AMAR Armand

Biography

(1953, Jerusalem) – Frenchman of Moroccan origin, composer, arranger.

A. Amar spent his childhood in Morocco, where he began to study music on his own, practiced playing the tabla, zarba and conga, learned from various masters of traditional and classical music. In 1976, having met the South African choreographer and anthropologist Peter Goss, he discovered the world of dance. He fruitfully collaborated with many choreographers of various trends in modern dance, including: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Caroline Carlson, Francesca Lattuada, Russell Maliphant and others.

Since 1997 he has been composing music for films, for television and the- atrical performances.

In 1994, in collaboration with his friend Alain Weber, he founded the “Long Distance” label to record traditional, world and classical music.

In June 2011, at the Festival of World Sacred Music in Fez (Morocco), the composer created his first “oratorio of the world”, which he called “Leyla & Majnun” in honor of the legend of the same name, which involved forty singers and musicians from all over the world.

He is a co-author of music for the one-act ballet “Alem” (choreography by Nikita Dmitrievsky) at the “Astana Ballet” Theater (2014).

Awards: Amanda Award for Best Soundtrack of the Year (“A Thousand Times Goodnight “ by Erik Poppe, Norway, 2014); Cesar Award in the nomination “Best Soundtrack of the Year” (“Concert” by Radu Mihaileanu, 2009); Award “Excellence in scoring 2009”, Prize for the best original score for a documentary according to the International association of film and music critics (“Home” by Luc Besson, 2009); GSCA awards, Prix de la meilleure bande originale (“Moi, Van Gogh” by François Bertrand, 2009); Special SACEM Award from Michelin for Best Original Music (“Plus loin” (“Plus One”) by Eric Valli, 2003).

Links

• http://www.armandamar.com/