George Athanas

George Antoine Athanas; born 17 June 1990 is a Syrian Lebanese Greek film score composer and music producer. His works are notable for integrating oriental Arabic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since 2010, Athanas has composed music for over 25 artists, 3 films, and 2 documentaries. Athanas spent the early part of his career in Lebanon before moving to the United Arab Emirates. Athanas was born on 17 June 1990 in Latakia, West Syria. As a young child, he lived in Latakia, where he played the piano at home but had piano lessons only briefly, as he disliked the discipline of formal lessons. In one of his radio interviews, he said: "My formal training was two years of piano lessons. I couldn't handle any teacher. But I joined a band. I am self-taught. But I've always heard music in my head. And I'm a child of the 20th century; computers and internet knowledge came in very handy.