Afshin Azizi

Afshin Azizi is an Iranian composer and musician, known for his work in film, television, and documentary scoring.

Career Azizi's professional career began in Iranian television; his first score was written for the series Khatereh Fardā (2008). He later composed the soundtrack for the hit drama series Paria (2016). Following Paria, Azizi worked on several television productions, including Anaam (2017–2018) under director Javad Afshar, Matador (2013), Gasht-e Vijeh (2016) and Khab-Zadeh (2019).

In cinema, Azizi has composed scores for feature films such as Abajan (2017),

Azizi has also worked in documentary and art-house cinema. He composed the score for Finding Farideh (2018), Iran's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards. His score for this film won Best Original Music at the 11th Cinéma Vérité (Iran International Documentary Festival) in 2017. Azizi has scored numerous other documentaries, such as A House for You (2019) and Writing Hawa (2024), the latter premiering at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

In animation, his first score for the animated short In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023) won the Best Score for Short Animation at the 2024 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology. The film was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani described Azizi as a "genius composer" who used a "minimal approach" to enhance the narrative. He has collaborated with leading Iranian directors such as Hossein Soheili Zadeh, Javad Afshar, Bahram Tavakoli, and acclaimed documentary filmmakers like Kourosh Ataee and Azadeh Moussavi. He also served as a sound engineer for the album "The Lords of The Secrets," a collaboration between Sohrab Pournazeri and Homayoun Shajarian.

Awards and honors 2017 – Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Festival: Best Original Music for Finding Farideh 2019 – 37th Fajr Film Festival: Nominee, Best Original Score for Gholamreza Takhti 2019 – Hafez Awards: Nominee, Best Original Score for Gholamreza Takhti

Selected works Film Scores: Dying in September (film, 2014) Paria (TV series, 2016) Starless Dreams (film, 2016) Abajan (film, 2017) Anaam (TV series, 2017–2018) Finding Farideh (documentary, 2018) Gholamreza Takhti (film, 2019) A House for You (documentary, 2019) In the Shadow of the Cypress (animation, 2023) Writing Hawa (documentary, 2024)

Singles: "Shouting at the Wind" (2023) "Nobody Is Waiting for You" (2023) "Jangale Asfalt (Titraj Payani) [feat. Arash Azizi]" (2024) "Sistan" (2024) "Ashes of a Dream" (2025)