Composer
Ed Cortês
Born 2 July 1965 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ed Cortês is a Brazilian composer born in São Paulo in 1965. He is best known for his work on Brazilian cinema, including the score for City of God. His credits span fiction films, documentaries and true-crime dramas from the early 2000s to the present.
Key films
City of God (2002)
His best-known credit, scoring one of the landmark Brazilian films of the 21st century.
Behind the Sun (2001)
An early major feature credit as composer, on a Brazilian drama released shortly before City of God.
The Beginning of Life (2016)
Shows his work on Brazilian documentary, scoring a film about early childhood.
The Truffle Hunters (2020)
A documentary credit that brought his music to an international arthouse audience.
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021)
A recent high-profile Brazilian crime drama, part of his later work in dramatic features.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 15
- 2001Behind the SunComposer
- 2002City of GodComposer
- 2002At the Edge of the EarthComposer
- 2007Not by ChanceComposer
- 2016The Beginning of LifeComposer
- 2020The Truffle HuntersComposer
- 2020By Those Hands That Lead Me · as BrunoActor
- 2021The Girl Who Killed Her ParentsComposer
- 2021The Boy Who Killed My ParentsComposer
- 2023Burning BetrayalComposer
- 2023The Girl Who Killed Her Parents: The ConfessionComposer
- 2023BoilComposer
- 2024The Park ManiacComposer
- 2024George Of CappadociaComposer
- 2024Overwhelming Women 2.0Composer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.