With work showcased at SXSW 2025, Cleveland Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival 2024, composer and interdisciplinary artist Alex Wakim continues to push the boundaries of sound and story. His upcoming album, Sounds of Claire—a tribute to his grandmother’s Levantine childhood—will be released by Bright Shiny Things. He also co-authored Dust and Ions with Yara Zgheib, a music-based book juxtaposing the Beirut port explosion and the NEOWISE comet, forthcoming from Rose Metal Press. His recent premiere with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra reflects his expanding presence across mediums.

Wakim’s music scores everything from scenes with Julianne Moore to civic campaigns with the Kansas Health Foundation and Greater Wichita Partnership, and has been featured at Raindance, Woodstock, Doc NYC, Off-Broadway’s Alvin Ailey Theater, and the National Portrait Gallery.

Blending traditional Arabic instruments—like the ney—with electronic textures, Wakim creates immersive sonic worlds. His cinematic Middle Eastern album with APM Music and his work on Ebb & Flow (Tribeca premiere) earned him the Reel Change Grant. His second album, Chasing Moons released through Artists Recording Collective, received critical praise.

Based in NYC, Wakim thrives on collaboration. He also loves stargazing, history, and subtly heartbreaking stories. In addition to the album Sounds of Claire, he is developing An American in Beirut, a dark comedy musical about the power of laughter in a violent and mercurial world.