Armand Amar is a French composer living in Paris.[6] In 1968, he began playing thecongas. He also practiced thetabla and thezarb in the following years.
In 1976 he met South African choreographer Peter Goss, who introduced him to dance. In the subsequent years, he worked with a number of choreographers incontemporary dance.
His works are focused particularly on Eastern music. He is the author of several ballets and soundtracks films such asThe Trail,Days of Glory,Live and Become,The First Cry,Earth from Above,Bab'Aziz andHome. SinceAmen., he has also collaborated withCosta-Gavras scoring all of his subsequent films.
1992: "The Other Side" au Conservatoire national supérieur de Paris
1994 à 1996: "Nomades Dance" et "Paroles d'Anges" avec les musiciens du Rajasthan et les gitans de Perpignan pour Montpellier danse et la biennale de Lyon
1997 à 2001: création pour Philippe Talard au théâtre national de Mannheim
2011:Leylâ et Majnűn, ou l'amour mystique; oratorio Mundi pour 40 musiciens et chanteurs.[11] Il est interprété au Festival de Fès des Musiques Sacrées du Monde le 3 juin 2011[12] et à laSalle Pleyel en avril 2014.
