Omar Fadel is an award-winning composer for film, television, and video games. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose scores frequently feature him on a wide array of instruments, including piano, guitar, cello, drums and percussion. Born in Houston, and raised between Texas and Dubai, Fadel’s global exposure is heard throughout his music and can be heard in the Afghanistan-set Oscar®-nominated film, Day One. Fadel was selected to score the first Arabic language, American studio feature film, The United (2011). This was followed by the documentary In Search of Oil and Sand (2012) and The Dictator (2012). In addition to his film work, Fadel has scored several television shows, high profile commercials and film trailers.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
