Sherif Nour (born 28 July 1958) is an Egyptian composer. Brought up in Cairo, Nour studied at composition at Helwan University. He has composed for various television, radio serials and films, including providing music for 270 episodes of the Egyptian cartoon Bakaar.
Sherif Nour | |
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 Nour in 2013 | |
| Born | 28 July 1958 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Helwan University |
| Occupation | composer |
Early life
editNour was born on 28 July 1958.[1] He was brought up in Cairo, Egypt.[citation needed] Nour was born into an artistic family: his father was a theatre critic and script writer.[citation needed]
Education
editAfter completing his high school education Nour studied music, harmony, and music composing at Helwan University.[citation needed] He had originally joined the university's Faculty of Law but left after his father advised him to join the Faculty of Musical Education instead.[citation needed] In the seventies Nour formed a band named Sunshine, which performed Latin music. The band held concerts at clubs, including Heliopolis, Heliolido and El Tayaran.[citation needed] In 1977, Nour started to play at the Sirocco casino in Mersa Matruh during the summer.[citation needed] In 1982, he graduated from Helwan University.[citation needed] The Faculty of Musical Education offered Nour the option to continue his studies and pursue a Masters degree but he refused.[citation needed]
Career
editFrom 1982 to 1993, Nour played concerts at hotels on a daily basis with his band.[citation needed] After an invitation from the singer Mohamed Mounir, he joined Mounir's group, replacing their former keyboardist.[citation needed] Following this, Mounir offered Nour the opportunity to compose music for the play Masaa El Kheir Ya Masr, which was performed at the Egypt Comedy Theatre for two years.[citation needed] At the start of 1996, the Egyptian director Inaam Mohamed Ali offered Nour the chance to compose music for the television serial Noona El Shaanoona. After working on Noona El Shaanoona, Nour decided to continue composing for television programmes and documentaries in addition to animation. His compositional work on animated shows includes the Egyptian cartoons Bakkar (for which he composed music for more than 270 episodes), Super Henedi and Amin's Family.[citation needed]
Nour has participated in a number of concerts abroad, including 35 international festivals in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Sweden.[citation needed] He usually travels 3–4 times a year to participate in music festivals in Munich and Frankfurt.[citation needed] Nour has collaborated internationally with musicians, including German guitarist and oud player Roman Bunka, Japanese violinist Hiromi Nishida and German artist Roland Schnffer.[citation needed]
Honors and awards
edit- Silver award at Cairo Radio and Television Festival[citation needed]
- Gold award from the Arab Broadcasting Union for Kingdom of bees[citation needed]
- Jury Prize at the National Film Festival[ambiguous] for the song Hena Makas[citation needed]
- Cairo Radio and Television Festival, 1996[citation needed]
- 5th Cairo Radio and Television Festival, 1999[citation needed]
- Silver and bronze at the 1999 Cairo International Festival for Al Madaen Al Azema[citation needed]
- Nile Drama Channel Awards 2002[citation needed]
- Two-time winner at the 2005 Cairo Radio and Television Festival for Ola Hadana[citation needed]
- Safaqis festival award in 2006 for Mamlaket Taht Al Ard[citation needed]
- UNESCO Prize, 2007[ambiguous][citation needed]
Discography
editTelevision
edit- Bakkar – originally directed by Mona Mohamed Abulnasr, later directed by Sharif Gamal[2]
- Nona El Shanona – directed by Inaam Mohmed Ali
- Al-Khayer Yantaser Ahyanan – directed by Ashraf Salem
- Al Meqaad Al-Khalfy – directed by Alaa Karim
- Hassab Al Tawkit Al-Mhaly – for Saudi television, directed by Ashraf Salem
- Fareq Al Asdqaa – directed by Mona Abu El-Nasr
- Haret Abu-Hudedan – directed by Akram Agha
- Alb Al Amar – directed by Mahmoud Ibrahim
- Mr.Ameen Family – for MBC and Al-Shasha, directed by Sharif Gamal
- Super Henedi – starring Mohamed Henedi, Talaat Zakaria, Hanan Turk, Hassan Hosny and Alaa Morsy
- Al-Tabeen – on Al Jazeera for children
- Kingdom of bees – on Nile TV, directed by Adel Khairy
- Alphabet – on Channel One, directed by Faiza Hassan
- Zika w Kawkab Al-Agaeb – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
- Ola Hadana – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
- Shebak Lo'lo – directed by Muhammad Haseeb
- Kingdom of Underground – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
- Science Cities
- Homos and Bondok
Theatre
edit- Masaa El Kheir Ya Masr (1996/1997) – directed by Abdul Munim Al-Nasr; starring Mohamed Mounir, Mohamed Awad and Sawsan Badr
- Hend w El-Hagag – directed by Rashad Osman, starring Mohamed Defrawi and Sawsan Badr
- Cinderella – directed by Mr. Lotfi[ambiguous]
- Aam Byanola – directed by Mohamed Booth
- The Princess and the Dragon (2009)
Radio
edit- Endama Tadhak Al-Domo – directed by Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Karim
- Shawesh Nos Al-Lil – directed by Abdo Diab
- Godran and Ashwak – directed by Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Karim
References
edit- ^ "Sherif Nour - Music Composer Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Cast: Series - Bakar 2016 - 2016, retrieved 2 February 2023
