Omar Fadel
| Omar Fadel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1977 (age 37–38) Houston, Texas |
| Occupation(s) | Music composer, musician |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Website |
www |
Omar Fadel is an Egyptian-American music composer. Raised in Dubai, Egypt and the United States, he was educated at the University of Texas at Austin. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Film/TV/Video Game Work
His film credits include the award winning films The Taqwacores,[1][2] Just Like Us [3] and the first Arabic language feature film from Walt Disney Pictures, The United.[4][5] In 2012 Omar co-wrote "The Song of Admiral General Sargeant Aladeen" on the soundtrack of the film The Dictator with composer Erran Baron Cohen.
His television credits include ABC's The Goode Family, PBS's In Search of Oil and Sand and NBC's Phenomenon.
In 2013, Omar contributed two tracks to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
Trailer Music Work
Omar has written trailer music for many of the world's largest catalogs including Warner/Chappell Music, Universal/Killer Tracks, APM, and Groove Addicts and Sencit Music.
Awards
In 2013 Omar was awarded a composer fellowship by the Sundance Institute.[6][7]
Select Credits
(Selective works)
- 2008: Phenomenon
- 2008: The Colours of Exile
- 2009: Camouflage
- 2009: The Goode Family
- 2009: Next Day Air
- 2010: Just Like Us
- 2010: The Taqwacores
- 2010: Maydoum
- 2011: The United
- 2011: Dumbleweed
- 2012: Undying Dreams
- 2012: In Search of Oil and Sand
- 2012: Rafea: Solar Mama
- 2013: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
References
- ↑ Screen Daily: Visit licenses The Taqwacores to Strand in North America
- ↑ Indiewire: Strand Rocks to Visit's "Taqwacores"
- ↑ IMDB
- ↑ Stage and Screen
- ↑ IMDB
- ↑ Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Announce New Collaboration to Support Independent Filmmakers and Film Composers
- ↑ Highlights of the 2013 Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Ranch