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name: "Gabriel Yared"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gabriel-yared"
fi1m_id: "gabriel-yared"
imdb_id: "nm0001189"
tmdb_id: 5488
wikidata_id: "Q502957"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "7 October 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-06T04:27:56.770196+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."
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# Gabriel Yared

## Identity

Gabriel Yared

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gabriel-yared
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gabriel-yared
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001189
- **TMDB ID:** 5488
- **Wikidata ID:** Q502957
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yared, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q502957, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5488

Composer. Born 7 October 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 7 October 1949, Beirut, Lebanon
- **Active:** 1996–2019
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Minghella](https://film.one/person/anthony-minghella.md), [Jude Law](https://film.one/person/jude-law.md), [Renée Zellweger](https://film.one/person/renee-zellweger.md), [William Horberg](https://film.one/person/william-horberg.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 71 (3), 2000s 73 (2), 2010s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Romance 4, History 3, Thriller 2, War 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $864m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yared, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q502957, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5488

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Lives of Others*](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md) (84), [*A Royal Affair*](https://film.one/film/a-royal-affair.md) (70), [*City of Angels*](https://film.one/film/city-of-angels.md) (55)
- **Hulu:** [*The Talented Mr. Ripley*](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*The English Patient*](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*Judy*](https://film.one/film/judy.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Gabriel Yared (born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer of film scores. Born in Beirut, he moved to France in the late 1960s after studying law. He attended the École Normale de Musique de Paris, studying composition with Henri Dutilleux.

Yared began scoring films in the early 1980s, including work for Jean-Luc Godard. He achieved international recognition with scores for French films such as *Betty Blue* (1986) and *Camille Claudel* (1988). His English-language work includes long collaborations with director Anthony Minghella on *The English Patient* (1996), *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999) and *Cold Mountain* (2003). He won the Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Original Score for *The English Patient*, and received Oscar nominations for the other two Minghella films. Other notable scores include those for *The Lives of Others* (2006), *City of Angels* (1998) and *Judy* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Judy* (2019), Fi1m 65, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *A Royal Affair* (2012), Fi1m 70, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/a-royal-affair.md)
- *The Lives of Others* (2006), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md)
- *Cold Mountain* (2003), Fi1m 62, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/cold-mountain.md)
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *City of Angels* (1998), Fi1m 55, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/city-of-angels.md)
- *The English Patient* (1996), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md)

## Complete filmography (111)

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

- *The Cinema of Francis Lai* (2026), as Original Music Composer
- *Killerwood* (2025), as Gabriel Yared
- *Tempo* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Just the Two of Us* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Scarlet* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Broadway* (2022), Music
- *L'OMBRE* (2022), Music
- *Broken Keys* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Life Ahead* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser* (2019), Music
- *Judy* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *The Death & Life of John F. Donovan* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Dilili in Paris* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Happy Prince* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Promise* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *It's Only the End of the World* (2016), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Chocolat* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *By the Sea* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Tom at the Farm* (2014), Original Music Composer, Musician
- *In Secret* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Blue Notes and Bungalows* (2013), Music
- *A Promise* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Belle du Seigneur* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Haute Cuisine* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *A Royal Affair* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/a-royal-affair.md)
- *In the Land of Blood and Honey* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Amelia* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Hedgehog* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency* (2009), series, Original Music Composer
- *All About Actresses* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Wedding Guest* (2008), Musical
- *Adam Resurrected* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *A Room with a View* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *A Room with a View* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *1408* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Breaking and Entering* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Lives of Others* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md)
- *The Airplane* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Shall We Dance?* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Troy* (2004), Additional Music
- *Cold Mountain* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/cold-mountain.md)
- *Lost Seamen* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Sylvia* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Bon Voyage* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The One and Only* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Possession* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Idol* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Lisa* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Not Afraid, Not Afraid* (2001), Music
- *Autumn in New York* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Next Best Thing* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Clavigo* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *First On The Rope* (1999), series, Music
- *Message in a Bottle* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *City of Angels* (1998), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/city-of-angels.md)
- *Tonka* (1997), Music
- *The English Patient* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md)
- *Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent* (1995), Music
- *Black for Remembrance* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Wings of Courage* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Fall from Grace* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Poorly Extinguished Fires* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Low Profile* (1993), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *The Groundhogs* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Ark and the Deluge* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Map of the Human Heart* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *IP5: The Island of Pachyderms* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl in the Air* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The First Circle* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Lover* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Vincent & Theo* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The King's Whore* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *1001 Nights* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Auntie Danielle* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Romero* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Tennessee Nights* (1989), Music
- *Ernest the Vampire* (1989), series, Original Music Composer
- *Camille Claudel* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Roman* (1988), series, Original Music Composer
- *Clean and Sober* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Seasons of Pleasure* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Gandahar* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Veiled Man* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Agent trouble* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Beyond Therapy* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *How Wang-Fo Was Saved* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Disorder* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Betty Blue* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Zone Red* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Adieu Bonaparte* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Telephone Always Rings Twice* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Captive* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Dream One* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Fire on Sight* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Dangerous Moves* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Hanna K.* (1983), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Shadow Dance* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Scarlet Fever* (1983), Music
- *The Moon in the Gutter* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Sarah* (1983), as Paul Jarry · composer, Music
- *The Little Wars* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Lucie sur Seine* (1982), Music
- *Malevil* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Every Man for Himself* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men* (1974), Music

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2004: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Cold Mountain*
- 2000: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Talented Mr. Ripley*
- 1997: Best Original Dramatic Score (won), for *The English Patient*

### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Composer 2012: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *A Royal Affair*
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award 2010: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (won)
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2006: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *The Lives of Others*
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1997: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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