The genius of Elias Rahbani who composed songs for a number of the largest stars in Lebanese music.
The genius of Elias Rahbani, one in all Lebanon’s most prolific composers, is clear in his creation of recent sounds by fusing conventional Arab music with Western well-liked genres. His two elder brothers have been well-known for working with Fairuz, however Elias launched his personal profession and have become a number one determine in Lebanese pop music. He additionally composed film soundtracks, themes for well-liked Lebanese TV collection, and music for commercials. This two-part documentary collection tells the story of his extraordinary profession, by way of interviews with musicians, singers, and his household and pals, evocatively intercut with the Lebanese TV archive of a few of Arab music’s most well-known names. They used to name him “The Third Rahbani”, however Elias grew to become a real musical icon in his personal proper.
The movie’s second half picks up the story after his profession had already taken off and he’d gained worldwide music competitions in Germany, France, Bulgaria and Austria. He composed film scores, music for stage performs, kids’s songs, TV and radio commercials. He lastly fulfilled his dream of composing songs for the long-lasting singer Fairuz and emerged from the shadow of his well-known brothers, Mansour and Assi. The movie additionally offers a snapshot of life in Lebanon and its character earlier than the Civil Struggle. In later years Elias’s well being declined, and he died of issues arising from COVID-19 in the course of the pandemic in January 2021.