Composer
Antonio Pinto
· Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Antonio Pinto is a Brazilian film composer from Rio de Janeiro. He is best known for scoring Brazilian landmarks such as Central Station and City of God, and later worked on international features and documentaries including Lord of War, Senna and Amy.
Key films
Central Station (1998)
Early major score for an internationally acclaimed Brazilian drama, which helped establish his reputation.
City of God (2002)
His score for this landmark Brazilian crime film is among his most recognised work.
Lord of War (2005)
A prominent Hollywood credit, showing his move from Brazilian cinema to international productions.
Senna (2010)
Scored this acclaimed documentary about racing driver Ayrton Senna.
Amy (2015)
Scored the documentary about singer Amy Winehouse, extending his reputation in non-fiction film.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 55
- 1995The Nutty BoyComposer
- 1995Socorro NobreComposer
- 1998Central StationComposer
- 1999News from a Personal WarComposer
- 2001Behind the SunComposer
- 2002City of GodComposer
- 2002At the Edge of the EarthComposer
- 2003The Open WindowComposer
- 2004CrónicasComposer
- 2004NinaComposer
- 2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' · as SelfActor
- 2005Lord of WarComposer
- 200610 Items or LessComposer
- 2006All the Invisible ChildrenComposer
- 2007Perfect StrangerComposer
- 2007Love in the Time of CholeraComposer
- 2007City of MenComposer
- 2009AdriftComposer
- 2009The Vintner's LuckComposer
- 2010SennaComposer
- 2010Lula, the Son of BrazilComposer
- 2011VIPsComposer
- 2012Get the GringoComposer
- 2012The OdysseyComposer
- 2013The HostComposer
- 2013SnitchComposer
- 2013Bald MountainComposer
- 2014TrashComposer
- 2015Self/lessComposer
- 2015AmyComposer
- 2015McFarland, USAComposer
- 2015Operações EspeciaisComposer
- 2016CustodyComposer
- 2016Little SecretComposer
- 2017Shot CallerComposer
- 2018O BanqueteComposer
- 2018Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes · as SelfActor
- 2019The Boy Who Harnessed the WindComposer
- 2019SpiderComposer
- 2019Acqua MovieComposer
- 2020Joe BellComposer
- 2021AwakeComposer
- 2021Nine DaysComposer
- 2021PeléComposer
- 2021MarighellaComposer
- 2021Camp Confidential: America's Secret NazisComposer
- 2022HalftimeComposer
- 2022BuscapéComposer
- 2024Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. AssassinComposer
- 2025Flight RiskComposer
- 2025VitóriaComposer
- 2025MalêsComposer
- 2025Kenny DalglishComposer
- 2025The BattleComposer
- 2026Beast RaceComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.