● Birthplace: Tehran
Biography
From the age of twelve, he began studying music at National Conservatory of Music, under tutelage of masters, such as Hossein Dehlavi, Mostafa Kamal Pourtorab, Arfa Atraei, Manouchehr Manshizadeh, Mohammad Ismaili, and Hossein Tehrani. Then, in the music department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, he was accompanied by masters such as: Emmanuel Melik Aslanian, Thomas Christine David, Alireza Mashayekhi, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. Roshanvarvan graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in 1967 with a degree in music and entered the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. In 1972, he received a bachelor’s degree in music with a major in composition. Then he went to the University of Southern California to continue his studies, and in 1979, he received a master’s degree in composing, and in 2001, he received his doctorate in composition from the American University of Hawaii. Since returning to Iran in 1979, he has been teaching at the Music Department of the University of Tehran, and since 1982, he has been a member of the faculty of the Radio and Television Faculty. He also has 33 years of experience in teaching and learning in music conservatories and universities such as Azad University and Tarbiat Modares. Kambiz Roshan Ravan is a member of the faculty of the Radio and Television Faculty, a member of the Supreme Council and the managing director of the House of Music. He has a first-class artistic certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Master Kambiz Roshan Ravan’s efforts have also had a great impact on traditional music. From the research educational collection that he published for the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents, in which a large number of famous music artists such as: Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Shajarian were also present; Until making pieces for artists such as: Shajarian and Nazeri, etc., as well as composing some other pieces, such as the smoke of Oud Meshkatian, with the voice of Shajarian and the butler with the voice of Shahram Nazeri, are other clear activities. Roshan Ravan was very good at composing the film, and composing the soundtrack for Bloody Rice was one of the first music to be made after the revolution. The soundtrack of the films: Golhaye Davoodi, Safir, composed by: Fariborz Saleh, Amir Kabir series and nearly 10 films, is one of his works and with directors such as: Abbas Kiarostami, Amir Naderi, Rasoul Sadr Ameli, Kiomars Poor Ahmad, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh and others He has collaborated and won the Best Music Award at the Fajr Film Festival for some of these films. Making pieces in symphonic formats and classical music formats is another clear effort of the psyche, including the celestial symphony and the flying symphony.
The release of several orchestral works with melodic atmosphere and significant arrangements for local music, released with the voice of Bijan Bijani, are among the other works he composed. His other efforts include publishing several books on music education in various forms and writing articles and pamphlets in this field.
Educational background
1967 – 1975 – Higher Conservatory of National Music
1969 – 1975 – Music Academy
1968 – 1975 – University of Art
1970 – 1972/1979 – 1980 – Music Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Tehran
1987 – 1991 – Islamic Center for Film Education
1982 – 2004 – Faculty of Radio and Television
1988 – 2003 – Girls Music Conservatory
1986 – 1993 – University of the Arts – Sina Theater School
1991 – 2001 – Tarbiat Modares University – University of the Arts
1990 – 1998 – University of the Arts – Faculty of Music
1993 – 2002 – Islamic Azad University – Department of Music
1998 – 2004 – Free Music School
Membership in assemblies, councils and executive responsibilities
1998 – 2004 – Chairman of the Central Council and founder of the Iranian Cinema Composers Association
1994 – 2001 – Chairman of the National Committee for Music affiliated with UNESCO
1999 – 2004 – Chairman of the Board and founding member of the House of Music
2001 – 2001 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the House of Music Teachers Committee
1985 – 2004 – Director of Basic Courses (Production), School of Radio and Television
1998 – 2002 – Editor-in-Chief of Cinema Magazine
2004 – Managing Director of Music House
