Hesham Nazih

{{Short description|Egyptian composer (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hesham Nazih | image = | caption = | native_name = هشام نزيه | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|23}} | birth_place = Port Said, Egypt | genre = {{hlist|Egyptian music}} | occupation = {{hlist|composer|actor}} | years_active = 1998–present | label = | website = {{URL|hesham-nazih.com}} | instruments = }}

'''Hesham Nazih''', also spelled '''Hesham Nazeh''' ({{langx|ar|هشام نزيه}}, born on 23 October 1972) is an Egyptian composer, musician and actor.<ref name=heshamMK>{{cite news|title=من أجل "moon knight".. الموسيقار هشام نزيه ثالت مصري ينضم لسلسلة "مارفل"|url=https://lite.almasryalyoum.com/lists/arts/262531/|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and career== Nazih graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 1998. During his graduation year, he composed the soundtrack for the Egyptian film ''Hysteria'' starring actor Ahmed Zaki.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.3ain.net/Article/38089/أشهر-مؤلفى-الموسيقى-التصويرية-المساهمين-فى-أنجح-الأعمال-الفنية| title = أشهر مؤلفى الموسيقى التصويرية المساهمين في أنجح الأعمال الفنية| date = 24 September 2017|access-date=2022-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=هشام نزيه – ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو |url=https://elcinema.com/person/1069877 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=elCinema.com |language=ar}}</ref>

Nazih is best known for scoring numerous Egyptian features and TV shows, including ''The Blue Elephant'', ''Ibrahim Labyad'', ''Tito, The Blue Elephant 2'' and ''Sons of Rizk''.<ref name="ElBalad">{{citation|title=هشام نزيه يؤلف الموسيقى التصويرية لمسلسل مارفل مون نايت|newspaper=صدى البلد |url=https://www.elbalad.news/5194288|quote=لموسيقار هشام نزيه سيشارك بموسيقاه التصويرية في جزء كبير من العرض الدرامي، بعدما قدم على مدار مسيرته العديد من الأعمال الموسيقية الشهيرة لأفلام منها الفيل الأزرق وإبراهيم الأبيض وتيتو.|access-date=28 April 2022|date=9 March 2022}}</ref>

He has since composed the soundtracks for many Egyptian films. In 2019, he composed the music for the British-drama film ''Born a King''. His most notable and celebrated work is the soundtrack for Egypt's Pharaohs' Golden Parade in 2021.<ref name="HN">{{citation|title=Movie Music UK critic honours Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih with special award|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/5/459404/Arts--Culture/Movie-Music-UK-critic-honours-Egyptian-composer-He.aspx|date=2 February 2022|access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> Additionally, in 2022, he composed the soundtrack for the Marvel Studios/Disney+ series ''Moon Knight''.<ref name=heshamMK/>

==Honors and awards== Nazih's work for the Egyptian movie, ''El Asliyyin'' in 2017, brought him the Best Music award at the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema in 2018,<ref name="HN"/> he was also awarded the Faten Hamama Excellence Award at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival in the same year.<ref name="HN"/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazeh, Hesham}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Egyptian male musicians Category:Egyptian composers Category:21st-century Egyptian actors Category:Musicians from Cairo Category:Cairo University alumni