Ali Samadpour
Samadpour, after a ten-year collaboration with Hossein Alizadeh, entered the world of film music composition, composing the score for three short films, among them “The Other Side of Burka”, directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. He was then introduced to Ali Refaei for collaboration on the feature film The Fish Fall in Love (“Māhihā ʿĀsheq Mishavand”).
The documentary series “Taste of Iran” (“Ta’m Irani”), directed by Bahman Kiarostami and Mehrdad Oskouei, and broadcast by BBC Persian in spring 2009, featured his music as its soundtrack. After The Fish Fall in Love, Samadpour participated in the 2005 festival with music for two films by Fereydoun Jeyrani: Setāreh-hā 1 and Setāreh-hā 3. He serves as the head of the music-publishing division of the “Khaneh-ye Honar Kherad” (Kherad Art House) institute. In 2015 at the Third “Music-e-Ma” festival, he was awarded the prize for Best Music Publisher, and in 2020, he received a Diploma of Honor as Best Publisher. He is also a member of the Iranian Composers Association for Film.
Albums
- 2014: Mah Barāyān (with vocalist Afsāneh Rasaei)
- 1998: Be Tamāshā-ye Ābhā-ye Sepid (vocal, pottery-vessel, and damām)
- 2004: Be Tamāshā-ye Ābhā-ye Sepid (vocal, pottery-vessel, and damām)
- 2005: The Fish Fall in Love
- Goosh 1 (compilation)
- 2005: Goosh 2 (compilation)
- 2007: Goosh 3 (compilation)
- 2008: Goosh 4 (compilation)
- 2010: Tardīd
- 2010: Dar Miyān Ābharhā (Among the Clouds)
- 2010: Dar Miyān Ābharhā (Among the Clouds)
Movie and television music
- 2003: The Other Side of Burka, directed by Mehrdad Eskouei
- 2004: The Fish Fall in Love, directed by Ali Refaee (this film has been recognized by critics of the Iran-Actor website as one of the best in many respects, including its soundtrack)
- 2005: Setāreh-hā 1, directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani
- 2005: Setāreh-hā 2, directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani
- 2005: Setāreh-hā 3, directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani
- 2005: A Nose in the Iranian Style (documentary), directed by Mehrdad Oskouei
- 2006: It’s Always Late for Freedom, directed by Mehrdad Oskouei
- 2006: Barefoot in Paradise, directed by Bahram Tavakoli
- 2007: The Little Green, directed by Gholamreza Ramezani
- 2007: Among the Clouds (“Dar Miyān Ābharhā”), directed by Rouhollah Hajazi
- 2008: Tardīd, directed by Varož Karim-Massihi
- 2008: Saʿādat Hotel (TV series), directed by Mohammad Rahmanian
- 2010: Mr. Yousof (“Āqā Yūsof”), directed by Ali Refaee
- 2010: Alzheimer, directed by Ahmad-Reza Mo’tamedi
- 2017: Mandoo, directed by Ebrahim Saidi
- 2018: Formerly Youth Square (“Meydān-e Javānān-e Sābeq”), directed by Mina Akbari
- 2020: Sons of the Sea, directed by Afshin Hashmi
- 2022: Orange Forest, directed by Arman Khansari
Theatre Music
- 1999: The Pumpkin (“Kadoo Ghelghele Zan”), directed by Javad Zolfaghari
- 2001: The Story of Siāvoš, directed by Javad Zolfaghari
- 2014: A Requiem for Libricide, directed by Ali Etehaad
Books
- 1994–1996: Hamsāz (First series, 20 issues; a specialist bulletin for taar and setār players; published by Māhūr) (compilation of works from the past 100 years of Iranian music)
- 1997–1999: Hamsāz (Second series, 10 issues; specialist bulletin for taar and setār players; published by Māhūr) (compilation of works from the past 100 years of Iranian music)
- 2001: Māh Mostaqim Raft, a collection of short stories, published by Māh-Riz
- 2023: Leila Khaanom and Zolfaay Yarom, Score and Parts Book, arrangements by Faramarz Payvar, published by Payvar Foundation / Manzoumeh Kherad Institute
- 2024: Mirza Abdullah’s Radif, Handwritten by Abolhasan Saba: Dastgaah-e Homaayoun, collation and rewriting, published by Payvar Foundation / Manzoumeh Kherad Institute
Artistic Activities
- Director of Music Publishing at Kherad Art House
- Founder and Director of Payvar Foundation (Research and Publication of Iranian Music Documents)
Edited: December 2023
