Osmosis has been Wissam Hojeij’s guiding principle when composing film music throughout his fifteen-year experience. “The ideal relationship is an open collaboration with filmmakers, at the service of the films, and where I can leave my mark,” Wissam says. His touch is altogether eclectic, demanding and bent on discovery. It reflects his professional journey which is both instinctive and spontaneous. Born to a filmmaker father and a teacher mother, Wissam Hojeij first learned classical guitar at the Conservatory for 10 years, before becoming a multi-instrumentalist in independent bands. He then moved towards composing original film scores, drawing on his classical training combined with a non-academic approach as he collaborated with friends who studied filmmaking and followed orchestration courses to enrich his palette. There followed about twenty short and ten long-feature movies that were selected in the most prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Berlinale). Those movies are all sublimated by his meticulous and demanding music production which is inspired by his first love for refined British pop.
As a French-Lebanese fluent in four languages, Wissam Hojeij is naturally open to the world, and hence to a great variety of artistic approaches and collaborations. Thus, for the Costa Rican feature film Ceniza Negra directed by Sofía Quirós Ubeda (Festival de Cannes, Semaine de la Critique 2019), he composed an unexpected score for this Latin American film, based on sounds inspired by the main character's fascination for the Orient. For Headbang Lullaby by Moroccan director Hicham Lasri (Berlinale, section Panorama 2017), Wissam created an extravagant and psychedelic music that contrasts with the North African context and highlights the whimsical universe of the film. In 2018, Wissam Hojeij was selected to take part in the prestigious encounters Berlinale Talent and he then actively brought his expertise outside the studios: he was invited by Sacem and The French Institute to give a Masterclass on film music at the World Cinema Pavilion of the 2021 Cannes Festival. Moreover, he was a consultant for the Next Step workshops of the Semaine de la Critique.
In 2025, Wissam composed the soundtrack for two Latin American feature films: El Ladrón de Perros by Vinko Tomičić, winner of the Premio Platino for Best First Film, and Mi Bestia by Camila Berltrán, selected for ACID at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2026, he composed the score for the Ivorian feature-length documentary Lonan Tché by Joël Akafou and continued his collaboration with Costa Rican director Sofia Quiros on her second film, Madre Pajaro (upcoming releases). Wissam was also selected for the prestigious Spot The Composer program at the Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film. That same year, he composed an ambitious score blending contemporary sounds with compositions for piano and string orchestra for Chicas Tristes Fernanda Tovar’s debut Mexican feature, which won the International Grand Jury Prize and the Crystal Bear in the Generation section at the 2026 Berlinale and was released in French theaters in the summer of 2026.
2026 : 'Chicas Tristes' (feature film) - Fernanda Tovar - Crystal Bear and Grand Jury Prize at Berlinale Generation 2026 - In theaters August September 2026
2026 : 'Madre Pajaro' (feature film) - Sofía Quirós Ubeda - In post production
2026 : 'Lonan Tché' (feature film) - Joël Akafou - In post production
2026 : 'Solos' (feature film) - Sebastião Salgado - In post-production
2024 : 'Mi Bestia' - Camila Beltrán - ACID, Cannes Film Festival 2024
2024 : 'El Ladrón de perros' - Vinko Tomičić - International Competition TRIBECA 2024
2019 : 'Ceniza Negra / La Danse du Serpent' - Sophia Quirós Ubeda. Cannes Film Festival, Semaine de la critique 2019
2018 : 'Good Morning' - Bahij Hojeij, selected in 'Best Film Music' category at the Lebanese Movie Awards
2018 : 'Jahilia' - Hicham Lasri (Main Title). Berlinale, Forum section 2018
2017 : 'Headbang Lullaby' - Hicham Lasri. Berlinale, Panorama section 2017
2014 : 'Ceuta, Douce Prison' (Documentary) - Loïc Hecht and Jonathan Millet
2010 : 'Que Vienne la Pluie' - Bahij Hojeij
Music scores for about fifteen documentaries France 3, France 5 , Arte, such as :
"La Barricade" (série documentaire - 20 épisodes de 3 minutes) - Bruno Masi (2018)
"Kockoshka, un portrait Européen" - Stéphane Ghez (2022), Arte
Many musics for TV docs "Des Racines et des Ailes" France 3 and "Doc du dimanche" France 5
2026 : 'Dernières nuits premiers jours' - Maxime Lindon et Julien Darras - sélectionné en compétition nationale au festival de Clermont Ferrand.
2026 : 'Compost' - Jennifer Lumbroso
2025 : 'Automagic' - Ashok Vish - selecteed in international competition at the festival de Clermont Ferrand 2025
2024 : ‘Johana dans l’Univers’ - Jonathan Millet
2023 : 'Les Corneilles Blanches' - Denis Liakhov
2023 : 'Les Princes' - Camille Hamet
2022 : 'Un Petit Homme' (Animation) - Aude David and Mikael Gaudin
2021 : 'Un Tipo Strano' - Samuel Gratacap
2020 : 'Les Dominos' - Jonathan Millet
2020 : 'Nos Lions' - Mareike Engelhardt
2019 : 'Craps' - Tünde Deak
2019 : 'Yasmina' - Ali Esmili and Claire Cahen
2019 : 'Saison Calme' - Celia Bchir
2018 : 'Dernières Nouvelles des Étoiles' - Jonathan Millet
2018 : 'Le Bout de la Piste' - Sophie Thouvenin
2018 : 'Que la Nuit s'achève' - Denoal Rouaud
2018 : 'Lueurs' - Baptiste Debraux
2018 : 'Louis dans tous les sens' - Violette Guitton and Paul Marques Duarte
2018 : 'La Jupe d'Adam' - Clément Tréhin-Lalanne
2017 : 'Le Chien perdu de François Mitterrand' - Alberto Segre
2016 : 'Et toujours nous marcherons' - Jonathan Millet
2016 : 'La Costa Dorada' (Animation) - Noémi Gruner
2016 : 'Sergent James' (VR) - Alexandre Perez
2016 : 'Pa Fuera' - Vica Zagreba
2015 : 'Tu tournes en rond dans la nuit et tu es dévoré par le feu', - Jonathan Millet
2015 : 'Silence Radio' - Reynald Bassile
2014 : 'Coloriage' - Alice Butaud
2013 : 'Old Love Desert' - Jonathan Millet