● Birthplace: Tehran
Biography
He began his seven-year learning piano instrument and music theory. After completing his high school education, he went to Turkey to continue his studies in the field of music. In England, he entered the music school, and later in the music of Ankara, she continued to graduate. During this period privately, the presence of the renowned professors of the Turkish classical music, including Hikmat Shimshak, Kamal Oroghlou and the Anwar Toufan, enjoyed the principles of harmony, the form, and the completion of the piano playing. Homayounfar of the year 1994 to compose the film. He continued his activities in the year 2011, a album named: Finally, the collection of his works for soundtrack: crime, familiar soil, zadarbum, Report of a feast, the whistle of the end, the fairies, one of us two… In the year 2013, the album: Past, Present, now includes soundtracks: Green Travel, green rings and Sultan films, aquariums, snow on pine, wooden bridge, etc. Published by the Institute of Ava Sun and album: Ambiguous Memories, which is the result of his cooperation with Reza Yazdani and music of the album: I Love to be in four rings, spoken and the poetry of Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, his works have been published by the Institute of Avaye Barbad. Karen Homayounfar, also music videos: Bodyguard and have published Damascus Time separately. In an interview with the seven television program, he noted that an Iranian name is derived from the Shahnameh, and the correct pronunciation is Karen. But the common pronunciation of his name is Karen and his personal page is also named in Instagram with the same pronunciation. Because of the specific name of the Homayounfar, some mistakenly have known him that he had denied the issue.
This landmark cinema composer said about an interesting misunderstanding, while devotion to the Armenian bread, some people and even the media because of my specific name, I suspect that I am an Armenian and even on the Wikipedia page also made this mistake and that even the TV I have also pointed to this issue, and this misunderstanding continues, if the name: Karen is an Iranian name and is derived from the story of Kaveh Ahangar. I am proud of the Muslim, Shia, and even the value of those Hezbollah, I am a child of war, and if the conditions I loved to go to Syria and I can work for my country’s national beliefs and interests, because I know if these actions were not possible in Syria. We were faced with terrorists in the same field of freedom in Tehran. I disagree with some of the resistance in Syria and with them personally, and if there was no responsibility for the family, I would have been sure to go to Syria, though perhaps now the weapon was getting difficult for me, but I was very interested to see the area and the conditions closely and compared to this It is not a difference that the human heart is suffering from any religion and thinking. However, for some reason, our activities do not know musicians are very legit and we are aware of these beliefs, but we also like the rest of the people of this country for their religious beliefs and national values.
He has won many successes in the festival. He has been able to receive the Best Music Award in the Festival of cinema, he added, three times. He was 2015 for film, directed by Ebrahim Hatami Kia, in the 33th Fajr Film Festival in Phoenix, the best soundtrack for the Crystal Simorgh Award. Also Karen-Homayun curls, in 2012 for the movie sizzle! Girls Do not Cry, directed by Pooran Radiant, in the 31st edition of Fajr Film Festival in the Soda section, a candidate for Crystal Simorgh award was the best soundtrack. In 2015, he spent a high-effort period in the field of cinema and television and was involved in the production of important works. In this year, he attended 5 films and a series of cinema and television and introduced itself to the artists ‘ Society. The important works of Karen-Homayoun far in this year, the activity in the Hot Breath series directed by Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour, the activity in the series alone Layla, as an instrument track, activity in the movie of anger and fanfare as a composer, activity in the film Bodyguard as an instrument track and activity in the midnight film happened. The tub is considered a song maker.
He also worked crazy in the film in 2014. In this time, he worked with Abolhassan Davoodi, the film director of Mad and artists such as Bijan Ememhian, Saber Abar, Nazanin Bayati, and Gohar Shah. Although it is more than a music instrument, he is also active in other professions. In addition to composer, he was also active in cinema and television. He is the most important work in the actor, cinema, film: Najibi Horse, and the film is a wolf footprint. His most important works are the musician’s profession, the series of Hot Breath, the film Bodyguard and the Medina series. A special feature of Ostad Karen’s biography is that it has been present in both television and cinema during its activities. He must know most of the cinema instrument, because 66% of his works are cinematic and 34% of his work is TV. In fact, he has a total of 99 works, in 66, a cinematic effect on music creation.
