Omar Khairat

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Omar Khairat (Arabic: عمر خيرت; also spelled Omar Khayrat) is an Egyptian musician. He was born in Cairo and belongs to an artistic family. His uncle the composer Abu Bakr Khairat, was the founder of the Music Academy (the Cairo Conservatoire) and its first dean. In 1959, Khairat joined the Academy and studied piano and musical theory. After graduating, he continued his studies at Trinity College of Music in London. In parallel, he became involved in international popular music and jazz and played the drums for one of the top bands in Egypt, Les Petits Chats. This experience added another dimension to his musical influences. His career as a pianist began in 1979, when his various works started to gain recognition from both listeners and critics. His first major work was the musical score for the very popular film "The Night of Fatima's Arrest".

His music score was a hit and was widely applauded by the public.[citation needed] It was the first time, but not the last, in the music industry to have recording of a film score be reproduced as an audio cassette, which became a milestone in the middle eastern music industry as whole. Khairat had also composed musical scores for dozens of TV sequals, in addition to many movies.

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[edit] Compositions

Among his many compositions:

  • The Sourceress and the Magical Perfumes (Commissioned by Diana Calenti for her dance company).
  • The Nile (ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet).
  • Musical Score for The Bangles (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for A Second Meeting (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for Escape from Prison (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for This Man (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for Homes Have Secrets (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for Spring in the Storm (TV Drama).
  • Musical Score for the film "The Night of Fatima's Arrest".
  • Musical Score for the film "Uncle Ahmed's Case".
  • Musical Score for the film "The 6th Day".
  • Musical Score for the film "The Terrorist."
  • Musical Score for the film "Love Also Dies".
  • Musical Score for the film "The Forbidden Time".
  • Musical Score for the film "Places in the Heart".
  • Musical Score for the film "Escape from the Mental Hospital".
  • Musical Score for the film "Slumber in Honey".
  • Musical score for the Canadian film "Search for Diana"
  • 100 Years of Cinema (an operetta).
  • Al Amarna Hill (an operetta).
  • Arabian Rhapsody (Symphonic Work).
  • The Music for The Opening Ceremony of The 11th Pan-Arab Games (performed by the British Symphony Orchestra).
  • The Music for The Opening Ceremony of The Asian games in Doha (ASIAD 2006) (performed by the British Symphony Orchestra).

[edit] Awards

  • 1989 - Egyptian Society for Cinema - For his work on the musical Scroll for "Escape from the Mental Hospital".
  • Another from the same Society on his musical scroll for the movie "Slumber in Honey".

[edit] CD and DVD releases

  • Am Ahmed.
  • Arabian Rhapsody.
  • Bangles.
  • Egyptian Overture CD, DVD and VCD.
  • Fatma.
  • Mrs. Hikmat's Conscience.
  • Murcia Tres Culturas DVD and VCD.
  • Panorama.
  • The Modern Woman.
  • The Second Meeting.
  • The Sorceress And The Magical Perfume.
  • The Vision.
  • Festival or Tolerance.

[edit] See also

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