Jonathan Bar Giora

Jonathan Bar Giora
Background information
Born (1962-06-08) 8 June 1962 (age 62)
Jerusalem
OccupationComposer
Instrument(s)Piano, Keyboards
Years active1990–present

Jonathan Bar Giora (Hebrew: יונתן בר גיורא; born 8 July 1962) is an Israeli composer and pianist. Since 2000, Bar Giora has composed scores and soundtracks for over 150 Israeli films such as Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi,[1] Time of Favor, A Quiet Heart[2] and Aviva, My Love. He also worked as a composer and music arranger and producer with Israeli artists such as Yossi Banai, Shalom Hanoch, Riki Gal, Miri Mesika and many others.

From 2011 until 2015, Bar Giora served as the head of the film music and sound design department at the School of Audio & Visual Arts at Sapir Academic College, where he is now the head of the BFA program. He also teaches at Beit Berl College.

His composition style presents diverse influences, from Mizrahi music, Jazz, Classical music, Rock music to Electronic music.

He has collaborated with various Israeli musicians, such as Meir Banai, Riki Gal, Haïm Ulliel, Miri Mesika, Yehonatan Geffen, Ninet Tayeb and Ester Rada.

  1. ^ "Watch Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi Full Movie Online, Release Date, Trailer, Cast and Songs | Comedy Film". www.digit.in. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ Dalton, Stephen (6 December 2016). "'A Quiet Heart' ('Lev shaket meod'): Film Review | Tallinn 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2022.