Awards
2017 – Winner of Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 36th Fajr Film Festival / Damascus Time
2017 – Winner of the Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 19th Festival of Cinema House / Arvand
2016 – Winner of the Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 18th Cinema House Celebration / Bodyguard
2016 – Nominated for a statue – Best soundtrack – Sixteenth Image World Celebration / Bodyguard
2015 – Nominated for Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 34th Fajr Film Festival / Bodyguard
2014 – The winner of the statue – the best piece of fusion music – the album of the past, the continuation – the second period of our music festival
2015 – Nominated for a statue – Best Soundtrack – 15th World of Image Celebration / Crazy Rook
2014 – Nominated for Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 33rd Fajr Film Festival / Crazy Rook
2014 – he winner of the statue – the best soundtrack – the eighth celebration of Iranian cinema critics / Everything for sale
2013 – Nominated for Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 32nd Fajr Film Festival / Everything for Sale
2012 – Nominated for Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 31st Fajr Film Festival / Hess! Girls do not scream
2011 – Winner of the Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 15th Cinema House Celebration / Crime
2010 – Winner of Crystal Simorgh – Best Music – 29th Fajr Film Festival / Crime
2010 – Nominated for a Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – Fourteenth Cinema House Celebration / Event Night
2008 – Crystal Simorgh Winner – Best Music – 27th Fajr Film Festival / Birthplace
2008 – Winner of the Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – Twelfth Cinema House Celebration / Familiar Soil
2007 – Winner of the Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 11th Cinema House Celebration / Jani Gal
2004 – Nominated for a Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 8th Cinema House Celebration / Thirteen Cats on a Roof
2003 – Nominated for a Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 7th Cinema House Celebration / Tick
2002 – Nominated for a Golden Statue – Best Soundtrack – 7th Cinema House Celebration / Paperless
Works
Movies
2018 – Los Angeles Tehran
2017 – Dinner time
2017 – Dark Room
2017 – Cold Sweat
2016 – Under the smoky roof
2016 – Azar
2015 – Bodyguard
2015 – It happened at midnight
2015 – Anger and commotion
2015 – Arvand
2015 – I
2015 – Polaris (Movie)
2015 – Suffocation
2014 – Wednesday, May 10
2014 – Crazy Face
2014 – Absolute rest
2014 – Night Shift
2014 – Naghshnegar
2013 – Unwanted
2013 – I want to
2013 – Ms.
2012 – Girls don’t shout
2012 – One, two, three, … five
2012 – Everything for sale
2011 – Wooden Bridge
2011 – Private life of Mr. and Mrs. Meem
2011 – Migraine
2011 – Snow on the pines
2011 – Unconscious and unconscious
2011 – Hidden
2010 – Crime
2010 – Horse is a noble animal
2010 – Fairy Tale Story
2010 – I am a mother
2010 – Report of a celebration
2010 – Death is my business
2010 – One of us two
2010 – End Whistle
2009 – The night of the incident
2009 – Tehran Tehran
2009 – St. Petersburg
2009 – Democracy in your day
2009 – Hot Chocolate
2009 – None
2008 – 24th Street
2008 – Zadboom
2008 – Tehran in search of beauty
2007 – Child and Angel
2007 – Forced Success
2007 – Familiar soil
2007 – One Hundred Years to These Years
2006 – Johnny Gahel
2006 – The sun shines on everyone equally
2006 – Behesht Station
2006 – Papital
2006 – The end of the road
2006 – The third day
2006 – Code
2005 – Aquarium
2005 – From afar
2004 – The Thirteenth Bridge
2004 – Seasonal Salad
2003 – Raj Khor
2003 – Crime
2003 – Thirteen cats on a gable
2002 – This woman does not speak
2001 – Ethereal
2001 – I am alone without you
2001 – Unique
2001 – Tick
2001 – Line paper
2000 – Blue
2000 – From the heart
2000 – Party
2000 – Invitation to dinner
2000 – The secret of a rainy night
2000 – Night color
2000 – Fascinated
2000 – The Voice of the Word of Love
2000 – Second time
1999 – Sharareh
1998 – Siavash
1996 – Sultan
1995 – bottleneck
1995 – Accident in Kandovan
1994 – Tears and smiles
TV Series
2018 – Sir Delbaran
2017 – Agate
2015 – Warm breath
2015 – Lonely Leila
2014 – Medina
2014 – Stupid (home show)
2013 – Motherhood
2011 – The Fall of an Angel
2010 – Ice Heart
2009 – Sky Ladder
2009 – Crossing Autumn
2009 – Safe
2008 – Gradual death of a dream
2007 – Shout out in silence
2007 – Coma
2007 – Green Ring
2006 – Flying in a bubble
2005 – Reyhaneh
2005 – Sahebdelan
2005 – Night Road
2002 – Green Journey
2001 – Young Police
2000 – Neighbors
2000 – Passenger
2000 – Days of Life
1998 – In my heart
1995 – Two windows
Acting
2010 – Horse is a noble animal
2006 – Sahebdelan
1992 – Wolf’s Footprints (Short Role)
Music Album
– Album to Damascus Time (movie soundtracks to Damascus Time)
– Album All these days (Multi-effect soundtrack)
– Vocal Games Album 1
– Album Bbodygud (Soundtrack Bodyguard)
– Last Tango Album
– I love the album
– Ambiguous Diary album (Collaboration with Reza Yazdani)
– Album of the Past, Continuation of the Past (lyrics of several works)
– Album finally (multi-effect soundtrack)