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Capturing Attention and 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.

Creative Development & Discovery

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.

Building the Score

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.

Selected Works

Trailers | Promotions
YearTitleTypeRoleCredits
012006Parvaz dar HobabTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
022006Aftab be hame yeksan mitabadTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
032007ImkansizTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
042007Nardebame AsemanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
052007Bi Seda Faryad KonTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
062008Bachehaye HoorTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
072008Paiize PedarsalarTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
082008EghmaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
092008Talagh Dar Vaght-e EzafehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
102008Yek Lahze DirtarTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
112008Saheb DelanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
122008Zaad BoomTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
132008Kafshhaye ParehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
142008Talagh dar Vaght-e EzafehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
152009Hamrah-e TasadofiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
162009Halghehye SabzTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
172009Ghalbe Yakhi Media!Trailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
182009Gav SandoghTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
192009Marge Tadrijie Yek RoyaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
202010Gozareshe Yek JashnTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
212010Tofige EjbariTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
222010Sadsal be In SalhaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
232010Noghteh AghazTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
242010TavahhomTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
252010FaramooshiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
262010Majlese AkharTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
272010ScanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
282010SayabTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
292010GomanehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
302011Avaz-e GanjishkhaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
312011Soote PayanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
322011JormTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
332011Marg Kasbo kare Man AstTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
342011PransipTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
352011PariaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
362011Ojaghhaye KhamooshTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
372011EntekhabTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
382011BaarandazTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
392011KabusTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
402011SakkooTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
412011HomaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
422011ShaterehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
432011LalaiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
442011Zemanat-e MahtabTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
452011GhezavatTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
462011Nilufar KabudTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
472011MahakTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
482012Sa’at Be Vaght-e SefrTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
492012Agha-ye AlefTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
502012Pas Koocheh-haye ShemroonTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
512012Rah-e NejatTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
522012Barf Roy-e KajhaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
532012Jani GalTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
542012Khake AshenaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
552012Koodako FereshteTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
562012Khiabane 24omTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
572012Tehran Sime AkharTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
582012Shabe Vaghe’eTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
592012Saint PetersburgeTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
602012MigrenTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
612012Democracy to Rooze RoshanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
622012Sayeh-ye SoltanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
632013Khaneye PedariTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
642013Dar GhessehaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
652013YahyaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
662013NazaninTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
672013Hot ChocolateTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
682013Mehmooni-ye KamiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
692013Revayate MoallaghTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
702013PapitalTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
712013Ofogh Omoodi-stTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
722014QanqariyaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
732014KallafTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
742014HadiyehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
752014Tamam Zemestani Ke Nadide-amTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
762015Gordaleh va Ammeh GhooliTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
772015Pedar o PesarTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
782015RoohollahTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
792016Shayad Baraye Shoma Ettefaq BiyoftadTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
802017Bachehaye Nesbatan BadTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
812019Va Dobareh ZendegiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
822019Kaghaz-e SefidTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
832019Zan-e NatamamTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
842019Jadeh-ye ChaloosTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
852019RahaeeTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
862020Peyda va PenhanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
872020ParastaranTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
882020Gheir-e AlaniTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
892021Gahi Be Posht-e Sarat Negah KonTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
902021Hamechiz AnjastTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
912022Faryadha-ye KhamooshTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
922022PizzaTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
932022Yek Khat Dar MianTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
942022Mar o PelehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
952023Zire HamkafTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
962023SarjoogheTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
972024Posht-e PardeTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
982024Mar MahiTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
992025Tamam RokhTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
1002026Dar o TakhtehTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
1012026DashtestanTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
1022026Do Nimeye MahTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer
1032026Roshanaie ShabTrailers | PromosLead ComposerArrangerOrchestratorPerformer

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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.

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