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My Take
Gabriel Yared is one of those composers whose name I should know better than I do, given how deeply his scores have shaped films I love. Born in Beirut and trained in both Lebanese and French traditions, he built his reputation scoring French cinema like Betty Blue before crossing into English-language work, especially with Anthony Minghella. His Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score confirms what I'd guess from listening: this is someone who treats film music as serious composition, not background filler. The Lebanese-French dual identity feels meaningful to me, a sensibility that bridges worlds rather than belonging fully to one.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gabriel Yared
- Name (Japanese)
- ガブリエル・ヤレド
- Reading
- がぶりえる・やれど
- Born
- October 7, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / conductor / musician / bandleader
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
- 1997 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2010 European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.