Music has notes, melody and harmony, but need not have lyrics to stir the emotions -
this is what, Farhad Harati, a musician from Tehran, Iran believes.
Harati has just established his project, Immortal Music Company in Oman and his music composition, ‘Hidden Beliefs’, registered from Oman has been chosen as the Platinum winner of the LIT Awards 2024, in the category of Best Composer.
He has composed numerous single tracks (EP) and nine music albums. The released albums are ‘Zero Limitation’, ‘The Pacific Sun’, ‘Gray Lone’, ‘The Lady of Shadows’, ‘The Silence Season’, ‘The Sacred Earth’, ‘Hidden Beliefs’, ‘Cold Pavements’, and ‘Angels’.
A graduate in Music Science, he wears different hats as a composer, conductor, choir master, music teacher, pianist and singer. What is important to him is taking music to people.
“Music is not meant just for the elite. People should have accessibility to enjoy and appreciate music,” he pointed out.
Harati also feels instrumental music is more important because it can showcase the creativity of the mind more that what has just been taught to you.
“Instrumental music is all about you and your connection to the song. I fully respect vocals, but somehow they tend to have an expiry period for it. When people activate their mind and imagination with instrumental type of music, the experience will help them grow their mind with an influence on their level of thinking,” explained the musician who is also the CEO of Immortal Music Company.
Connecting with the music is important he pointed out, “What we see these days is that people are busy at the concerts taking pictures and videos. They are not actually hearing the music. Instead, let the music flow through you and in the end you will achieve some thing. It will let you to think more, guide you and be inspired.”
He is quick to point out that we are missing this type of music in today’s world.
“I respect all types of music. No one can say what is the right way or what is wrong type when it comes to music. Anything that helps you express your feelings is a type of art. But I want to focus on music which makes people to listen.”
He finds a huge potential in Oman.
“People in Oman cherish music and fine arts. There is a tremendous potential in the young people of Oman. I have many forthcoming projects where I would like to work with Omani artists,” he said.
He is looking forward to collaborating with Omani artists and guide them to be part of the international music scene.
His music is categorized as world music and he won silver medal from the Global Music Awards for ‘Hidden Beliefs’ album in the Composition/Composer section in 2020, and he went on to receive the Gold medal of Global Music Awards for ‘The Sacred Earth’ album in the Composer/Cinematic Choral Music section by in 2022.
In the recent years, Farhad Harati has chosen the themes of his musical projects carefully based on the serious issues of the world around him and has composed music about them.
Besides holding numerous concerts and producing works, he has always tried to deal with profound concepts on humanity through his works, while critiquing the challenging conditions of the world in the first place, and then produce distinguished works with social themes.
His cooperation with the United Nations Office and the Environment Organization Office in Iran, encouraged him to produce works on the themes of AIDS, Humanity, and War. This encouraged him to stage concerts in the most prestigious halls of Iran.
According to him, establishing and conducting ‘Naamira’ Choir were among his valuable achievements in the past three decades.
Producing choral and archaic music is among his fields of activity, he also sings the vocal pieces of his compositions.
While his choral works express a deep feeling without using specific words, he feels through his choral compositions, he can communicate emotions only through music, without using any spoken languages.
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