MACFLY FILMS on Faranak Shahroozi!

We recently had the marvelous opportunity to interview the world renowned pianist, composer Faranak Shahroozi. It was a great interview, and here’s what she had to say.

1) Q. Have you ever scored music for film and TV?
A. No I haven’t. But, I cant wait to get into it! As far as movies go, I’ve successfully placed 2 of my songs in two films. One if them us called Down’n Dirty, starting Gary Busy and another recent film called Playing the Crease coming soon to theaters.

2) Q. Who are your top five composers of all time and why?
A. 1- Chopin, 2- Beethoven 3-Francis Lai, 4-Nino Rota, 5- John Barry. I’ve absolutely been inspired by these composers. I’ve written music in each of their styles my music had been compared to all of them.

3) Q. What are your top five favorite films of all time and why?
A. 1-Immortal Beloved is the Story of Beethoven’s life which focuses on his love life. It’s an amazing drama featuring Beethoven’s incredible music.
2-Amadeus. The story of Mozart’s life and his amazing music.
3- Impromptu. Chopin’s life and his lyrical music.
4- love Story. The story and music is unforgettable.
5- Somewhere in time. The love story and the music is incredible.
I’ve seen these movies over 10 times each. To me, what makes them stand out more than other movies, is the music.

4) Q. Tell us what’s in your playlist. Who are you listening to lately?
A. I love Chris Botti, Hellen Jane Long, Secret Garden, studio 54 radio, Blank and Jones, Jose Jose, Lara Fabian, Carla Bruni. Stevie Wonder, Earth wind an fire, Yasmin Levi.

5) Q. What are your musical plans for the next 6 months or so?
A. At the moment I’m releasing Frank Sinatra’s My Way on June 17th. Also, have the next 8 songs of my new album , Circles Of My Mind, released every 6 weeks by Symphonic. I’m so excited to have captured the attention of Il Divo’s singer Sebastien Izambard, who’s very impressed by my style of piano playing. If all goes well, I may tour with them and perform as a guest artist while they sing my Ballads.

6) Q. Do you have any other plans related to your next release? A video? Online Shows?
A. Yes, these days everything is going around the release of my single, Frank Sinatra’s My Way. There is a gorgeous video that goes with it and was just picked up by many video Channels. I couldn’t be more pleases with this song. I play this iconic song as solo piano in classical style of bel conte. Meaning singing style which is very emotion evoking!

7) Q. Have you written songs for any other artists?
A. Yes, wrote a song for Stevie Wonder’s ex wife Syreeta Wright. She sang my song, From my heart to yours, before she passed away. My other ballad, Classic Rhapsody, was sung by Lenny Williams.

8) Q. What are your main ambitions as a musician from here?
A. I want my name Faranak Shahroozi to be synonymous with Piano. I wish to be a household name.

9) Q. For networking purposes, what are your social media handles?
Facebook fan page: Faranak Shahroozi Music
Instagram: @Faranakmusic
My website: https://www.faranakmusic.com/

Thank you for this amazing interview, and we look forward to following your career. Loads of success!

MACFLY FILMS 2021