About

Known credits:
78
Birthday:
1953-01-01
Place of birth:
Jerusalem, Israel
Website:
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Armand Amar

Overview

Armand Amar (born 1953) is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco. He won the 2010 César Award for Best Music for Le Concert (Radu Mihăileanu).

Armand Amar is a French composer living in Paris. In 1968, he began playing the congas. He also practiced the tabla and the zarb in the following years.

In 1976 he met South African choreographer Peter Goss, who introduced him to dance. In the subsequent years, he worked with a number of choreographers in contemporary dance.

His works are focused particularly on Eastern music. He is the author of several ballets and soundtracks films such as The Trail, Days of Glory, Live and Become, The First Cry, Earth from Above, Bab'Aziz and Home. Since Amen., he has also collaborated with Costa-Gavras scoring all of his subsequent films.

He founded the label Long Distance in 1994 with his partners Alain Weber and Peter Gabriel.

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Known for

Writing
2019 Egypte From Above Writing Musical 59
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Sound
2025 Last Breath Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2024 Barbès, little Algérie Sound Music 58
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2024 Paradiso in vendita Sound Sound N/A
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2024 Where Olive Trees Weep Sound Music 59
Average
2023 Once Upon a Time in Algeria Sound Music 58
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2023 Vibrant Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2023 Off Track Sound Sound 69
Fair
2021 Ocean Souls Sound Music Sound Design and Processing 59
Average
2021 Vicky and Her Mystery Sound Music 64
Fair
2021 Lynx Sound Music 59
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2021 The Wolf and the Lion Sound Music 65
Fair
2021 Runaway Sound Music 69
Fair
2021 Heliopolis Sound Music 59
Average
2021 Legacy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2020 Où sont passées les hirondelles ? Sound Music 59
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2020 Woman Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2019 Newcomers Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2019 Spread Your Wings Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2019 Leonardo Da Vinci: The Universal Man Sound Music 59
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2019 Escape from Raqqa Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2018 Mia and the White Lion Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2018 Mother Is Wrong Sound Music 68
Fair
2018 Whispering Sands Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2018 Prêtes à tout Sound Music 59
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2018 Before Winter Comes Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2018 Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter Sound Music 60
Fair
2017 Morocco Seen from Above Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2017 Human's Music Sound Music Director N/A
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2017 Burning Crimes Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2017 School of Life Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2017 The Climb Sound Music 59
Average
2017 A Bag of Marbles Sound Music 70
Good
2017 La vallée des loups Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2016 The History of Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2016 One Man and his Cow Sound Music 62
Fair
2015 Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues Sound Music 62
Fair
2015 Terra Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2015 No Second Chance Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2015 The Scent of Mandarin Sound Music 59
Average
2015 Human Sound Music 68
Fair
2014 Jusqu'au dernier Sound Music 69
Fair
2014 24 Days Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2014 The Nightingale Sound Music 59
Average
2014 My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2013 Belle and Sebastian Sound Music 64
Fair
2013 A Thousand Times Good Night Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2013 For a Woman Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2013 My Sweet Orange Tree Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2013 Jusqu'au bout du monde Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2012 Capital Sound Music 59
Average
2012 Eternal Amazonia Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2012 What the Day Owes the Night Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2012 Planet Ocean Sound Music 60
Fair
2012 A Thirsty World Sound Music 59
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2011 The Source Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2011 You Will Be My Son Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2010 Outside the Law Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2010 Comme les 5 doigts de la main Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2010 Ao: The Last Hunter Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2009 The Concert Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2009 Home Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
2009 Van Gogh: Brush with Genius Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2009 Welcome Sound Music 63
Fair
2009 Eden Is West Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2008 Sagan Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2007 Le Premier Cri Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2007 Summer of '62 Sound Music 59
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2006 The Colonel Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2006 Bab'Aziz Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2006 Earth From Above Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2006 Days of Glory Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2006 The Trail Sound Music 59
Average
2005 Live and Become Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2005 The Ax Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2004 Earth from Above Sound Music Director 59
Average
2002 Amen. Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair

Crew
2011 Forests and People Crew Compositor N/A
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