News

    October 2008:
  • Semih Tareen is nominated for a best film music award at the Terror Film Festival for his work on Gomeda.

    June 2008:


  • Semih Tareen wins the Accolade award for best original score.

  • On Screen magazine writes about Semih Tareen. Read the article here.
    May 2008:
  • IndieExpress.com interviews Semih Tareen on his film YELLOW. Click here.
  • On Screen magazine interviews Semih Tareen on his film YELLOW.
  • EXROOMATE, featuring music by Semih Tareen, wins the three-minute masterpiece competition organized by the Seattle Times. EXROOMMATE will be shown at the 2008 Seattle International Film Festival.
  • YELLOW, a film by Semih Tareen, is invited to the Seattle International Film Festival as official selection. Showtimes: May 31st, 9:30pm, part of the "Wild bunch" shorts package..
  • New website for YELLOW: www.semihtareen.com/yellow.html
  • The complete soundtrack for GOMEDA is available to listen to online.Click here.

    October 2007:

  • Semih Tareen is nominated for BEST FILM SCORE at the Terror Film Festival for his work on "Yellow".
  • "Yellow" is nominated for Best Thriller Short, Best Cinematography, Best Film Score, and Best Actress at the Terror Film Festival.
  • "Felix und Scorpion", a film by Tan Tolga Demirci, with music by Semih Tareen, receives official selection and enters competition at the Golden Orange Film Festival in Antalya, Turkey.

    August 2007:

  • "Yellow" receives Official Selection from the Firstglance Philadelphia Film Festival.
  • "Gomeda" DVD hits the shelves on August 23rd, 2007.

    April 2007:

  • "Yellow" receives a personal invitation from the Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival.
  • Here's what critics are saying for Yellow, a film by Semih Tareen:
    • "an eerie giallo-inspired short" -Fangoria
    • "does a remarkable job of capturing the look and feel of those old shockers" -TwitchFilm.net
    • "...a wonderful short film ... a great seven-minute homage to those wonderful Giallo films of old" -Horror Brain News
    • "It's got the colours; the music; and even throws in a Bergmanesque allusion that I'm sure Argento would appreciate" -Giallo Fever
    • "Tareen captures the essence of the Italian giallo films perfectly, right down to the eerie music, gloomy atmosphere, and dramatic murder sequences." -Horror Reporter
    • "...very well made..." -Killing in Style
  • Semih Tareen was guest lecturer on film music at the Marmara University (Istanbul) and Ege University (Izmir).

    March 2007:

  • "Gomeda" is at the Brussels Festival of Fantastic Film. For details: www.bifff.org.

    February 2007:

  • "Gomeda", a film by Tan Tolga Demirci, is currently in theaters across Turkey.
  • www.GomedaFilm.com
  • The Turkish media is talking about the music for "Gomeda":
    www.SinemaTurk.com
    www.SadiBey.com
    www.BirGun.net BirGun Newspaper.
  • Watch the trailer for "Gomeda", featuring music by Semih Tareen, at YouTube.


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    www.semihtareen.com The official site for film music composer Semih Tareen