Ibrahim Maalouf
Composer · Born November 5, 1980 (45) · Beyrouth, Liban
Ibrahim Maalouf (Arabic: ابراهيم معلوف,; born 5 November 1980 in Beirut) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his album Queen of Sheba in collaboration with Angélique Kidjo. His father is trumpeter Nassim Maalouf and his mother is pianist Nada Maalouf. His uncle is the writer Amin Maalouf and his grandfather was the journalist, poet, and musicologist Rushdi Maalouf. After leaving his home country as a child during the Lebanese Civil War, he grew up in Paris with his sister Layla. He studied there until the age of 17 and earned a degree in General Science and Specialized Mathematics from the Lycée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire in Étampes (Essonne). When he was seven years old, he started to learn how to play the trumpet from his father, a former student of French trumpeter Maurice André at the Conservatoire de Paris. He learned classical, baroque, modern, and contemporary repertoires, as well as classical Arabic music and improvisation. His father invented the microtonal trumpet or "quarter tone trumpet", which makes it possible to play Arabic maqams on the trumpet. As a teenager Maalouf accompanied his father in a duo throughout Europe and the Middle East, playing a baroque repertoire by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Henry Purcell, and Antonio Vivaldi. He performed a difficult classical piece, the Second Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach. Maurice André advised him to give up science and pursue music instead. He took André's advice and spent five years at the Conservatoire de Paris. He recorded with Matthieu Chedid, Vincent Delerm, and Arthur H. He became a teacher at CNR d'Aubervilliers-La Courneuve and gave master classes in the U.S. His first solo album was Diasporas (2007) on his label. He has composed several movie soundtracks and several pieces for choirs and symphonic orchestras. He has worked with Sting, Salif Keita, Amadou & Mariam, Lhasa de Sela, Marcel Khalife, Vanessa Paradis, Juliette Gréco, and Archie Shepp. He teaches improvisation at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris (Paris Regional Superieur Conservatory). Maalouf passed an open competition at the CNR de Paris (regional Conservatory) and joined the class of Gérard Boulanger for a two-year training course. After that, he passed another open competition and joined the Conservatoire de Paris in Antoine Curé's class for a three-year training course. He obtained degrees from both schools and entered national, European, and international trumpet competitions. He wrote more than 15 pieces for different ensembles from small to symphonic orchestras and choirs that were commissioned since 2005. From 2006 to 2013, Maalouf was a trumpet instructor at the CNR of Aubervilliers, La Courneuve in France, ... Source: Article "Ibrahim Maalouf" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 5, 1980 (45)
- Beyrouth, Liban
- Composer
- 12 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Ibrahim Maalouf's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ibrahim Maalouf's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ibrahim Maalouf's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Nobody's Son(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Finalement(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Improbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Le Figaro La Nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Ibrahim Maalouf à l'AccorHotels Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Stay with Us(2022)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Seine's Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Un monde, un regard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Leave No Traces(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
9 Days at Raqqa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
New Biz in the Hood(2019)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Who You Think I Am(2019)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Queens of the Field(2019)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
America(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Where Does the Sand Go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Radiance(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
In the Forests of Siberia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
One Man and His Cow(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Looking for Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Red Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Smart Ass(2014)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Yves Saint Laurent(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Comme une ombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 2010 to 2026.
Biggest box office
New Biz in the Hood (2019)
Highest rated
Leave No Traces (2021)
Most popular right now
Nobody's Son (2026)
Film career
- 2024Screen debut· At the End of the Day
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ibrahim Maalouf's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ibrahim Maalouf work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ibrahim Maalouf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Safy Nebbou shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Safy NebbouShared titles: Nobody's Son (2026), Who You Think I Am (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Safy Nebbou
- Mohamed HamidiShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mohamed Hamidi
Actors
- Kad MeradShared titles: Finalement (2024), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kad Merad
- Marianne DenicourtShared titles: Finalement (2024), Smart Ass (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Marianne Denicourt
- Guillaume GouixShared titles: Queens of the Field (2019), Who You Think I Am (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Guillaume Gouix
- Sabrina OuazaniShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sabrina Ouazani
Cinematographers and editors
- Gilles PorteShared titles: Nobody's Son (2026), Who You Think I Am (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Gilles Porte
- Laurent DaillandShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Laurent Dailland
- Marion MonnierShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Marion Monnier
Producers
- Jamel DebbouzeShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jamel Debbouze
- Nicolas Duval AdassovskyShared titles: New Biz in the Hood (2019), Queens of the Field (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
