Biography
Suad Bushnaq, also credited as Suad Lakišić Bushnaq, is a Jordanian-Canadian film and concert composer of Bosnian, Palestinian and Syrian heritage. She was born in Amman, Jordan, and studied at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus before earning a Bachelor of Music in Composition from McGill University. She is based in Toronto.
Bushnaq has scored more than sixty film and television projects. Her credits include the BAFTA- and Emmy-winning series Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (2024), the Syrian series Al Batal (The Hero) (2025), Flight 404 (2024), Hanging Gardens (2022), From the Ashes (2024), Yunan (2025) and the documentary American Doctor (2026). She has received two Hollywood Music in Media Awards, two Canadian Screen Music Awards and four Canadian Screen Award nominations.