2000 – 2001 – Director of the Department of Music and Head of the Faculty of Fine Arts – Hawaiian University in Iran
1998 – 1999 – Member of the Board of Directors of the Cinema House
Member of the Art Planning Committee of the Cultural Revolution Headquarters
1996 – 2004 – Member of the Central Council for Supervision of Free Art Schools
1991 – 2001 – Member of the Technical Council of the Iranian Cinema Composers Association
1999 – 2004 – Member of the Supreme Council of Art Conservatories
1999 – 2004 – Member of the High Council of Music of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
2000 – 2004 – Member of the Planning and Supervision Council for Music Education of the Radio and Television Organization
1989 – 2000 – Member of the jury of the Fajr Music Festival
1991 – 2003 – Member of the jury of young music festivals
1991 – 2004 – Member of the jury of the Holy Defense Music Festivals
2000 – Chairman of the jury of the first festival of music for the disabled
2004- Chairman of the Board of the Association of Composers and Leaders of the Orchestra of the House of Music
2004 – Member of the Policy Council of the Music Center of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
2004 – Member of the Music Council of the Roudaki Foundation
Vice President of the National Committee for Music affiliated with UNESCO
Music Works
Television Programs
– Film Music – 56 programs – Author and presenter
– Music in Animated Cinema – 26 programs – Author and presenter
– Holy Defense Music – 5 programs – Author and presenter
– Iranian music in a few looks – 5 programs – author and performer
Music
– Preload and runo for flute and piano
– Flute concert with string orchestra
– Twelve variations on twelve sounds for a single flute
– Three times (for string instrument)
– Quartet for Iranian percussion instruments
– Bloody Friday – Lament in memory of the martyrs of September 8, 1978 in Tehran
– Revolution – for brass and percussion wind instruments
– Freedom – For The Piano Choir
– Suite For Piano
– Air Trio
– String quartet
– Sonata for viola with piano
– Khoniagaran Khoon – For Symphony Orchestra – Iranian Instruments – Choir – Singer
– Miniatures for seven Tonbaks
– Falak al-Aflak Symphony
– Flying Symphony Poems – From Khayyam to Rumi – For Symphony Orchestra, Iranian Instruments, Speakers and Singers
Soundtrack
1974 – Passenger – Abbas Kiarostami
1975 – Purple Pencil – Nafiseh Riahi
1976 – Ghorbani Ghorbani – Mehrdad Edited
1976 – Kingdom – Khosrow Haritash
1976 – Elegy – Amir Naderi
1980 – Storm of Storm – Manouchehr Ahmadi
1981 – Bloody Rice – Amir Ghovi (Niknejad)
1982 – Ambassador – Fariborz Saleh
1982 – Copper Political Metal – Yaghoubi
1983 – The Land of Lovers – Hassan Karbakhsh
1984 – Talk to me – Massoud Jafari Jozani
1984 – Theater – Kiomars Poorahmad
1984 – Search in the Persian Gulf – Javad Taheri
1984 – Under the Rain – Saifullah Dad
1984 – Doleh To – Rahim Rahimipour
1984 – Davoodi’s Flowers – Rasoul Sadr Ameli
1984 – In the blue sky in the white of a bird
1985 – Essay Bell – Shapur Gharib
1985 – Bibi Chelcheleh – Kiomars Poorahmad
1985 – Little Lover – Farrokh Ansari Basir
1985 – Missing – Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh
1985 – Grandfather – Majid Qarizadeh
1985 – Cold Roads – Massoud Jafari Jozani
1985 – Nouri in the Dark (Escape) – Nasser Mohammadi
1986 – Let me live – Shapur Gharib
1986 – Relationship – Pouran Derakhshandeh
1986 – Life Story – Khosrow Shojaei
1986 – Shadows of Sadness – Shapur Gharib
1987 – Gol Maryam – Hassan Mohammadzadeh
1987 – The Little Bird of Happiness – Pouran Derakhshandeh
1987 – Glory of Life – Hassan Mohammadzadeh
1987 – Land of Wishes – Majid Qarizadeh
1988 – The Last Moment – Farrokh Ansari Basir
1988 – Aqsun – Mohammad Reza Safavi
1988 – Tapesh – Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
1989 – Reyhaneh – Alireza Raeisian
1989 – Leopard Death – Farbiz Saleh
1989 – Del Namak – Amir Ghoy Del
1989 – Courtship – Mehdi Fakhim
1989 – Passing the Dust – Pouran Derakhshandeh
1989 – Lost Time – Pouran Derakhshandeh
1989 – Glabton and Tang Dalon (documentary) – Hamid Sharifian
1989 – Divorce children – Tahmineh Milani
1989 – My daughter Sahar – Majid Qarizadeh
1989 – Tenth Night – Jamal Shoorjeh
1990 – Fani – Tahmineh Milani
1990 – Afsaneh Oh – Tahmbaneh Milani
1990 – The Voice of the Sea – Rahman Rezaei
1990 – Bright Shadow (Return of the Hero) – Shapur Gharib
1990 – Iranian Caviar (Documentary) – Ahmadi
