Ghiya Rushidat
Composer
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Credits
Saleeg (2023)
Cinepoetics Pictures | Animated Short
Dir. Afnan Bawyan
*Official Selection, 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Azuria upcoming
TBA | Short Documentary
Dir. Addison Alfred
The Misunderstanding of Carl Jr. upcoming
BTY Films | Feature
Dir. Dylan O’Sean
Ajwan (2022)
Barajoun Entertainment | Animated Series
EP: Ayman Jamal
Shadow Vaults (2021)
Futuregraph Entertainment | Feature
Dir. Kevin T. Morales
Diyar Hisma (2021)
CINEWAVES Films | Short
Dir. Fahad Shahry
The Three Promises (2021)
TBA | Documentary
Dir. Yousef Srouji
POOL (2021)
TBA | Short
Dir. Omeed Boghraty
40 Years and One Night (2020)
Cinepoetics Pictures, Millimeter Productions, Tândor Productions, Film Independent, Red Sea Institute | Feature
Dir. Mohammed Holayl
Haoles Get All the Girls (2020)
Pacific Islanders in Communication | Short
Dir. Sky Bruno
Leila's Gift (2020)
TBA | Short
Dir. Mithra Alavi
Acceptance Land (2020)
CINEWAVES Films | Short
Dir. Mansour Assad
The Swimming Lesson (2018)
Sandy Lane Media | Short
Dir. Elizabeth Rodgers
Cecilia (2018)
NA | Short
Dir. Sophia Kiapos
Amen (2018)
Sandy Lane Media | Short
Dir. Amr Moustafa Alexandrian
The Pale Red Dot (2017)
NA | Short
Dir. Ahsen Ali
Fabulous (2017)
Game House | Video Game
Violence in Universities (2016)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Saed Arouri
37 Minutes (2016)
NA | Short
Dir. Saba Luqmani
The Heart of Amilcar Cabral (2015)
Txan Films | Feature
Dir. Guenny Pires
Bachelorette Australia (2015)
Warner Bros | Reality TV Series
Dir. Lauren Wilbow
Pen of Mirrors (2014)
Bonvida Films | Feature
Dir. Bader Al Homoud
Growing (2014)
Royal film Commission of Jordan | Short Animation
Dir. Tariq Rimawi
Stuck in Yemen (2014)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Omar
Arabic Manuscripts (2014)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Salameh
Private libraries (2013)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Salameh
Newer Nabateans (2013)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Salameh
Abu Mazen (2013)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Bashar Ghannam
Targeting Journalism (2012)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Bashar Hamdan
Mother Lover Daughter Symphony (2012)
UCLA | Feature
Dir. Jumana Saadeh
Hotel Zaatri (2012)
Royal Film Commission of Jordan | Docudrama
Dir. Zaid Bqaeen
Bold Perspectives: Medical Treatment (2012)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Salameh
Black Out (2012)
Center for Defending Journalists | Short Animation
Dir. Bassam Assaad
-Less (2012)
Lage Productions | TV Series
Dir. Lyric Esparza
Boys Town: West Hollywood (2012)
Junction Entertainment | Reality TV Series
Dir. Michael Su
Street Vendors (2011)
Al Jazeera TV Channel | Documentary
Dir. Mohammed Salameh
Light & Dark (2010)
Royal Film Commission of Jordan | Feature
Dir. Motaz Matar
Bio
Ghiya Rushidat (she/her) is an award-winning orchestral composer with an expansive, multicultural creative voice. Born in Saudi Arabia, raised in Jordan, and now based between Los Angeles and the UK, she has built a career composing music for both Western and Middle Eastern projects and is a strong advocate for ensuring that Arab culture and heritage is more widely embraced by Hollywood. Her ultimate aim is to bring a more eclectic sound to mainstream multimedia.
Ghiya’s musical journey started at the age of four when she started playing piano by ear. This led her to study classical music before becoming a concert pianist, giving over 150 performances across the Middle East and Europe, including at the world famous Carnegie Hall. With a passion for touring, she has played with and written for bands and musicians around the world. Her mystical piece Fly and Flow was recorded by a 70-piece orchestra in Budapest, Hungary and won the prestigious BMI Foundation Pete Carpenter Fellowship Award in 2017.
Having already established herself as “one to watch,” Ghiya was chosen as one of only eight composers – from 800 applicants – to participate in the renowned Sundance Composers Lab and was mentored by several Oscar-winning film composers including Christopher Young , James Newton Howard, Christophe Beck, Trevor Morris, Marco Beltrami, and Miriam Cutler. Her album All The Imaginary Video Games I Scored was on the ballot for the Grammy Awards in 2019, and she was also part of the jury at Le Petit Cannes Film Festival.
Her work has been featured in Hollywood films, Al Jazeera and BBC documentaries, television series, and video games. Ghiya’s signature immersive and sensory composition can be heard in Pen of Mirrors, the feature film starring Oscar nominee Eric Roberts; Ajwan, an adaptation of the best selling novel series and the first Arab animated sci-fi thriller series; and Shadow Vaults, featuring Javier Muñoz, star of ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway.
As a female composer – and even more so as an Arab woman – Ghiya is well aware of her position of prominence in a male-dominated arena. As a mentor to newer members of the industry, she also proudly participates in workshops such as Women in VR, Digital Hollywood, and Women in Media Collective, events which are designed to empower more women to succeed creatively and professionally in their fields and shatter glass ceilings. She is a board member for the Alliance for Women Film Composers, a member of the Composers Diversity Collective, as well as an active voting member of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), the Television Academy (Emmy Awards), the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Her passion for her own lifelong learning has driven her to continually hone her craft and study new and exciting developments in music. To date, she has earned degrees in piano performance and musicology from the Royal College of Music in London, Yarmouk University in Jordan, and Conservatoire National de Danse et de Musique de Lyon in France. She also uses these teachings to lead workshops and masterclasses around the world.
Beyond music, Ghiya has a deep curiosity in the power of the mind and is studying neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. She has collaborated with a former NASA scientist on technological innovations that will allow autistic children to better and more openly express themselves and is a strong advocate for mental health. Ghiya works with a variety of charities and was nominated for an award by Queen Rania of Jordan for her voluntary work with cancer patients and victims of domestic abuse.
Media
“Love Thy Neighbor’s Rooster” performed by the Helix Collective
“IZAR” performed by UNCMS
