Omar Khairat

Known for SoundBorn 1948-11-11 (age 77)Egypt

Maestro ‘Omar Khairat is famous Egyptian composer, pianist, founder and conductor of "‘Omar Khairat Band". He was born in Cairo, raised in a family of musicians. His uncle is Abou-Bakr Khairat, the great Egyptian composer and architect, established the “Cairo Conservatoire” and enriched the Arab music with great symphonic pieces. Influenced by this legacy, ‘Omar Khairat discovered new musical dimensions in the emotions and memories of the Egyptian and Arab personality. He joined the Cairo Conservatoire in 1959, studied piano with Italian Maestro Vincenzo Carro and followed correspondence courses in music theory and composition with the Trinity College in England. ‘Omar Khairat shaped his musical identity as a professional independent composer achieving new musical visions characterized with deepness and richness. His debut performing in film music was “Leilet el-abd ‘ala Fatma i.e. The night of Fatma was arrested (1983)”. According to music experts and critics, ‘Omar Khairat's music bridges contemporary Arab music and Western music reflecting genuine maturity. Moreover, he is considered to be one of the most outstanding composers presenting successful works like “Al-‘arraafa wal-‘otour al-saahera i.e. The fortune-teller and the Magic Perfumes (1989)”, and the “Arab Rhapsody (1992)”. He also composed music for international events like the “National Feast of Oman (1993)”, the Inauguration Ceremony of “Bibliotheca Alexandrina (1996)”, “Carthage Festival”- Tunisia, “Operetta al-Sheikh Zaayed - Emirates (2000)”, “Panorama al-Abour” - Symphonic Poem - Cairo (1991), “Fine Arts Cycle - Spain (2004)”, “October Celebrations (2000)”, “Celebration of the Royal Jordan River Institution (2005)” , “Jarash Festival (2003), “Three Civilizations Celebration – Spain”, “Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Egyptian Cinema” and many other. He regularly performed at the Cairo Opera House and all the Egyptian and Arab ceremonies during the last fifteen years. His repertoire includes more than fifty works for cinema and more than 20 in TV. ‘Omar Khairat received more than Arab and international awards such as; “Oman Award (1993)”, a Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “7th Cairo International Song Festival (2001)”, the “Emirate Ministry of Media Award (2004)”, the “Royal Jordan River Institution Award (2005)”, Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “Alexandria International Song Festival (2006)”, Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “30th Cairo International Film Festival (2006)”. In 2008, he received the Middle East Music Award (MEMA). ‘Omar Khairat married actor Jala Fahmy nad they got divorced. He is now married to Mrs. Naglaa al-Ghannaam, he is the father of ‘Omar (junior) and Sherine and he is the grandfather of Adam.Read more

Movies & web series

Looking for Tutankhamun

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat

Summer Thefts

Carmen

The Ostrich and the Peacock

Bittersweet

The Passage

The Night Of Fatima's Arrest

Ferqet Naji Atallah

The Island

The Preacher

Al-Gama'a

The Hostage

Clash of the Grandchildren

Girl's Love

18 Days

Mafia

The Island 2

The Embassy in the Building

Alzheimer's

The Terrorist

Taimour & Shafi'aa

Sweet Oblivion

The Miser and I

Escaping Tel Aviv

The Blood of the Innocent

The Law, Excuse Us

Silence... We're Rolling

The Sixth Day

The Escape from El-Khanka

None But That!

Memories of Hani Shenouda

Les Petits Chats

Wonder

Abdul Kader the Foreigner

A Matter of Principle

Desire

High School Freshmen

Woman Under Surveillance

Men of the World Come Together

Years of Misery and Love

The Fox

Time of the Forbidden

Lack of Evidence

The Mud

أسعد الله مساءك

The Life of a Modern Woman

Ghawayesh