Elias Rahbani’s genius, which composed songs for some of the biggest stars of Lebanese music.
Elias Rahbani’s genius, one of the most prolific composers of Lebanon, is obvious in its creation of new sounds by merging traditional Arab music with Western popular genres. His two older brothers were famous for working with Fairuz, but Elias launched his own career and became an outstanding figure in Lebanese pop music. He also composed movie soundtracks, songs from the popular Lebanese television series and music for commercials. This two -part documentary series tells the story of his extraordinary career, through interviews with musicians, singers and his family and friends, evocatively they are interspersed with the Lebanese television file of the most famous names of Arab music. They used to call it “The Third Rahbani”, but Elias became a true musical icon in their own right.
The second part of the films gathered the story after his career had already tasks and had won international song competitions in Germany, France, Bulgaria and Austria. Composite movies, music works music, children’s songs, television and radio commercials. He finally fulfilled his dream of composing songs for the iconic singer Firuz and came out of the shadow of his famous brothers, Mansour and Assi. The film also provides a snapshot of life in Lebanon and its character before the civil war. In later years, Elias’s health decreased, and died of complications derived from COVID-19-19 than the pandemic in January 2021.