Ahmad Magdy is an award-winning music composer and orchestra director. He holds a BA in Music Theory and composition from the high faculty of music Conservatory University of Santiago, Chile
He received the Latin American Pulsar Award 2014 and 2016 as Best Music Composer for Soundtracks of Netflix originals that include El Grand Hotel, El Patron Del Mal (Pablo Escobar) and El señor de Los cielos.
He was awarded the Viña del Mar Festival Award as Best Music Composer in Chile in 2016.
Ahmad Magdy was also the composer and songwriter of La Gozadera featuring Marc Anthony, Gente de Zona and Descenber Bueno, the 2015 Copa América official song in Chile, which has been rearranged and reused as the official song for CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 in Brazil for the first time in history.
He got several other awards including Best Music Score for TV Commercial - MOVISTAR-in Chile in 2016, Best Composer Award Winner from SCD in Chile in 2018 and Best Foreigner Music Composer in 2013 in Spain for El Gran Hotel TV series.
He composed the music for the Dubai Political Forum in 2018, which continues to be used for all Dubai government-related projects and events. Additionally, he is the composer for the upcoming Dubai FinTech Forum in 2024.
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“To me, music is the purest language of the soul. It’s where I can express the raw emotions and complex thoughts that words fail to capture. I view the world through a prism of emotions, always searching for deeper meaning beneath the surface. Nature is my sanctuary, and I’m often drawn to the sea, where I feel a profound connection between its vastness and my inner world. As I stare at the horizon, the rhythms of the waves become intertwined with my thoughts, a delicate dance between chaos and calm that I seek to capture in my compositions.
Every note I write is a reflection of that pursuit—an endless journey toward perfection that feels both unreachable and necessary. The beauty of music, much like the sea, lies in its unpredictability and depth. My compositions are born from moments of stillness and contemplation, where I immerse myself in the emotional undercurrents of life, striving to translate the intangible into something deeply resonant. Music, for me, is not just art—it’s the voice of my soul reaching out to connect with others on the most profound and emotional level possible.
As a professional artist, my personal life has been marked by instability—nothing has stayed constant, and I’ve faced deep losses that have left their scars. I’ve watched important relationships slip away, sacrificed precious moments with loved ones, and lived through a solitude that only passion can ease. Yet, through all the chaos, music has been my lifeline—the one thing that never falters, the one place I can pour every piece of my soul.
I’ve chosen this path knowing that it demands everything. But despite the emptiness that sometimes lingers in my personal life, I’ve given myself wholly to my craft, hoping that the echoes of what I create will outlive me. My greatest hope is that when I’m no longer here, my daughter will see the truth behind my sacrifices—that she’ll understand why I had to give up so much for my art. And in that understanding, I hope she finds pride in the legacy I leave—a legacy that speaks of a relentless pursuit of beauty and truth, even when life was anything but stable.”
Ahmad Magdy
