Our Missing Sons (Sonia Mohammed-Chérif)
Original score from the 2026 drama thriller television series directed by Safy Nebbou, starring Alix Poisson, Vincent Deniard and Anne Charrier, produced by Studio 14 Films, France Télévisions, Umedia and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, released by France Télévisions (France).
THE STORY: In the 1980s, a young conscript mysteriously disappears during his military service. His mother relentlessly fights to uncover the truth, in the face of the army’s silence and the failings of the justice system.
THE SCORE: “The idea of a children’s choir in this score arose from the need to give a voice to these young soldiers who have gone missing… The soundtrack thus emphasises absence, loss, mystery and spiritual transcendence. The sense of the sacred is quite palpable. Then, the family tragedy gives way to the ‘hunt’ for the alleged killer. This is where the hunting horn sounds for the first time: this instrument anchors the narrative in a reality that is at once rural, mysterious and almost animal-like… Like a voice that breathes new life into the souls of the Missing, the music becomes a dreamlike evocation of all these victims…’” – Sonia Mohammed-Chérif
THE COMPOSER: Sonia Mohammed-Chérif is an emerging composer, as well as a songwriter, performer (piano and vocals), and vocal coach. In 2024, she composed her first original score for the screen for Parents à perpétuité, a poignant TV movie directed by Safy Nebbou for France 2, for which she created an atmospheric and dramatic score centered around the cello and piano, echoing the intensity of the family drama. This was followed by a collaboration with Ibrahim Maalouf on the co-composition of the score for the feature film Fils de personne, also directed by Safy Nebbou, as was the series Les disparus des Argonnes. With a professional master’s degree in film from the Sorbonne, Sonia has trained in both filmmaking and the technical aspects of audiovisual production. She has directed two short films that were broadcast on France 3 and Ciné+, and rounded out her education with a BTS in audiovisual production—specializing in sound. This dual approach to cinematic language, blending image and sound, constantly informs her approach to composition, always in service of the narrative.
MMS26669 OUR MISSING SONS (Les disparus des Argonnes) (Original Television Soundtrack)
Music Composed by SONIA MOHAMMED-CHÉRIF
Release date: November 4, 2026








