Fahir Atakoğlu

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Istanbul born Fahir Atakoğlu is a renowned Turkish pianist and composer who has worked with a wide range of artists across many genres of music, ranging in style from symphonic scoring to advertising jingles.

From 1987 to present, Atakoğlu has created music for commercials, news segments, and documentaries via advertising agencies including Lintas, McCann Erickson, CDP Europe, Young & Rubicam, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Ogilvy & Mather. He has also composed music for Turkey’s top bands and musicians, including Mazhar Fuat Özkan, Sezen Aksu, and Sertab Erener.

Since 1994 Atakoğlu has recorded 9 albums which have sold over 2 million copies in 17 countries. Atakoğlu’s scoring includes the adaptation of Metin Kaçan’s novel Ağır Roman (East Side Story) into a musical which was performed locally in Turkey as well as at Hollywood’s Ford Amphitheater in August 2006 by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.

Source: Wikipedia.

His official website: http://www.fahiratakoglu.com/

1	Sarı Zeybek	11
1	İstanbul (Sertab Erener)	11
3	Gözyaşı	10
3	Geze Geze	10
5	Med Cezir	8
5	L'al (Sezen Aksu)	8
5	Alaturka (Tarkan)	8
8	cumhuriyet	7
8	İlk Aşk	7
8	Sır (Levent Yüksel)	7
8	Ağır Roman Bale Süiti II	7
12	Ağır Roman Bale Süiti I	6
12	Oniki	6
14	SARI ZEYBEK	4
14	Nazım ile Piraye	4

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lacryMosa77 wrote:
17 days ago

nil, duman, hande yener??? saçmalık

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elwoyku wrote:
20 days ago

i love his music and his playing method! he's really successful, talented and precious.

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epic_stimulus wrote:
February 2008

how bout aylin aslım, benny benassi in simila r artists? where is kerem görsev,

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primozb wrote:
November 2007

revolutionary in turkish music, fused the traditional turkish harmony to his unique/universal style through a new-ageish way. recently, he's seeking for new paths, bestowing his talent to jazz. just experience his great 10/8, 14/8 works with horacio hernandez and anthony jackson.

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primozb wrote:
November 2007

revolutionary in turkish music, fused the traditional turkish harmony to his unique/universal style through a new-ageish way. recently, he's seeking for new paths, bestowing his talent to jazz. just experience his great 10/8, 14/8 works with horacio hernandez and anthony jackson.

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sp0623 wrote:
July 2007

Great music!

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