→ Capturing Attention
& Building Anticipation
Trailers and promotional campaigns are designed to create excitement, curiosity, and emotional engagement within a remarkably short timeframe. Whether promoting a film, television series, festival, product launch, event, game, or brand, the music plays a critical role in shaping first impressions. It establishes tone, builds momentum, and helps audiences connect with the message long before the full experience is revealed.
Every promotional project begins with understanding its purpose. The creative process starts through collaboration with directors, producers, editors, marketing teams, agencies, and clients to identify the campaign’s objectives, target audience, emotional goals, and communication strategy. Beyond simply presenting information, promotional content must create a compelling reason for audiences to pay attention. Scripts, rough cuts, storyboards, visual concepts, campaign materials, branding guidelines, and editorial references help define the musical direction. During this phase, different musical approaches are explored to determine how the score can best support the narrative and amplify audience engagement. Through experimentation with themes, pacing, texture, orchestration, and sound design, a musical identity begins to emerge—one capable of delivering maximum impact within a limited duration.
Once the creative direction has been established, the music is carefully structured to support the promotional narrative. Trailers and promotional pieces often rely on dynamic musical architecture. Tension may gradually build, emotional stakes may intensify, and climactic moments are strategically designed to maximize audience response. Every transition, hit point, rise, and release is crafted to enhance storytelling and strengthen the effectiveness of the edit. Depending on the project, the score may draw from existing thematic material or introduce entirely new musical concepts created specifically for the campaign. Music can generate excitement, suspense, wonder, urgency, inspiration, or anticipation while maintaining alignment with the project’s overall identity. A successful trailer or promotional score does more than accompany visuals. It creates an emotional invitation—capturing attention immediately, sustaining interest throughout the presentation, and leaving audiences eager to experience what comes next.
| Trailers | Promotions | |||||||
| → | Year | Title | Type | Role | Credits | ||
| 01 | 2006 | Parvaz dar Hobab | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 02 | 2006 | Aftab be hame yeksan mitabad | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 03 | 2007 | Imkansiz | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 04 | 2007 | Nardebame Aseman | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 05 | 2007 | Bi Seda Faryad Kon | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 06 | 2008 | Bachehaye Hoor | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 07 | 2008 | Paiize Pedarsalar | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 08 | 2008 | Eghma | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 09 | 2008 | Talagh Dar Vaght-e Ezafeh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 10 | 2008 | Yek Lahze Dirtar | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 11 | 2008 | Saheb Delan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 12 | 2008 | Zaad Boom | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 13 | 2008 | Kafshhaye Pareh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 14 | 2008 | Talagh dar Vaght-e Ezafeh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 15 | 2009 | Hamrah-e Tasadofi | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 16 | 2009 | Halghehye Sabz | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 17 | 2009 | Ghalbe Yakhi Media! | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 18 | 2009 | Gav Sandogh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 19 | 2009 | Marge Tadrijie Yek Roya | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 20 | 2010 | Gozareshe Yek Jashn | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 21 | 2010 | Tofige Ejbari | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 22 | 2010 | Sadsal be In Salha | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 23 | 2010 | Noghteh Aghaz | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 24 | 2010 | Tavahhom | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 25 | 2010 | Faramooshi | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 26 | 2010 | Majlese Akhar | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 27 | 2010 | Scan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 28 | 2010 | Sayab | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 29 | 2010 | Gomaneh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 30 | 2011 | Avaz-e Ganjishkha | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 31 | 2011 | Soote Payan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 32 | 2011 | Jorm | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 33 | 2011 | Marg Kasbo kare Man Ast | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 34 | 2011 | Pransip | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 35 | 2011 | Paria | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 36 | 2011 | Ojaghhaye Khamoosh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 37 | 2011 | Entekhab | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 38 | 2011 | Baarandaz | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 39 | 2011 | Kabus | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 40 | 2011 | Sakkoo | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 41 | 2011 | Homa | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 42 | 2011 | Shatereh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 43 | 2011 | Lalai | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 44 | 2011 | Zemanat-e Mahtab | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 45 | 2011 | Ghezavat | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 46 | 2011 | Nilufar Kabud | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 