Arya Aziminejad

Arya Aziminejad (Persian آریا عظیمی نژاد) (born 25 April 1973, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian music composer who mainly makes music for films and TV programs or video clips.

Biography

Aziminejad was born into a cultered family in Tehran. His first teacher was his grandfather that taught him to play setar. Arya's father, Jamshid Aziminejad has been an active figure in the field of children and teenagers. His program: Khaneye Aroosakha was highly popular TV serial for children; Arya and his sister, Poopak played in the serial.

Aziminejad has a B.A. in music from Islamic Azad University of Tehran. He started playing music in 1987 and after a while started composing and editing music. One of his goals has been to mix local and regional music of Iran with modern music. Composing for the following plays made him a nominee for the best music in the Fajr International Theater Festival

Works

Plays

• Ansooye Ayeneh(persian:Over the Mirror)
• Gorg va mish(The Wolf & the Ewe)
• TALKH BAZI GHAMAR DAR AGHRAB(Persian title)
• Se sāl va nim(Three Years and Half)
• Ezhdehāk
• Hotel Aroos(The Bridal Hotel).

Composing for the following programs are among his works:

TV serials

• Pezeshkan (Persian:The Doctors)
• Kaktooshaye Bi shaksiat (Dishonest Cacti)
• Zange Akhar (The Last Ring)
• Kamin (Ambush) &
• Khaneye Ma (Our House);
• Akharin Gonah (The Last Sin);
• Ou Yek Fereshte Bood (She was a angle);

Short films

• Se Khahar (persian:Three Sisters)
• Kif (The Bag)
• Darse Akhar (The Last Lesson)
• Poshte sar baad nemiayad (There is No Wind Blowing Behind);

Movies

• Aroose Khosh Ghadam (The Lucky Bride)
• Neghab
• Sahneye Jorm, Vorood Mamnoo
• Esghe mamnoo
• Parkway
• Mim Mesle Madar, directed by Rasoul Mollagholipour
• Gold and Copper
• Private Life

Sources

• Cinema 1 website
• Cover of the Mim for Mother Soundtrack album.