1991 – Shaghayegh – Majid Qarizadeh
1991 – Flight finally – Asgarpour
1991 – Hur in the Fire – Azizullah Hamidnejad
1991 – Parrot and grocer (doll) – Abdullah Ali Morad
1992 – Tenant – Rahim Rahimipour
1992 – My eyes are on you – Khosrow Shojaei
1993 – Tehran Symphony – Rasoul Sadr Ameli
1993 – The Secret of the Night Flower – Saeed Khorshidian
1993 – Wife – Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
1993 – Safe Place – Mojtaba Rai
1994 – Good Days of Life – Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh
1994 – Heavenly Earth – Mohammad Ali Najafi
1995 – Passage in the Doll Market – Abdullah Ali Moradi
1995 – Ghazal – Mojtaba Rai
1995 – Shirin and Farhad – Rahim Rahimipour
1996 – Death Chariot – Reza Ghahremani
1997 – Half the World (Fiction Documentary) – Morteza Shamli
1997 – Amazing Love (Clip) – Mohammad Reza Qazvini
1997 – Lalaulolo (Shark Story) – Fahimeh Sorkhabi
1997 – Countdown – Akbar Harr
1997 – Birth of a Butterfly – Mojtaba Rai
1998 – Mehr and Azar – Javad Karachi
1998 – The Passion of Life – Farial Behzad
1998 – Glass Man – Saeed Soheili
1998 – Women’s City – Ataullah Hayati
1998 – Victorious Warrior – Mojtaba Rai
1999 – Maturity – Massoud Jafari Jozani
1999 – Love is not enough – Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh
2000 – Its springs – Faramarz Gharibian
2000 – Thousands of women like me – Reza Karimi
2000 – My favorite wife – Afshin Company
2000 – Road to Home – Hamidreza Madanchi
2001 – Rokhsareh – Amir Ghavidel
2001 – May Lady – Majid Beheshti
2001 – Haft Tarneh – Bahman Zarrinpour
2001 – Prisoner 707 – Habibollah Bahmani
2002 – Singing in the Rain (My Lady) – Yadollah Samadi
2002 – One Day – One Life – One Man – Jamshid Andalibi
2004 – Spruce (Cinematic) – Mojtaba Rai
2005 – Journey to Hidaloo – Mojtaba Rai
TV
1983 – Shah Shekar (TV series) – Saeed Nikpoor
1985 – Amir Kabir (TV series) – Saeed Nikpoor
1989 – Aghigh (TV series) – Hamid Tamjidi
1991 – Minister Mokhtar (TV series) – Saeed Nikpoor
1995 – Rohollah (TV series) – Asgarpour
1995 – Sina (TV series) – Fereydoun Karami
1996 – 1995 – Nazanin Khanum (Puppet Series)
1998 – Salt Man (TV documentary) – Morteza Shamli
1996 – Hakim va Qassab (TV series) – Fereydoon Karami
2001 – The Sun of the Night (TV series) – Fariborz Saleh
2002 – Shab Cheragh (TV series) – Amir Ghavidel, Sirus Moghadam, Jamal Shoorjeh
2004 – Sanobar (TV series) – Mojtaba Rai
2005 – The Third Sense (TV series) – Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
2018 – Irandokht (TV series) – Mohammad Reza Varzi
Animation
1985 – From Tehran to Tehran – Nafiseh Riahi / Soodabeh Agah
1996 – Lala and Lulu (Birth) – Fahimeh Sorkhabi
1996 – Prayer – Sasan Pesyan
1997 – Leaves and Wind – Morteza Ismaili Sehi
1997 – Life – Mohsen Nouri Najafi
1997 – The First Sin – Fahimeh Sorkhabi
1998 – Flying Wish – Fahimeh Sorkhabi
1999 – Putin and Shaghayegh – Alireza Farmani
2000 – Funny Donkey – Fahimeh Sorkhabi
2001 – Magic Ring – Roya Khashiei
Published Works
1974 – Blue Eye Boy
1974 – Total Motel Atelier (Story) – Music on the poems of Abu Saeed Abolkhair
1975 – Iranian Music Instruments – Mohammad Reza Shajarian
1981 – Sacrifice Season – Siamak Aligoli
1982 – Davoodi Flowers (Lyrics)
1985 – Grandfather (Lyrics)
1985 – Yadegar Doost – Shahram Nazeri – Molavi
1985 – Children of Shadi neighborhood (story)
1988 – Amirkabir (Lyrics) – Alireza Eftekhari – Hafez
1988 – Saqi Nameh – Shahram Nazeri – Hafez – Razi al-Din Artimani
1990 – Oud Smoke – Mohammad Reza Shajarian – Molavi
1991 – The Hidden House of the Heart – Bijan Bijani – Rumi, Hafez – Isfahani Physician
1992 – Mirror in the Mirror – Bijan Bijani – Rumi, Babataher – Amir Houshang Ebtehaj
1993 – Sound of School – Choir – Afsaneh Shabanzadeh – Qaisar Aminpour
1996 – Deilman – Mohammad Reza Shajarian
1978 – Red Apple of the Sun – Bijan Bijani – Molavi – Sohrab Sepehri – Fereydoon Moshiri
1988 – The Voice of the Poet – Bijan Bijani – Mehri Mahouti
Choir – Jafar Ebrahimi (Shahed)
1998 – Falak al-Aflak (Symphony)
2000 – Hezar Bahar Flower – Alireza Eftekhari – Molavi – Shariati Choir
2000 – Iran Zamin – Bijan Bijani – Fereydoon Moshiri – Amir Hossein Saeedi – Abu Saeed Abolkhair, Social Perfection
2000 – I was left alone – Mohammad Isfahani – Karim Fakoor, Abdollah Olfat – Mohammad Ali Shirazi, Qaisar Aminpour, Houshang Ebtehaj
2002 – Haft Sin – Mohammad Isfahani – Mohammad Ali Chavoshi – Anvari Abivardi, Tayeb Isfahani, Rahi Moayeri. All pieces are composed and arranged by Kambiz Roshan Ravan.
