COMPOSERS from Lebanon

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lebanese Composers of all time. This list of famous Lebanese Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Gabriel Yared (b. 1949)

With an HPI of 53.39, Gabriel Yared is the most famous Lebanese Composer.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.

Gabriel Yared (Arabic: غبريال يارد; born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yared scored the French films Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later worked on English-language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award for his work on The English Patient (1996) and was nominated for both The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Cold Mountain (2003).

2. Tigran Mansurian (b. 1939)

With an HPI of 51.86, Tigran Mansurian is the 2nd most famous Lebanese Composer.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Tigran Yeghiayi Mansurian (Armenian: Տիգրան Եղիայի Մանսուրյան; born January 27, 1939) is a leading Armenian composer of classical and film music, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1990), and Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR (1984). He is the author of orchestral, chamber, choir, and vocal works which have been played across the world.