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Gabriel Yared

Gabriel Yared

Composer · Born October 7, 1949 (77) · Beirut, Lebanon

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 3 other major award bodies

Gabriel Yared (born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yared scored the French films Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later worked on English-language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award for his work on The English Patient (1996) and was nominated for both The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Cold Mountain (2003). When Yared was 7, his father sent him to an accordion teacher. Two years later Yared stopped his accordion lessons and started music theory and piano lessons. Although he was not necessarily a gifted pianist, Yared was interested in reading music. When Yared was 14, his piano teacher died and Yared replaced him as the organist of Université Saint-Joseph. Yared used the university's library to read the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, and many other composers. This extensive reading inspired his first original composition, a piano waltz. Yared gained a degree in law and did not formally study music at the university level until he traveled to France in 1969 to attend the École Normale de Musique de Paris as a non-registered student. There he learned the rules of music composition from Henri Dutilleux. At the end of 1971, Yared went to Brazil to visit his uncle and was asked by the president of the World Federation of Light Music Festivals to write a song to represent the Lebanese in the Rio de Janeiro Song Festival. The song he composed went on to win first prize. While in Brazil, he also performed with a small orchestra. Yared subsequently said that his time in Brazil greatly influenced his work. In 1975, he arranged the album Minacantalucio for the popular Italian singer Mina. He then went back to France, where he met and collaborated with the Costa Brothers, Jacques Dutronc, Françoise Hardy, Charles Aznavour, Mireille Mathieu, and numerous other musicians. This was a prolific period for the composer and he wrote nearly 3,000 pieces over a span of about six years. His contributions included a number of radio and TV jingles, such as TF1 news jingles and an episode on the series In the Tracks of. Yared is best known for his collaborations with the late Anthony Minghella. His first collaboration with Minghella was the 1996 film The English Patient, which was highly acclaimed and won him an Oscar for Best Original Score. He composed the scores for all of Minghella's subsequent films and the music for the television series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, co-created by Minghella and Richard Curtis. Aside from his work with Minghella, Yared scored a number of other films, including Betty Blue (1986), Map of the Human Heart (1992), City of Angels (1998), Message in a Bottle (1999), Autumn in New York (2000), The Next Best Thing (2000), Possession (2002), and Bon Voyage (2003). He had a notable collaboration with René Laloux in the late 1980es on Gandahar and How Wang-fo was saved produced at the SEK Studio in North Korea. Cassandra Clare reported in August 2012 that Yared was tapped to compose the score for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. However, he was eventually replaced on the project by Atli Örvarsson. ... Source: Article "Gabriel Yared" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
October 7, 1949 (77)
From
Beirut, Lebanon
Works as
Composer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 85% in 30 days

What are Gabriel Yared's films like?

Across their 65 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
28%
Survival
16%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love22 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 65 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 18 · Dark 32

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 15

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 32 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 47 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 36 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 33

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 38 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
40
Tense
30
Romantic
17
Warm
11
Contemplative
13
Other
58

How their films linger

Bittersweet40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic15
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gabriel Yared's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gabriel Yared's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Cinema of Francis Lai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer · Actor

  • Killerwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gabriel Yared

  • Tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Just the Two of Us(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Broadway(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • L'OMBRE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Broken Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • The Life Ahead(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Judy(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dilili in Paris(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Happy Prince(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • If You Saw His Heart(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Promise(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • It's Only the End of the World(2016)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • By the Sea(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tom at the Farm(2013)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • In Secret(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Notes and Bungalows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer · as Self

  • A Promise(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Belle du Seigneur(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Haute Cuisine(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Affair(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • In the Land of Blood and Honey(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Amelia(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hedgehog(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • All About Actresses(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Musical

  • Adam Resurrected(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Room with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • A Room with a View(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 1408(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Lives of Others(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Shall We Dance?(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Troy(2004)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lost Seamen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Sylvia(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bon Voyage(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The One and Only(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Possession(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Autumn in New York(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Next Best Thing(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Clavigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • First On The Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Message in a Bottle(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • City of Angels(1998)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tonka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • The English Patient(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hercule & Sherlock(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Black for Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Wings of Courage(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fall from Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Poorly Extinguished Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Low Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer · Orchestrator

  • The Groundhogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • The Ark and the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Map of the Human Heart(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • IP5: The Island of Pachyderms(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • The Lover(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Vincent & Theo(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The King's Whore(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 1001 Nights(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Auntie Danielle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Romero(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tennessee Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Ernest the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 15 episodes · Composer

  • Camille Claudel(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Roman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Clean and Sober(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Les saisons du plaisir(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gandahar(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Veiled Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Agent trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Beyond Therapy(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • How Wang-Fo Was Saved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Disorder(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Betty Blue(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Zone Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Trade Secrets(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Adieu Bonaparte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • The Telephone Always Rings Twice(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Scout toujours...(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Dream one(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fire on Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Dangerous Moves(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hanna K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Shadow Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Scarlet Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • The Moon in the Gutter(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer · as Paul Jarry, composer

  • The Little Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Lucie sur Seine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Malevil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Every Man for Himself(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 111 titles from 1974 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The English Patient (1996)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lives of Others (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 111: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 111: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic109 of 111: 103 only music, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew4 of 111: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

111 titles, 6 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s32 · 1 acting · 32 crew1990s24 · crew2000s27 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s9 · 2 acting · 8 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 2 BAFTA Awards and 2 other major awards from 15 major nominations, 1997–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2005
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition
  3. 2004
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Composer
  4. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Score
  5. 1999
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  6. 1998
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  7. 1997
    • Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gabriel Yared's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 67; across their 65 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · composer

In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)

99th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Lives of Others (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gabriel Yared's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles13–74 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles31–74 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles24–60 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles31–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles30–70 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gabriel Yared work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gabriel Yared's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers