Tara Pirayandeh

Tara Pirayandeh is a film composer, musician, and Tar player whose work centers on storytelling through music. Her approach to film scoring integrates Persian musical traditions with contemporary composition techniques, combining acoustic instrumentation, orchestration, and electronic sound design to create emotionally nuanced and culturally informed scores. She is particularly interested in the relationship between music and narrative, with a focus on how sound can shape atmosphere, character, and dramatic structure.

Her compositional work often incorporates the tar alongside modern production elements, resulting in a distinctive sonic palette that bridges traditional and contemporary practices. She has experience scoring for visual media and is developing a body of work that reflects both technical control and a strong artistic voice in cinematic composition.

In addition to her work in film scoring, Tara is an active performer and producer. She specializes in blending Persian music with electronic genres and has developed skills in digital production, mixing, and mastering. Her background in computer science, combined with her studies at Berklee College of Music, supports a technically informed approach to composition and sound design.

Tara is also committed to using music as a means of cultural connection and social impact. Through her artistic and educational work, she aims to expand the visibility of Persian music in global contexts and contribute to projects that engage with themes of identity, expression, and cross-cultural dialogue.

• Memorising more than 1300 verse Iranian poems from famous poets.
• Know more than 400 old traditional songs by heart.
• Various group and solo concerts in different cities of Iran (since 2010)
• Acclaimed by theatre and cinema forum of Iran (2011 Tehran, Shahr Hall)
• The teenager of province (2011, Hamedan, Ave Sina Tomb)
• Acclaimed by Hamedan University of Medical Science for charity activities (2012, Hamedan)
• Participation in different scientific, cultural and artistic competitions (since 2010)
• Soloist of Red Crescent Society events and acclaimed by this society (2012, Hamedan, Sina Hall)
• Acclaimed by Iranian Music Association (2012, Tehran)
• Member of humanitarian associations
• Soloist of 'Nasli Digar' event in the International Fajr Music Festival (2013, Tehran, Arasbaran Cultural House)
• Soloist of closing ceremony of the International Fajr Music Festival (2013, Tehran, Vahdat Hall)
• Soloist of glorification event of Jalil Shahnaz and acclaimed by Tehran municipality (2013, Tehran, Arasbaran Cultural House)
• The best star of the youth music festival (2013, Tehran, Vahdat Hall & Roodaki Hall)
• Acclaimed by cultural and artistic affairs of Culture and Art Ministry (2013, Tehran)
• Soloist of the House of Music event and acclaimed as music prodigy (2013, Tehran, Vahdat Hall)
• Performing charity concerts in different cities (since 2012)
• Acclaimed by Mahak charity organization for her donation (2014, Tehran, Mahak Hospital)
• Member of the 'Sisaz' chore and classic band and perform with this band (2014, Tehran, Milad Tower)
• Soloist of closing ceremony of the International Children Theatre Festival (2014, Hamedan, Sina Hall)
• Acclaimed by Education Organization of Hamedan as the best student (2015, Hamedan)
• Soloist of closing ceremony of 'Hezar Seda' event (2015, Tehran, Niavaran Palace)
• Acclaimed by Artistic Creation Foundation of Niavaran (2015, Tehran)
• Member of 'Shabrovan' music band in music festival of Kazakhstan, and soloist of the Almati festival of Kazakhstan (2015, Almati, Kazakhstan)
• Performing concerts in Almati including music school, art university, Farabi University and Science and Technology Academy (2015, Almati, Kazakhstan)
• Acclaimed by Consulate of Iran in Almati (2015, Almati, Kazakhstan)
• 3 year grade leaping in school between 2013 and 2015
• Top student of the artistic and cultural student competition of Hamedan (2015, Hamedan)
• Invited to some television and radio programs (since 2011)
• Member of Iran's National Elites Foundation (2015)
• Confirmed by Hossein Alizadeh, Dr. Hooman Asadi and Ali Torabi Management members of Iranian Music Association (2016)
• Acclaimed by the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (2016)
• Certificate of appreciation from Iranian music masters including: Shahram Nazeri, Mohammad Moosavi, Aliakbar Shekarchi, Rambod Sadefi, Hossein Alizadeh, Darush Talaei, Majid Kiani, Ali Torabi, Hooman Asai (2013, Tehran, Vahdat Hall)
• The best Tar player of solo competition in Hamedan (2016, Hamedan)
• Certificate of appreciation from elite organization manager Dr. Shahrezaei (2016)
• Top participant of Iranian music competition and the certificate of appreciation (2016, Neishaboor)
• Certificate of appreciation from Hamedan province authorities as the music competition winner (2016, Hamedan)
• Acclaimed by the senior manager of Hamedan Education Organization as the top student (2016, Hamedan)
• Certificate of appreciation from the art and culture organization in the 'Sabaye Javani' program (2016, Hamedan, Avini Hall)
• Certificate of appreciation from Hamedan Education Organization and entitled as kindness and culture ambassador of Iran (2016, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Parliament)
• The first rank in the 14th Traditional Music Festival of Iran (2012)
• The second rank in the 15th Traditional Music Festival of Iran (2013)
• The first rank and the star in the 7th Youth Festival of Iran (2013)
• The third rank in the 16th Traditional Music Festival of Iran (2014)
• The third rank in the 17th Traditional Music Festival of Iran (2015)
• The third rank in the 18th Traditional Music Festival of Iran (2014)
• The first rank in the art competition of Iran (2016, Neishaboor)
• Rearrangement of the Iranian piece 'Montazerat Boodam' for the Al-Qantara ensemble at Berklee College of Music concert (Boston, USA, 2023)
• The singer of Nowruz program 'Nobahar' on VOA channel (Washington D.C., USA, 2024)
• The concert of the Middle Eastern fusion Ensemble, the band's tar player and singer (Boston, USA, 2024)
• Various interviews with media including Iranian television and newspapers.
• Soloist of the Iranshahr orchestra for Nowruz concert(Royce Hall UCLA, Los Angeles, 2025)
• So the list of the Iran Orchestra for Nowruz concert ( Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 2025)

• Restless Of Love, album, Tehran, Iran, 05/01/22
• Habibi, track, Tehran, Iran, 04/01/22
• Indigo night, track, Tehran, Iran, 03/01/22
• Azizam, track, Washington, USA, 03/01/24
• Fasle Gol, track, Washington, USA, 03/01/24
• Gash Gabakh, track, Washington, USA, 03/01/24
• Leili bavanam, track, Washington, USA, 03/01/24
• Hey binam, track, Washington, USA, 03/01/24
• The Light, Album, Boston, USA, 20/08/2025