Music in 'Cairo Time'
Well I notice the press kit is right on the website for the movie http://www.cairotime.ca/html/news/ and I was able to download it so I could copy and paste this about the music:
MUSIC IN CAIRO TIME
“I love music, especially Arabic music. When I lived in Damascus in my childhood, my dad introduced me to this whole range of Arabic classics and modern music just like he had with western songs of the 50s and 60s. My sister and I would dance to these great songs on our balcony late at night. So in Cairo Time, I wanted to show the world how great Arabic music was. It's so much fun and lively. I used a mix of modern and classic songs. I was so surprised when we actually got permission to use famous songs by Um Kalthoum (also known as the mother of Egypt) and Abdel Halim Hafez. These songs by Um Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez play everywhere in the Middle East and in every coffee shop and taxi cab. I wanted to have a more classic score because it was still partly a western love story. The score was done by an Irish composer, Niall Byrne, who is simply brilliant. I just love this guy. His music is simple, sad, uplifting and addictive. You want to listen to it all the time. We also licensed two songs by Yann Tiersen, whose music I absolutely adore (he did the soundtrack for Amelie) and the Everly Brothers. Like Cairo itself, the music in the film is an encounter between Eastern and Western culture. ” (Ruba Nadda)
The version of the press kit with the full credits is here http://stephenlan.com/images/press_kits/Pkit-CAIROTIME.pdf
That includes the songs I guess that they got the rights to use. This is that list:
Music
“Let’s Go”
Performed by Catlow
ritten by Natasha Thirsk and Brian Carson (SOCAN/ASCA
Published by Dirtmitts Publishing
"Arabian Scene No. 3"
Disc & Track No.: PML-CD 1046, Track 24
Composers: G. Fenton & J. Leach
Publisher: Kanda Music (SOCAN)
Courtesy of The Music People Ltd.
"Gaza Strip"
Disc & Track No.: FCD 224, Track 11
Composers: Jonathan Sharp & Frank Shelley
Publisher: Focus Music (SOCAN)
Courtesy of The Music People Ltd.
"Mahma Galou"
Performed by Cheb Yassin
Written by Cheb Yassin & Ehab Abasaeed
Published by Cheb Yassin Music
Courtesy of Nasjota Records
"Alela Msafir"
Performed by Sami al-Magrabi
Written by Sudanese traditional, arranged by Ehab Abasae
Published by Nasjota Music
Courtesy of Nasjota Records
"Ya El Yaleandana"
Performed by Bedouin Jerry Can Band
Written by Trad. Arr. Medhat El Issawy
Published by 30 IPS Administered by Annie Reed Music L
Courtesy of 30 IPS
"Black Coffee"
Performed by Bedouin Jerry Can Band
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"Am Ye Gamal"
Performed by Bedouin Jerry Can Band
Written by Trad. Arr. Medhat El Issawy
Published by 30 IPS Administered by Annie Reed Music L
Courtesy of 30 IPS
“Then I Kissed Her”
Performed by The Everly Brothers
Written by Don Everly (BMI)
Published by Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada
“Loin Des Villes”
Performed by Yann Tiersen
Written by Yann Tiersen (SACEM)
Published by Universal Music – MGB Songs (ASCAP)
Courtesy of EMI Music Canada
Ahwak
Performed by Abdel Halim Hasfez
Written by Sayed Hussein and Abdel Wahab Mohamed (SACEM)
Published by EMI Blackwookd Music Inc (BMI)
Courtesy of EMI Records Canada
Alf Leyla, Wa Leyla (One Thousand And One Nights)
Performed and written by Um Kulthum
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