Antonio Pinto (composer)

Antonio Pinto

Antonio Pinto (* 1967 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil as Antônio Alves Pinto ) is a Brazilian film composer .

Live and act

Antonio Pinto comes from a respected family of Brazilian artists. He is the son of the well-known comic artist Ziraldo Alves Pinto , the brother of the film director Fabrizia Alves Pinto, the brother of the theater director Daniela Thomas and the cousin of the film actor Fernando Alves Pinto.

Antonio Pinto made his debut as a composer in 1994 with the film Die kleine Nervensäge . Until well into the 2000s, he was exclusively involved in Brazilian productions, which were occasionally produced with the help of other countries. The films Collateral and Lord of War , both made in 2005, will mark his Hollywood debut.

Internationally known directors Pinto has worked with so far have been Mike Newell , James Foley , Brad Silberling , Andrew Niccol , Emir Kusturica , Fernando Meirelles and Walter Salles .

In 2002 Pinto received the World Soundtrack Award for his work on Cidade de Deus . In 2005 he and James Newton Howard received an ASCAP Award for their contribution to Collateral .

Filmography (selection)

2002: City of God (Cidade de Deus)
2005: Collateral
2005: Lord of War - Merchant of Death (Lord of War)
2006: 10 Items or Less - You are who you meet (10 Items or Less)
2007: Seduction of a Stranger (Perfect Stranger)
2007: City of Men
2007: Love in the Time of Cholera (Love in the Time of Cholera)
2010: Senna
2012: Get the Gringo
2013: Snitch - A Risky Deal (Snitch)
2013: Souls (The Host)
2014: Trash
2015: City of McFarland (McFarland, USA)
2015: Amy
2015: Selfless - The Stranger Inside Me (Self / less)
2019: The boy who caught the wind (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind)
2019: Diego Maradona
2020: Nine Days

literature

Antonio Pinto - filmography. by Vincent J. Francillion in: Film composers directory , Lone Eagle Publishing Co, Beverly Hills, California 2000, ISBN 1-58065-005-8 , p. 19, p. 134.
Antonio Pinto - Film Music: A Very Short Introduction , by Kathryn Marie Kalinak, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 79, p. 134.
Antonio Pinto - Playback: ASCAP member magazine. Volume 11, Issues 2-4, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, 2004, p. 43.

Web links

Antonio Pinto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Works by and about Antonio Pinto in the catalog of the German National Library
Antonio Pinto at Discogs (English)
Antonio Pinto at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

^ Birth dates of Antonio Pinto
^ Antonio Pinto. In: Vincent J. Francillion: Film composers directory. Lone Eagle Publishing Co, Beverly Hills, California 2000, ISBN 1-58065-005-8 , p. 19, p. 134. (books.google.de)
^ Antonio Pinto. In: Kathryn Marie Kalinak: Film Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 79, p. 134. (books.google.de)
^ Antonio Pinto. In: Playback: ASCAP member magazine. Volume 11, Issues 2–4, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, 2004, p. 43. (books.google.de)

personal data
SURNAME	Pinto, Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pinto, Antonio Alves
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian film composer
DATE OF BIRTH	1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rio de Janeiro , Brazil

[1] Birth dates of Antonio Pinto

[2] Antonio Pinto. In: Vincent J. Francillion: Film composers directory. Lone Eagle Publishing Co, Beverly Hills, California 2000, ISBN 1-58065-005-8 , p. 19, p. 134. (books.google.de)

[3] Antonio Pinto. In: Kathryn Marie Kalinak: Film Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 79, p. 134. (books.google.de)

[4] Antonio Pinto. In: Playback: ASCAP member magazine. Volume 11, Issues 2–4, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, 2004, p. 43. (books.google.de)