Acclaimed composer, musician and orchestra conductor Nasser Cheshmazar passed away on Friday in Tehran.
He died of cardiac arrest at Bahonar Hospital in north Tehran at the age of 68, Honaronline reported.
Cheshmazar was considered one of the most acclaimed faces in the world of music and a pioneer in combining Iranian music with western electric instruments.
He had released 10 albums and cooperated with famous pop singers Hami, Mohammad Esfahani, Qasem Afshar and Mohammad Reza Eyvazi in their albums.
Cheshmazar composed the musical score of over 20 films, including “Hamoun” (1989) by Darioush Mehrjouei, “Candle in the Wind” (1990) by Pouran Derakhshandeh (2003) and “Superstar” by Tahmineh Milani (2009) and won the Crystal Simorgh award at the Fajr International Film Festival twice for composing the music of “Poisonous Mushroom” by Rasoul Molla-Qolipour in 2002 and “Devil’s Eye” by Hassan Hedayat in 1993.
He held his last concert late March at Tehran’s Roudaki Hall where he performed some of his memorable and nostalgic songs, including “Rain of Love” and “Hejira” that were warmly welcomed by the audience.