2002 – Potem Flight Symphony – Bijan Bijani – Saadi, Hafez, Khayyam, Molavi
2004 – Anthem of Tehran University – Choir – Farhang Ghasemi
Books, Articles and Booklets
Articles
– The evolution of music in the West – Tanin Volume 1 – Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Radio and Television – Soroush Publications 1989
– Kamancheh – Song Quarterly – Fourth Issue – Second Year – Summer 1989
– Hananeh and the couple’s harmony – Morteza Hananeh’s memoir – Qatreh Publishing – Fall 1990
– A review of the current state of Iranian music and the presentation of some suggestions – Mahour Book – No. 2 – Winter 1990
– Introduction to 20th Century Music – Iran Newspaper
– Military Music – Special Letter of the First Holy Defense Music Festival
– Tonbak (English) – Traditional Asian and Oceanic Instruments – Asian Cultural Center in Japan – Tokyo – 1994
– History of film music in Iran – Film report – Third year – No. 8
– Film Music – Presented at the Seminar for Women Filmmakers of Asian Countries – 1997
– Artistic Music and – Art of Music – Maqam Music Quarterly – Issue 1 – Spring 1998
– Dramatic aspects of Iranian music and its application in film music – Art Quarterly – Spring 1998 – New Period – No. 36
– Santour – Art Quarterly – Summer 1998 – New Course – No. 37
– Pop music from the beginning to today – Mahour Music Quarterly – Second Year – No. 8 – Summer 2000
– The Impact of Eastern Music on the West – Radio Television Quarterly – Second Year – Preface No. 3 – Fall 2001
– Twenty Transformations of Iranian Music – Presented at the Seminar of the Center for Middle East Studies (English) – Washington D. C – USA – 1999
– Music in Historical Films – Ghalam Magazine – Internal Radio and Television Magazine
– Music in comedy films – Ghalam Magazine – Internal Radio and Television Magazine
– The Impact of Eastern Music on the West (English) – Presented at the School of Oriental and African Studies soas – University of London – UK – February 2003
Educational pamphlets
– Familiarity with Western music
– Familiarity with Iranian music
– Music Videos
Books on hand-written and published
2001 – Partitor Symphony of Falak al-Aflak – Anthem Publications
2002 – Partitor (Flight Symphony Poem) from Khayyam to Rumi – Anthem Publications
2004 – Concert for Flute with String Orchestra – Anthem Publications
– Organizational and orchestration of Iranian music
– Music in the show
– Comprehensive practical harmony of volumes 1 and 2
Awards And Citations
1979 – First Composite Award of the University of Southern California – (1980)
1976 – Special Jury Prize – for the soundtrack of the film Elegy
1984 – Award for the best soundtrack – for the films Dole To and Golha Davoodi
1998 – Statue of the best soundtrack for the birthday music of a butterfly from the second celebration of the Cinema House
– Award for the best symphonic music in connection with the sacred defense – for the celestial symphony
1999 – Sang-e Sangi – The best soundtrack – for the soundtrack of the winning war film – from the second comedy film festival
1993 – Award and Certificate of Appreciation of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Tehran Province – Model Teacher
1994 – Award and Certificate of Appreciation of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Tehran Province – Model Teacher
1995 – Award and Letter of Appreciation of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Tehran Province – Sample Teacher
2003 – Award for Best Soundtrack – for Prisoner 707 – from the Second Festival of Foreign Productions of the Radio and Television of Iran
2003 – Lifetime Achievement Award for Music and Composing – from the Fajr International Music Festival
2004 – First Art Honor Plate – from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
1995 – Certificate of Appreciation of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Isfahan Province
1997 – Acknowledgment of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Yazd Province
1997 – Acknowledgment of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Fars Province
1998 – Appreciation of the Vice Chancellor for Education and the Dean of the Faculty of Radio and Television
2000 – Acknowledgment of the Vice Chancellor for Education and the Dean of the Faculty of Radio and Television – Master
2001 – Acknowledgment of the General Directorate of Islamic Guidance of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
2001 – Acknowledgment of the Faculty of Fine Arts – Hawaiian American University
2002 – Appreciation of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Relics and Values of the Sacred Defense
2002 – Acknowledgment of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization
– Winner of the Golden Tablet from the third edition of the Fajr Film Festival
– Winner of the statue of the second great celebration of Iranian cinema
– Winner of the award for the best soundtrack from the second festival of foreign productions of the Radio and Television of Iran
