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Jivan Gasparyan(1928-2021)

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  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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Jivan Gasparyan was born on 12 October 1928 in Solag, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Armenia]. He was a composer, known for Blood Diamond (2006), The Siege (1998) and Syriana (2005). He died on 6 July 2021 in Armenia.
BornOctober 12, 1928
DiedJuly 6, 2021(92)
BornOctober 12, 1928
DiedJuly 6, 2021(92)
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond
8.0
  • Music Department(as Djivan Gasparyan, duduk)
  • 2006
The Siege (1998)
The Siege
6.4
  • Music Department(as Djivan Gasparyan, featured duduk performer)
  • 1998
Syriana (2005)
Syriana
6.9
  • Music Department(as Djivan Gaspariyan, duduk)
  • 2005
Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 2003

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  • Intraterrestrial. A Fleeting Contact (2017)
    Intraterrestrial. A Fleeting Contact
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • music composer
    • 2017
  • Duduk (2013)
    Duduk
    Short
    • siro husher: to eva
    • 2013
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
    Blood Diamond
    8.0
    • musician: duduk (as Djivan Gasparyan)
    • 2006
  • Syriana (2005)
    Syriana
    6.9
    • musician: duduk (as Djivan Gaspariyan)
    • 2005
  • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
    6.7
    • duduk
    • duduk soloist
    • musician: duduk soloist
    • 2003
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    Gladiator
    8.5
    • musician: duduk (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler in Onegin (1999)
    Onegin
    6.8
    • featured musician: duduk player
    • 1999
  • The Siege (1998)
    The Siege
    6.4
    • musician: featured duduk performer (as Djivan Gasparyan)
    • 1998
  • Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)
    Ronin
    7.2
    • musician: duduk (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjian in Calendar (1993)
    Calendar
    6.7
    • musician: duduk
    • 1993
  • Lori Singer and Marcia Cross in Storm and Sorrow (1990)
    Storm and Sorrow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • additional orchestrator
    • 1990

Composer



  • Seeds
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Behzad Bolour in Purple Crystal (2013)
    Purple Crystal
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2014
  • Frammenti elettrici n. 8 - Shooting Party
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Frammenti elettrici n. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Kamni (2011)
    Kamni
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Horizon of Exile
    Short
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 2007
  • Cekanje
    Short
    • Composer (as Dyjivan Gasparyan)
    • 2004
  • Society of Jesus (2004)
    Society of Jesus
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Frescos (2003)
    Frescos
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Inventario balcanico (2000)
    Inventario balcanico
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 2000

Additional Crew



  • The Adjuster (1991)
    The Adjuster
    6.6
    • duduk sample
    • 1991

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Djivan Gaspariyan
  • Born
    • October 12, 1928
    • Solag, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Armenia]
  • Died
    • July 6, 2021
    • Armenia(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Virtuoso of the Armenian instrument "duduk" featured in Mikhail Vartanov's Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992), Sergei Parajanov's "Sayat Nova" (1968) and many Hollywood blockbusters like the "Gladiator" (2000).

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