Babak Zarrin

Babak Zarrin (Persian: بابک زرین, romanized: Bābak Zarrin; Persian pronunciation: [bɒːˈbæk zæɾˈɾiːn]) (born 30 July 1978) is an Iranian composer and songwriter.^[2][3]

Babak Zarrin بابک زرین
Born	Alireza Shabani Zarrinkafsh (Persian: علیرضا شعبانی زرین‌کفش) (1978-07-30) July 30, 1978 (age 47)[1]
Origin	Rasht, Iran
Genres	Persian traditional pop
Occupations	composer, songwriter
Years active	2001–present

Biography

Alireza Shabani Zarrinkafsh was born in 1978 in the city of Rasht, Guilan province. In his adolescence, he began piano lessons with Azadeh Pourbayram^[4] and Sohrab Falakangiz,^[5] continuing to study music theory in his hometown.

He is a graduate of the Tehran Conservatory in the field of composition, counterpoint, song music, and opera singing.^[6]

Later, Zarrinkafsh became a pupil of Babak Bayat^[7] and Mohsen Elhamian.^[8] Babak Zarrinkafsh chose the artistic name "Babak Zarrin".

Career

Zarrin has collaborated with renowned Iranian singers on over 20 musical albums as a songwriter, including Moein, Aref Arefkia, Salar Aghili, Mohammad Esfahani, Reza Sadeghi, Farzad Farzin, Alireza Ghorbani, Mohammad-Reza Foroutan, Ava Bahram, Mohammad Alizadeh, Hamid Hami, Mani Rahnama, Reza Bahram and Shahab Mozaffari. He has also composed several film scores and theme music for TV series and movies such as Foggy Tabriz and The Enigma of the Shah.

Awards

• Best Titles Award, 16th Hafez Festival, 2016^[9]
• Special Award of "Khane-ye Taraneh", in commemoration of Afshin Yadollahi,^[10] 2017^[11]