47 | 2011 | Mahak | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 48 | 2012 | Sa’at Be Vaght-e Sefr | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 49 | 2012 | Agha-ye Alef | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 50 | 2012 | Pas Koocheh-haye Shemroon | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 51 | 2012 | Rah-e Nejat | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 52 | 2012 | Barf Roy-e Kajha | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 53 | 2012 | Jani Gal | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 54 | 2012 | Khake Ashena | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 55 | 2012 | Koodako Fereshte | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 56 | 2012 | Khiabane 24om | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 57 | 2012 | Tehran Sime Akhar | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 58 | 2012 | Shabe Vaghe’e | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 59 | 2012 | Saint Petersburge | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 60 | 2012 | Migren | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 61 | 2012 | Democracy to Rooze Roshan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 62 | 2012 | Sayeh-ye Soltan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 63 | 2013 | Khaneye Pedari | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 64 | 2013 | Dar Ghesseha | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 65 | 2013 | Yahya | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 66 | 2013 | Nazanin | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 67 | 2013 | Hot Chocolate | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 68 | 2013 | Mehmooni-ye Kami | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 69 | 2013 | Revayate Moallagh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 70 | 2013 | Papital | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 71 | 2013 | Ofogh Omoodi-st | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 72 | 2014 | Qanqariya | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 73 | 2014 | Kallaf | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 74 | 2014 | Hadiyeh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 75 | 2014 | Tamam Zemestani Ke Nadide-am | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 76 | 2015 | Gordaleh va Ammeh Ghooli | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 77 | 2015 | Pedar o Pesar | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 78 | 2015 | Roohollah | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 79 | 2016 | Shayad Baraye Shoma Ettefaq Biyoftad | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 80 | 2017 | Bachehaye Nesbatan Bad | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 81 | 2019 | Va Dobareh Zendegi | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 82 | 2019 | Kaghaz-e Sefid | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 83 | 2019 | Zan-e Natamam | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 84 | 2019 | Jadeh-ye Chaloos | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 85 | 2019 | Rahaee | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 86 | 2020 | Peyda va Penhan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 87 | 2020 | Parastaran | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 88 | 2020 | Gheir-e Alani | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 89 | 2021 | Gahi Be Posht-e Sarat Negah Kon | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 90 | 2021 | Hamechiz Anjast | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 91 | 2022 | Faryadha-ye Khamoosh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 92 | 2022 | Pizza | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 93 | 2022 | Yek Khat Dar Mian | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 94 | 2022 | Mar o Peleh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 95 | 2023 | Zire Hamkaf | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 96 | 2023 | Sarjooghe | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 97 | 2024 | Posht-e Parde | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 98 | 2024 | Mar Mahi | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 99 | 2025 | Tamam Rokh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 100 | 2026 | Dar o Takhteh | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 101 | 2026 | Dashtestan | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 102 | 2026 | Do Nimeye Mah | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
| 103 | 2026 | Roshanaie Shab | Trailers | Promos | Lead Composer | Arranger | Orchestrator | Performer |
Behnood Yakhchali is a film composer from Iran, working across the full spectrum of visual media — including cinema, television, theater, video games, and digital storytelling. His portfolio also extends to collaborations with vocal artists, instrumental music, and solo albums. With a distinctive approach to scoring, he blends emotional nuance with narrative sensitivity, delivering compositions that support and elevate the visual experience.
Born into a culturally rich and academically inclined family, Behnood is the son of an electronics engineer and a literary translator. His sister, originally trained in English literature, later pursued a career as a senior flight attendant. Music found its way into the Yakhchali household early: both siblings began learning piano at the age of five, initially under the guidance of Ahmad Joolaee, followed by several other teachers. Eventually, they transitioned to a self-taught path, refining their technique and becoming proficient performers.
From the outset, Behnood showed an instinct not just for performance but for creation. Even while studying the classical repertoire, he couldn’t resist reinterpreting the works — rearranging passages, altering structures, and adding or omitting sections. Through this process, he developed a deeply personal relationship with the music of composers like Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and others, crafting his own variations and internalizing the compositional language behind the notes.
