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Joel Assaizky

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Joel Assaizky is a music composer and multi instrumentalist from Johannesburg, South Africa. He has composed score for TV shows, Theatrical trailers, Feature and Documentary Films as well as commercials.

Joel has been nominated for several SAFTA awards, winning for best original score for the series Rockville, and has won an AMVCA award for best music / sound.
BornApril 16, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    Big Nunu's Little Heist (2023)
    Big Nunu's Little Heist
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 2023
    A Hotel Called Memory (2017)
    A Hotel Called Memory
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 2017
    Vaya (2016)
    Vaya
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 2016
    Man on Ground (2011)
    Man on Ground
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Rhythm City
      • Composer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2007
    • Umthetho (2026)
      Umthetho
      5.5
      TV Series
      • original score by
      • 2026
    • Fatal Seduction (2023)
      Fatal Seduction
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2023–2026
    • Marked (2025)
      Marked
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Capturing Water (2024)
      Capturing Water
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Soon Comes Night (2024)
      Soon Comes Night
      5.7
      TV Series
      • original score
      • 2024
    • The Queen (2016)
      The Queen
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2016–2023
    • Big Nunu's Little Heist (2023)
      Big Nunu's Little Heist
      4.1
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Courting Anathi (2023)
      Courting Anathi
      6.1
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • The Brave Ones (2022)
      The Brave Ones
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • composer
      • 2022
    • Rhythm City (2007)
      Rhythm City
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2007–2021
    • Kings of Jo'burg (2020)
      Kings of Jo'burg
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Composer (2020)
      • 2020
    • Stevel Marc in Unmarried (2018)
      Unmarried
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2018–2020
    • A Hotel Called Memory (2017)
      A Hotel Called Memory
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Hard Copy (2005)
      Hard Copy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2006–2016
    • Vaya (2016)
      Vaya
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2016

    Music Department

    • The Queen (2016)
      The Queen
      7.9
      TV Series
      • theme music composer
      • 2016–2023
    • Kagiso Lediga in Wonder Boy for President (2016)
      Wonder Boy for President
      6.6
      • additional music supervisor
      • 2016
    • Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You (2005)
      Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You
      7.4
      • composer: additional music
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • April 16, 1973
      • Johannesburg, South Africa

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    • Nickname
      • JA Assagai

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