Emile Aouad playing oud.

I am a Film Music Composer, Sound Designer, and Lecturer.

I am specialized in original film scoring, sound design, and complete audio post-production.

With professional experience spanning every stage of the cinematic soundtrack, from production sound, sound editing, and Foley artistry to mixing and mastering, i approach each project as a unified sonic experience in service of the story.

Throughout my career, I have contributed to fiction films, documentaries, television programs, theater, advertising, and institutional projects, collaborating with filmmakers, production companies, broadcasters, and cultural organizations across Lebanon, the MENA region, and internationally.

Alongside my professional practice, I have taught university-level courses in sound design, production sound, Foley artistry, and advanced technical listening since 1999, contributing to the education of future filmmakers while pursuing an ongoing exploration of sound as a narrative language.

Beirut, 2026

Emile Aouad’s music and sound design studio

My practice is centered on three complementary disciplines that together contribute to the creation of a coherent and expressive sonic experience for film

Original Film Scoring - Composing original music that emerges from the dramatic needs and emotional depth of each film while becoming an integral part of its sonic identity.

Sound Design - Conceiving and shaping the sonic universe of each project to support its narrative, emotional expression, and cinematic vision.

Complete Audio Post-Production for Film - Integrating speech, music, sound effects, and silence throughout the audio post-production process to deliver a coherent and unified sonic experience with equal attention to artistic intention and technical precision.

I contribute to fiction films, documentaries, television productions, theater, advertising, and institutional projects, with professional experience spanning the complete soundtrack workflow from production sound, to the conception of each film's sonic identity, through sound design, original film scoring, dialogue editing, audio restoration, Foley artistry, mixing, and mastering.

Oud playing

Selected Collaborations

I have collaborated with production companies and creative professionals across documentary and fiction film, television, theatre, commercial production, and institutional projects.

Below is a selection of the companies, organisations and individuals I have worked with over more than two decades of practice.

Production Companies

Gulf Trend Productions

O3 Productions

Zac Films

Dark Side Film & TV Productions

Road 2 Films

The Postoffice

Newstime Productions

Silver Grey

B.Beirut Films

House of Steep Productions

Abbout Productions

TPI Production

Eproducers

CNC France

Screen Institute Beirut

Firehorse

NDI/MTN

Conservation S.A.R.L

Quilting Point

Beirut Media Center

Ourjouane Productions

Tartugo Films

Home of Cine-Jam

Né à Beyrouth

Speedtrack Productions

The Talkies

Clandestino

City Films

Dubai Film Market (Enjaaz)

Ginger Beirut Productions

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Asiatica Film Mediale

Ashkal Alwan

Moug Films

Rawi Production

Ekoomedia

Phoenicia Pictures

Red Sea Fund

Apparel Group LLC

F5 Global

Al Jazeera Documentary Channel

Al Jazeera Children's Channel

Al Arabiya TV

LBCI

Future TV

Al Jadeed TV

Mercy Corps / USAID

IUCN / WESCANA

Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC)

National Democratic Institute (NDI)

René Moawad Foundation

DGCS – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Dubai Media and Entertainment Organisation

Khawla Art and Culture Foundation

Mammut

nabilgholam architects

Creative Collaborators

Documentary & Fiction Films

Ahmed Kamel

Ahmed Khedr

Ahmed Nour

Ali Noun

Bachar Khatar

Basem Fayyad

Bassam Haddad

Bourhan Alawieh

Christina Foerch

Daisy Mohr

David Oryan

Dimitri Khodr

Eliane Raheb

Hady Zaccak

Inaam Attar

Jad Abi Khalil

John Zada

Karim Ghorayeb

Karmel Al Ziri

Léa Cremona

Mirna Chbaro

Mohamed Dayekh

Mohamed Soueid

Muriel Aboulrouss

Nader Moussally

Nadine Khoury Aoudeh

Pamela Ghanimeh

Phillip Bajjaly

Pierre Abou Jaoudeh

Raghida Skaff

Robert Cremona

Samer Kaddoura

Sarah Francis

Sawsan Darwaza

Sergio Garzon

Simon El Habre

Souraya Abbar

Wael Deeb

Zeina Sfeir

Television

Marwan Najjar—Screenwriter

Samir Habcheh—Director

Animation/CGI

Ekoomedia

Sergio Garzon

Richard Saad

Theater

Camille Salameh — Director & Playwright

Michel Jabre — Director & Playwright

Musicians

Fouad Aouad—Composer | Conductor | Aoud Player

Arpy Aouad—Piano Player

Andre Hajj—Conductor

Nadine Aouad—Piano Player | Singer

Jihad Assaad—Kanoun Player

Raed Boukamel—Ney Player

Tino Vandersman—Guitar Player

Samir Siblini—Ney Player

Imane Homsi—Kanoun Player

Michel Khayrallah—Violin Player

Antoine Khalifeh—Violin Player

Jihad Akl—Violin Player

Richard Kandalaft—Violin Player

Hagop Asmarian—Violin Player

Farid Salfiti—Violin Player

Mona Semaan—Violin Player

Antoine Chaak—Violin Player

Reymond Nassif—Violin Player

Claude Chalhoub—Violin Player

Angela Hounanian—Cello Player

Joseph Sejaan—Accordion Player

Photography

Karim Ghorayeb

Evelyne Hlais

Marco Pinarelli

Professional Membership

Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon

Equipment Suppliers

21dB Acoustic Solutions
21dB Acoustic Solutions
Abdallah Chahine Musical Instruments
Abdallah Chahine Musical Instruments
Etek
Etek
The Music Home
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