Born in Milan, Italy, Fares Habb is an award-winning pianist, film composer, producer, and music educator based in New York City.

Fares composed the original soundtrack for short film Hora Azul (2024), winning the Grand Jury Award for ‘Best Experimental Film’ at the NY International Film Awards, as well as ‘Best Experimental Film’ and ‘Best Artist Film’ at Cine Paris Film Festival. The film also received official selections from Berlin Indie Film Festival, Vienna International Film Awards, Girona Film Festival, Dumbo Film Festival, LA Lift-Off Global Network Film Festival, Student World Impact Film Festival, and Soho International Film Festival, which presented Hora Azul with an official premiere at the Village East by Angelika cinema in Manhattan. Most recently he composed the original soundtrack for Ketchup & Watermelon (2025), a short film by director Nathan R. Smith.

Fares completed his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Piano Performance at NYU Steinhardt, minoring in Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology.

Throughout his Master’s, he worked as an Adjunct Faculty in the Piano Studies department. Before graduating in 2024, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Piano Performance.

Fares has performed in the likes of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, winning first prizes in the Forte International Competition, International Music and Arts Society Competition, and Concert Festival Piano Competition. Since 2010, he has performed across Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Puerto Rico and the U.S.