Education
Mouzanar studied under Boghos Gelalian – an Armenian-Lebanese composer.
Mouzanar studied under Boghos Gelalian – an Armenian-Lebanese composer.
He has composed music scores for several films, including After Shave,Caramel, and Where Do We Go Now?. In 2008, he recorded Les Champs Arides, his first solo album as a singer and songwriter. His work is rooted in various music genres, including classical, jazz, Mediterranean, and oriental melodies.
His compositions are also influenced by Brazilian choro and Argentinian tango.
In the year 2000, he established – in collaboration with Zeid Hamdan – his first label ‘Mooz Records’ through which he produced the majority of Beirut’s underground music scene. Groups such as Soap Kills, Kitaa Beirut, The New Government and RGB were among these productions.
One of his first professional experiences in cinema took place in 2005 with After Shave – a short film directed by Hany Tamba. In 2009, he composed the music for the opening ceremony of the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, which was viewed by 60 million spectators all over the world.
French choreographer Daniel Charpentier directed the show.
In 2010, while writing for different artists such as Natacha Atlas, Mouzanar composed the music score for the film Where Do We Go Now? That same year, Mouzanar recorded his first solo album (in French) entitled Les Champs Arides. The album was co-produced with the English producer Ian Caple. lieutenant includes a duet with French singer Barbara Carlotti.