani rchive* 2022 - '' Return to Dust'' (隐入尘烟) by Li Ruijun Yazdanian wrote music for '' Prophet Joseph'', an Iranian TV Show directed by

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Discography

* 2001 – ''Themes'', Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2003 – ''Iradj Sahbai, Igor Stravinsky'', Kargah-e Musiqi rchive/small> * 2003 – ''Goosh 1'', Mahriz-e Mehr * 2004 – ''Second Take'', Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2005 – ''La Muerte del Angel'', Ahange Parsian * 2005 – ''Crossing'', Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2008 – ''Clouds'', * 2008 – ''On the Wind'', Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2010 – ''Suites'', Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2016 - Tame, Hermes Records rchive/small> * 2020 - Pulse, Hermes Records rchive/small> * از انعکاس شهرهای دور = Echoes From Distant Lands (CD, Album) rchive/small> * ? – ''Morceaux choisis'', Ohrwurm

Works

''Piano Compositions'' More than 40 pieces for solo piano including 4 preludes, 2 fantasies, 1 ballad, 1 barcarolle, 5 suites and a few pieces in free style. ''Orchestral Compositions'' A Tea Collection for A String Ensemble in six movements. (2007) ''Piano Recordings'' Played and recorded 3 Inventions, Un homage de Ravel and 15 traditional voices for piano by Irajd Sahbai in a CD published by Kargah Musiqi. (2003) Played and recorded a piece named "Eghbal" by Mohammad Reza Darvishi published in the "Goosh" series by Mahriz publishing company. (2003) ''Music for plays'' The original soundtrack for the play ''For a More Important Thing'', based on the story ''Hope For the Flowers'', directed by Sheyda Safavi, Iran 1998 ''Music for multimedia'' The original soundtrack for Negah Multimedia CD-ROM, ''Cinema ’76'', Iran 1997 The original soundtrack for Negah Multimedia CD-ROM, ''Footballopedia ’98'', Iran 1998 The original soundtrack for Multimedia CD-ROM ''Kish ‘77'', produced by Kish Free Zone Organization, Iran 1998 The original soundtrack for Negah Multimedia CD-ROM, ''Art Gallery'', Iran 2001

References

External links

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Interview with 7sang Magazine (Persian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yazdanian, Peyman 1968 births Living people Iranian film score composers Sharif University of Technology alumni Iranian industrial engineers 21st-century Iranian pianists