Haim Frank Ilfman (Hebrew: ???? ???? ???????; born March 18, 1970) is an Israeli award-winning composer.
He studied trombone and piano at the Jaffa Conservatorium of Music in Tel Aviv and as a young teenager was playing lead trombone with the Tel Aviv Dixieland Band.
He was eventually asked to leave the conservatorium for truancy.
In 1984, during a visit to Berlin, Ilfman was introduced to German composer Klaus Doldinger, at that time was scoring The NeverEnding Story.
A visit to the film’s recording sessions had a powerful impact on Ilfman, who henceforth committed himself to composing for films.He has scored more than forty films and numerous television shows.