Ahmad Pezhman
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Born in 1937 in Laar, Iran, Ahmad Pejman started studying music under
the supervision of Heshmat Sanjari and Hossein Nasseri and continued
studies in composition with Alsred Uhi, Thomas Christian, Hans
Jelineck, Nusiant Arel, Vladimir Ushachevsky and Jack Beesen in Vienna.
Today, Ahmad Pejman is one of Iran's most prolific composers. He has
written symphonies, operas, film scores and popular music for Pop icons
such as Dariush. His works include Pieces for Saba Ensemble and
Symphonic Orchestra (conducted by Hossein Dehlavi), Rhapsody for
Symphonic Orchestra, Sonata for Piano, Farsian Overture for the
Harvester Ceremony Opera, Lightning Ballet, Samandar opera, Seven
Hurdles of Rostam, Hamasseh (performed by the London National Orchestra
conducted by Pejman) and Khorramshahr piece. In cinema, he has composed
a number of film and TV scores. _Baran(2001)_ (Majid Majidi), "Smell of Camphor
and Fragrance of Jasmine" (Bahman Farmanara), "Blue Scarf" (Rakhshan Banietemad) and
"Warriors of Tangestan" are among his major compositions. He resides in
Los Angeles, California.