Armand Amar (born 1953 in Jerusalem (Israel))[3] is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco.
[4] He won the 2010 César Award for Best Original Music for Le Concert (Radu Mihăileanu).
In 1976 he met South African choreographer Peter Goss, who introduced him to dance.
He is the author of several ballets and soundtracks films such as The Trail, Days of Glory, Live and Become, The First Cry, Earth from Above, Bab'Aziz and Home.
He founded the label Long Distance in 1994 with his partners Alain Weber and Peter Gabriel.