Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh

Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh, Iranian pioneer film composer, songwriter, filmmaker and social activist. Mostly recognized for his contribution to film and pop music in Iran. From his early ages, his was fascinated by Cinema and filmmaking. This was the dream which he and his long-life friend Masoud Kimiai (Iranian legendary director, screenwriter and producer) have not abandoned for a moment. The quality of his work in films such as Gheisar (Masoud Kimiai, 1969), Toughi (Ali Hatami, 1970), Dash Akol (Masoud Kimiai, 1971) and The Deers (Masoud Kimiai, 1974) along with the huge success of these films at the box office and among the critics, put more attention on the music for films in Iran which until that day was not taken seriously by Iranian film industry. He won the Sepas awards for the Best Film Score two times for Gheisar Reza Motori (Masoud Kimiai, 1949).