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Ramin Djawadi
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| Born | 19 July 1974 Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Ramin Djawadi, born on July 19, 1974, is a talented composer from Iran and Germany. He writes music for movies, TV shows, and video games. He is also a conductor and a record producer.
He is famous for creating the music for the HBO series Game of Thrones. His work on this show even earned him nominations for the Grammy Awards in 2018 and 2020. He also composed music for the Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon.
Ramin Djawadi has written music for many popular films, including Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Pacific Rim, and Eternals. His TV show music includes Prison Break, Person of Interest, Westworld, and Fallout. He has also composed for video games like Medal of Honor and Gears 5. He won two Emmy Awards for his music in Game of Thrones.
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Early Life and Education
Ramin Djawadi was born in Duisburg, Germany. His father was Kurdish, and his mother was German. He went to school in Duisburg. Later, he studied music at the Berklee College of Music in the United States. He graduated from Berklee in 1998.
Starting His Music Career
After college, Ramin Djawadi caught the attention of famous composer Hans Zimmer. Zimmer invited him to work at his company, Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and started as an assistant to another composer, Klaus Badelt.
He helped create music for several movies with Badelt and Zimmer. These included Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and The Time Machine. He also helped compose music for the video game System Shock 2 in 1999.
Becoming a Solo Composer
In 2004, Djawadi began working on his own. He composed the music for the movie Blade: Trinity. This started his work with director David S. Goyer.
The next year, he composed the main theme music for the TV show Prison Break. This music was even nominated for an Emmy Award. He also continued to help Zimmer with music for films like Batman Begins.
In 2006, Djawadi scored his first animated film, Open Season. He later worked on its sequel, Open Season 2. He also composed for Fly Me To The Moon, which was one of the first full-length 3D animated films. His music for the film Mr. Brooks (2007) earned him a nomination for the World Soundtrack Award. He also composed the music for the superhero movie Iron Man, which earned him a Grammy nomination.
Famous Works and Awards
In 2010, Djawadi composed the music for the movie Clash of the Titans. He also created the soundtrack for the video game Medal of Honor.
A big moment in his career came in 2011 when he was chosen to score HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones. His music for this show became very popular. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in 2018 for the episode "The Dragon and the Wolf". He won another Emmy in 2019 for the episode "The Long Night". He also received Grammy nominations for his Game of Thrones music.
Other notable works include:
- Pacific Rim (2013), a science fiction movie.
- The Strain (2013), a vampire TV series.
- Warcraft (2016), a fantasy film based on the video game.
- Westworld (2016), an HBO science fiction show.
- A Wrinkle in Time (2018), a science fantasy adventure film.
- Jack Ryan (2018), a political action thriller TV series.
- Gears 5 (2019), a video game.
- Eternals (2021), a Marvel Studios film.
- Uncharted (2022), a film based on the video game.
- House of the Dragon (2022), the Game of Thrones prequel series.
- 3 Body Problem (2023), a Netflix series.
Personal Life
Ramin Djawadi is married to Jennifer Hawks, who also works in the film industry. They have twin children. Ramin has a special ability called synesthesia. This means he can "see" music as colors or "hear" colors as music. This helps him when he is creating his compositions.
Tours
- Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience (2017–2019)
See also
In Spanish: Ramin Djawadi para niños
- Music of Game of Thrones
- Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- List of people with synesthesia
