Hany Mehanna’s Egyptian TV and film scores collected in new compilation

Focusing on his 1973-1980 output.

A new compilation of Hany Mehanna’s work, called Music For Airplanes – A collection of instrumental showpieces and scores for Egyptian films and TV-series (1973-1980), is being released by Souma Records this December.

While Mehanna began his career playing accordion, organ, and synths in backing orchestras, he later pivoted to working as a successful composer and arranger.

Music For Airplanes – A collection of instrumental showpieces and scores for Egyptian films and TV-series (1973-1980) by Hany Mehanna – هاني مهنى

Though Mehanna scored 93 films and 38 TV series across his career, he only published one full length album — The Miracles of the Seven Dances.

Music For Airplanes collects music he created during ’73-’80, remastered from Mehanna’s personal reel-to-reel archive.

Pre-order Music For Airplanes – A collection of instrumental showpieces and scores for Egyptian films and TV-series (1973-1980) here in advance of its 3rd December release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Haya Ha’ira

3. Al Qina’ Al Za’ef

4. Reem

5. Ta’er Al Layl

6. Rehala

7. Walad Wa Bint

8. Ayni Betrif

9. Less Al Thulatha

10. Rehla

11. Shahr Al Assal

12. Sympathique

13. Baya

14. Ayam Al Marah

15. Al Nil

16. Daa Al Omr Ya Waladi

17. Al Dawama (opening theme)

18. Damat Alam

19. Al Dawama (end theme)