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Afshin Azizi
Afshin Azizi in Fajr Film Festival
Afshin Azizi in Fajr Film Festival
Background information
GenresFilm score, television music, documentary, animation, electronic, Traditional
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Musician
  • Sound engineer
Years active2008–present

Afshin Azizi (Persian: افشین عزیزی) is an Iranian composer and musician, known for his work in film, television, and documentary scoring.[1]

Career

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Azizi's professional career began in Iranian television; his first score was written for the series Khatereh Fardā (2008).[2] He later composed the soundtrack for the hit drama series Paria (2016).[3] Following Paria, Azizi worked on several television productions, including Anaam (2017–2018) under director Javad Afshar,[4] Matador (2013), Gasht-e Vijeh (2016) and Khab-Zadeh (2019).

In cinema, Azizi has composed scores for feature films such as Abajan (2017),[2] There Will Be Blood on Wednesday (2015), Dying in September (2014), Starless Dreams (2016), and the biographical drama Gholamreza Takhti (2019). His score for Gholamreza Takhti earned him a nomination for Best Original Score at the 37th Fajr Film Festival and the Hafez Awards.[5][6]

Azizi has also worked in documentary and art-house cinema. He composed the score for Finding Farideh (2018), Iran's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards.[7] His score for this film won Best Original Music at the 11th Cinéma Vérité (Iran International Documentary Festival) in 2017.[8] Azizi has scored numerous other documentaries, such as A House for You (2019) and Writing Hawa (2024), the latter premiering at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).[9][10]

In animation, his first score for the animated short In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023) won the Best Score for Short Animation at the 2024 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology.[citation needed] The film was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[11] Directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani described Azizi as a "genius composer" who used a "minimal approach" to enhance the narrative.[1]

Beyond film and television, Azizi has released several singles, including "Shouting at the Wind" (2023), "Nobody Is Waiting for You" (2023), "Jangale Asfalt (Titraj Payani) [feat. Arash Azizi]" (2024), "Sistan" (2024), and "Ashes of a Dream" (2025).[12][13] He has collaborated with leading Iranian directors such as Hossein Soheili Zadeh, Javad Afshar, Bahram Tavakoli, and acclaimed documentary filmmakers like Kourosh Ataee and Azadeh Moussavi.[14] He also served as a sound engineer for the album "The Lords of The Secrets," a collaboration between Sohrab Pournazeri and Homayoun Shajarian.[15]

Awards and honors

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  • 2017 – Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Festival: Best Original Music for Finding Farideh[8]
  • 2019 – 37th Fajr Film Festival: Nominee, Best Original Score for Gholamreza Takhti[6]
  • 2019 – Hafez Awards: Nominee, Best Original Score for Gholamreza Takhti[5]

Selected works

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Film Scores:

  • Dying in September (film, 2014)
  • Paria (TV series, 2016)
  • Starless Dreams (film, 2016)
  • Abajan (film, 2017)
  • Anaam (TV series, 2017–2018)
  • Finding Farideh (documentary, 2018)
  • Gholamreza Takhti (film, 2019)
  • A House for You (documentary, 2019)[10]
  • In the Shadow of the Cypress (animation, 2023)
  • Writing Hawa (documentary, 2024)

Singles:

  • "Shouting at the Wind" (2023)[12]
  • "Nobody Is Waiting for You" (2023)[12]
  • "Jangale Asfalt (Titraj Payani) [feat. Arash Azizi]" (2024)[12]
  • "Sistan" (2024)[13]
  • "Ashes of a Dream" (2025)[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "In the Shadow of the Cypress: A Powerful Short Animated Film". Cinema Without Borders (Interview). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "افشین عزیزی - فیلمو". Filimo (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ "بیوگرافی افشین عزیزی (Afshin Azizi Biography)". Manzoom (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ^ "افشین عزیزی: موسیقی سریال آنام اقتضای داستان است (Afshin Azizi: Anaam series music is what the story demands)". Mehr News (in Persian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "نامزدهای بخش موسیقی هجدهمین جشن حافظ اعلام شد (Nominees for music section of 18th Hafez Awards announced)". Hafez Awards (in Persian). March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "نامزدهای بخش موسیقی سی و هفتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر (Nominees for music section of 37th Fajr Film Festival)". Fajr Film Festival (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Iran's Oscar entry: 'Finding Farideh'". Mehr News Agency. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b "جایزه بهترین موسیقی به افشین عزیزی رسید (Afshin Azizi wins Best Music)". DefaPress (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Writing Hawa - IDFA". IDFA. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Afshin Azizi - Film-documentaire.fr". film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  11. ^ "'In the Shadow of the Cypress' Nominated For Academy Award". Skwigly Animation Magazine. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Afshin Azizi on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b "تک آهنگ سیستان به خوانندگی محمد معتمدی منتشر شد (Sistan single released with Mohammad Motamedi's vocals)". Mehr News (in Persian). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  14. ^ "موسیقی در مستند به دنبال فریب مخاطب نیست (Music in documentary is not looking to deceive the audience)". Mehr News (in Persian). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "The Lords of The Secrets - Barana Art". Barana Art. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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