About
“The tasteful and open approach to the use of light dissonance, mixed with resonant accents, displayed the high potential of this composer.”
"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."
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 |
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POLITICS ARE PERSONAL (WT) | Indira Geisel | 2025 | Feature documentary |
We might be alike (WT) | Monirsadat Jazaeri | 2025 | Short Documentary |
To become a shark (WT) | Louise Zenker | 2025 | Short Film |
Skipping | Sophia Küstenmacher | 2025 | Short Film |
Walud | Daood Alabdulaa, Louise Zenker | 2024 | Short Film |
Future is Panorama | Muschirf Shekh Zeyn | 2024 | Short Film |
The memories of the Crossroads | Monirsadar Jazaeri | 2024 | Short Documentary |
The Dancing Photo | Kilian Armando Friedrich | 2024 | Commercial |
Elf Mal Morgen: Berlinale Meets Fußball | Indira Geisel | 2024 | Documentary |
Scared of blood - Anti HIV discrimination film | Kilian Armando Friedrich | 2024 | Commercial |
Taste of Salt | Raaed Alkour | 2024 | Docu-Fiction |
Baba’s Universum | Tizian Stompf Zargari | 2024 | Short Film |
Ein Spielfilm | Edoardo Tancredi Banone | 2024 | Short Documentary |
Specspot: Bloody Mary | Diego Oliva Tejera, Katharina Schnekenbühl | 2024 | Commercial |
Specspot | Thomas Rösing | 2024 | Commercial |
Stillbruch | Rica Hartmann, Luna Kuhrt | 2024 | Documentary |
Geister | Edgar Bauer, Franz Stöcker, Felix Zachau | 2023 | Short Film |
A Student Film | Indira Geisel | 2023 | Short Documentary |
Body Swap | David Hacke | 2023 | Short Film |
72 Stunden | Theresa Rehe | 2022 | Short Film |
Listen
In the path of the breeze
Geister
The dancing photo