---
name: "Ames Bessada"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ames-bessada"
fi1m_id: "ames-bessada"
imdb_id: "nm5503707"
tmdb_id: 2838382
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:15:40.656393+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ames Bessada

## Identity

Ames Bessada

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ames-bessada
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ames-bessada
- **IMDb ID:** nm5503707
- **TMDB ID:** 2838382
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5503707/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2838382

Composer. Born in Toronto.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Aimee Bessada
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5503707/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2838382

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ames Bessada is a film and television composer, also credited as Aimee Bessada. They have composed music for the anthology series *Black Mirror* (2011), including the episodes 'Joan Is Awful' (2023) and 'Common People' (2025).

Bessada was born in Toronto and is based in Los Angeles. They began as a performer and songwriter, touring with bands and appearing on the 2014 VH1 reality series *Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project*, which led to a mentorship with songwriter Linda Perry.

Bessada is known for scoring 32 episodes of the series *Holly Hobbie* (2018–2022), 10 episodes of *Astrid and Lilly Save the World* (2022), the film *I Used to Be Funny* (2023), three episodes of *Irish Blood* (2025), and the film *Kissing Is the Easy Part* (2026).

*Sources: socanmagazine.ca, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *AntiDiva: The Carole Pope Confessions* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Kissing Is the Easy Part* (2026), Music
- *Irish Blood* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *I Used to Be Funny* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Ladies* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Astrid & Lilly Save the World* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Swimmers* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *See* (2019), series, as Payan Soldier
- *Samanthology* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Inherent Traits of Connor James* (2018), as Court · Original Music Composer
- *Bathroom Rules* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Stake* (2016), as Vanessa
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

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