André Hossein, born Aminoullah Hosseinoff on February 2, 1905, in Samarkand, Russian Empire, died August 9, 1983, in Paris, France, was a French composer, conductor, and tar soloist of Iranian Azerbaijani descent. Hossein studied music in Moscow, Germany, and at the Conservatoire de Paris under Noël Gallon, Paul Vidal, and Alfred Cortot. Settling in France, Hossein composed his first ballet, Towards the Light, in 1935, and developed a fusion of Persian modal traditions with Western symphonic form, composed in works including Symphony of Persepolis in 1947 and Symphony on Khayyam in 1951. Hossein composed ballets, piano concertos, and film scores, frequently collaborating with his son, director Robert Hossein, with notable scores including The Song of the World in 1965, J'ai tué Raspoutine in 1967, and Summer of '42 in 1971. His compositions were performed by major European and Iranian orchestras and broadcast by Radio France.
