Mojan Alaiyeh

Mojan Alaiyeh (b. 1994) is a composer, performer, and music teacher based in the Netherlands. After completing her bachelor's degree in composition at the University of Art, Tehran, she continued her studies in composition for film and media at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Her independent vocal, acoustic, and electronic works are often inspired by poetry and literature. Mojan has received commissions from festivals and institutions including Grachtenfestival, Gaudeamus, November Music, and CAMPGround, and her works have been performed at major international festivals. Beyond concert composition, she is active in film, theatre, and interdisciplinary music. She has scored short and feature-length fiction and documentary films that have screened at festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF), CineDans, Edinburgh, and Leeds International Film Festival. In 2026 she was nominated for Best Score at the Music for Media Awards for her score to The Gift. Mojan is a guest lecturer at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, serves on the jury for the Master's programs in Composing for Film and Composing for Dance and Theatre there, and is a juror for the Keep an Eye Film Score Award. Her musical language is rooted in storytelling, often drawing on Iranian and Azeri melodies and motifs to create contemporary and classical works.