Arezou Rezaei

About

“The tasteful and open approach to the use of light dissonance, mixed with resonant accents, displayed the high potential of this composer.”

Jury of the European Talent Competition at Soundtrack Cologne 2023

"This year’s Nachwuchspreis (Young Talent Award) is awarded to Arezou Rezaei in recognition of the ‘creativity, boldness, diversity, novelty, emotional depth, and musical uniqueness’ of her ‘uninhibited’ compositions."

Jury of the German Film Music Prize 2024 (translated)
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Arezou Rezaei is an Iranian composer and pianist based in Munich, Germany. She composes both acoustic and electronic music, with a particular focus on film and media composition. Her work crosses genres, creating a unique musical world for each project.

Arezou received the Young Talent Award at the German Film Music Awards 2024 and an Honorable Mention at the European Talent Award at SoundTrack Cologne 2023. In 2024 She was an artist-in-residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, supported by the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts. She has composed for a wide range of projects, including concerts, films, and theatres. In recent years, her works have been performed by various ensembles at different cities and festivals.

In 2015, she began studying Classical Compositionat the University of Arts in Tehran. Two years later, she moved to Germany to continue her studies in Contemporary Composition at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart with Professor Luxa M. Schüttler and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Composition with the highest grade. She then studied Composition for Film and Media at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Professor Gerd Baumann and Professor Hansjörg Kohli.

Filmography

Title Director Year Genre
POLITICS ARE PERSONAL (WT)Indira Geisel2025Feature documentary
We might be alike (WT)Monirsadat Jazaeri2025Short Documentary
To become a shark (WT)Louise Zenker2025Short Film
SkippingSophia Küstenmacher2025Short Film
WaludDaood Alabdulaa, Louise Zenker2024Short Film
Future is PanoramaMuschirf Shekh Zeyn2024Short Film
The memories of the CrossroadsMonirsadar Jazaeri2024Short Documentary
The Dancing PhotoKilian Armando Friedrich2024Commercial
Elf Mal Morgen: Berlinale Meets FußballIndira Geisel2024Documentary
Scared of blood - Anti HIV discrimination filmKilian Armando Friedrich2024Commercial
Taste of SaltRaaed Alkour2024Docu-Fiction
Baba’s UniversumTizian Stompf Zargari2024Short Film
Ein SpielfilmEdoardo Tancredi Banone2024Short Documentary
Specspot: Bloody MaryDiego Oliva Tejera, Katharina Schnekenbühl2024Commercial
SpecspotThomas Rösing2024Commercial
StillbruchRica Hartmann, Luna Kuhrt2024Documentary
GeisterEdgar Bauer, Franz Stöcker, Felix Zachau2023Short Film
A Student FilmIndira Geisel2023Short Documentary
Body SwapDavid Hacke2023Short Film
72 StundenTheresa Rehe2022Short Film

Listen

In the path of the breeze

Geister

The dancing photo

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Contact

Feel free to contact me: arezou.rz74@gmail.com