His professional journey began in 2001, and between 2005 and 2009, he worked as an assistant to acclaimed composer Karen Homayounfar. This period offered valuable insight into the industry, but ultimately Behnood chose to pursue an independent artistic path — one rooted in personal intuition and emotional authenticity rather than convention.
In addition to his work in Iranian cinema and television, he has composed music for international broadcasters such as ZDF (Germany), SF DRS (Switzerland), ARTE (France), and Al Jazeera, contributing to documentaries, news features, and cultural programs. He has also been involved in a number of international NGO initiatives, choosing not to disclose their names out of respect for the nature of their humanitarian missions.
In 2012, Behnood founded Ropotronic, a versatile music ensemble that adapts its format to include both classical orchestra and rock band line-ups. The group performs a wide range of repertoire — from rock, pop, jazz, and classical works to film music — showcasing both Behnood’s own compositions and pieces by other composers. Ropotronic has appeared in numerous performances, spanning live concerts, film scores, theatrical productions, and collaborations with vocalists and stage performers.
While several of his scores have received awards over the years, Behnood maintains a philosophical distance from the idea of competition in art. He does not believe in the existence of “good” or “bad” music, and therefore sees no objective metric for judgment. For him, the only meaningful measure of a work’s success is how it resonates with the audience — the emotional and intuitive response of people, not the verdict of juries.
Stylistically, Behnood resists categorization. Although he can compose in a range of genres — from electronic and rock to orchestral and ambient — he avoids identifying with any single “style.” He prefers creative freedom, unless working within stylistic constraints serves the narrative. At the core of his work lies a classical foundation: whether writing for orchestra, synthesizer, or hybrid ensembles, his structural thinking is deeply rooted in classical principles, which he values for their balance, precision, and musical integrity.
Technically, Behnood’s process spans the full arc of production: composition, arrangement, orchestration, recording, and post-production. He primarily works in Reaper, and also uses Nuendo, Sibelius, and occasionally TouchDesigner for projects involving interactive or visual components. Though his academic background is in computer software engineering, his path in music has been self-guided and shaped by long-term experience, exploration, and deep listening.
Alongside his work as a composer, Behnood is actively engaged in the field of Artificial Intelligence, particularly in its creative and educational applications. He incorporates AI into his professional workflow as an advanced creative and audio assistant, using it to support research, experimentation, sound development, production design, and various stages of music creation. He also contributes to educational initiatives that help artists, musicians, and creative professionals understand and integrate AI technologies into their artistic practice.
Behnood regards Artificial Intelligence as more than a technological tool; he sees it as a new creative paradigm that is transforming the way audiovisual projects are conceived, developed, and realized. In his view, AI represents an emerging methodology for artistic production — one that expands creative possibilities, accelerates experimentation, and enables new forms of storytelling, composition, sound design, and multimedia expression. Rather than replacing human creativity, he believes AI functions best as a collaborative partner, amplifying imagination while preserving the central role of human intuition, emotion, and artistic judgment.
Born in Iran, Behnood spent part of his childhood in Paris, growing up between France and Iran during wartime transitions. He attended his early schooling in northern Iran while his family lived in hotel residences due to his father’s frequent professional travel between the two countries. This cross-cultural upbringing deeply informs his musical sensibility. He is fluent in both Persian and English and currently resides in Tehran, while maintaining strong ties with international collaborators and frequently traveling throughout Europe.
Outside of his professional work, Behnood is passionate about cooking, traveling, and tennis — three lifelong interests that continue to nourish his creative thinking. He often writes loop-based melodic themes, typically built around short lyrical phrases, with a tone that leans toward melancholy, mystery, and quiet reflection.
His music has been described as minimal, emotionally resonant, and structurally elegant — a sound that avoids theatrical excess and instead serves the emotion of each story with honesty and depth. Whether scoring a feature film, composing for interactive media, or creating an instrumental work, Behnood’s artistic mission remains clear:
to serve the narrative, shape emotion, and compose with sincerity.