Documentary & Drama Composer — Underscore that supports the story, never competes with it. I'm Laurent, a film composer specialized in underscore for documentaries and narrative drama. My work sits beneath dialogue, under image, around silence — building emotional truth without pulling focus. What I do best: Score that breathes with the edit and gives dialogue space to land Thematic writing that develops across a film, not just cue by cue Hybrid orchestral + textural palettes (live instruments, intimate ensembles, subtle electronic textures) Restraint when restraint is what the scene needs What I deliver: -Original score written to locked or near-locked picture -Full stems, alt mixes, 30s/15s cutdowns, and festival/trailer versions on request -First-pass cues within roughly a week of locked picture -Two revision rounds included, clear communication throughout Background: Trained in orchestration at Juilliard (New York )and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris). Best Sound Editing winner at the Brasília International Film Festival (2019). 15+ years scoring and mixing for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Genres I gravitate toward: character-driven drama, psychological tension, observational documentary, slow-burn narrative. Happy to step outside these for the right project. Filmography: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Send me your brief, a reference track or two, and a rough scene if you have one — I'll come back with a short pitch and, where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can actually hear how I'd approach your project.…Documentary & Drama Composer — Underscore that supports the story, never competes with it. I'm Laurent, a film composer specialized in underscore for documentaries and narrative drama. My work sits beneath dialogue, under image, around silence — building emotional truth without pulling focus. What I do best: Score that breathes with the edit and gives dialogue space to land Thematic writing that develops across a film, not just cue by cue Hybrid orchestral + textural palettes (live instruments, intimate ensembles, subtle electronic textures) Restraint when restraint is what the scene needs What I deliver: -Original score written to locked or near-locked picture -Full stems, alt mixes, 30s/15s cutdowns, and festival/trailer versions on request -First-pass cues within roughly a week of locked picture -Two revision rounds included, clear communication throughout Background: Trained in orchestration at Juilliard (New York )and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris). Best Sound Editing winner at the Brasília International Film Festival (2019). 15+ years scoring and mixing for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Genres I gravitate toward: character-driven drama, psychological tension, observational documentary, slow-burn narrative. Happy to step outside these for the right project. Filmography: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Send me your brief, a reference track or two, and a rough scene if you have one — I'll come back with a short pitch and, where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can actually hear how I'd approach your project.WWW…
Documentary & Drama Composer — Underscore that supports the story, never competes with it. I'm Laurent, a film composer specialized in underscore for documentaries and narrative drama. My work sits beneath dialogue, under image, around silence — building emotional truth without pulling focus. What I do best: Score that breathes with the edit and gives dialogue space to land Thematic writing that develops across a film, not just cue by cue Hybrid orchestral + textural palettes (live instruments, intimate ensembles, subtle electronic textures) Restraint when restraint is what the scene needs What I deliver: -Original score written to locked or near-locked picture -Full stems, alt mixes, 30s/15s cutdowns, and festival/trailer versions on request -First-pass cues within roughly a week of locked picture -Two revision rounds included, clear communication throughout Background: Trained in orchestration at Juilliard (New York )and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris). Best Sound Editing winner at the Brasília International Film Festival (2019). 15+ years scoring and mixing for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Genres I gravitate toward: character-driven drama, psychological tension, observational documentary, slow-burn narrative. Happy to step outside these for the right project. Filmography: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Send me your brief, a reference track or two, and a rough scene if you have one — I'll come back with a short pitch and, where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can actually hear how I'd approach your project.…Documentary & Drama Composer — Underscore that supports the story, never competes with it. I'm Laurent, a film composer specialized in underscore for documentaries and narrative drama. My work sits beneath dialogue, under image, around silence — building emotional truth without pulling focus. What I do best: Score that breathes with the edit and gives dialogue space to land Thematic writing that develops across a film, not just cue by cue Hybrid orchestral + textural palettes (live instruments, intimate ensembles, subtle electronic textures) Restraint when restraint is what the scene needs What I deliver: -Original score written to locked or near-locked picture -Full stems, alt mixes, 30s/15s cutdowns, and festival/trailer versions on request -First-pass cues within roughly a week of locked picture -Two revision rounds included, clear communication throughout Background: Trained in orchestration at Juilliard (New York )and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris). Best Sound Editing winner at the Brasília International Film Festival (2019). 15+ years scoring and mixing for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Genres I gravitate toward: character-driven drama, psychological tension, observational documentary, slow-burn narrative. Happy to step outside these for the right project. Filmography: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Send me your brief, a reference track or two, and a rough scene if you have one — I'll come back with a short pitch and, where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can actually hear how I'd approach your project.WWWW…
Available to hire
Documentary & Drama Composer — Underscore that supports the story, never competes with it.
I’m Laurent, a film composer specialized in underscore for documentaries and narrative drama. My work sits beneath dialogue, under image, around silence — building emotional truth without pulling focus.
What I do best:
Score that breathes with the edit and gives dialogue space to land
Thematic writing that develops across a film, not just cue by cue
Hybrid orchestral + textural palettes (live instruments, intimate ensembles, subtle electronic textures)
Restraint when restraint is what the scene needs
What I deliver:
-Original score written to locked or near-locked picture
-Full stems, alt mixes, 30s/15s cutdowns, and festival/trailer versions on request
-First-pass cues within roughly a week of locked picture
-Two revision rounds included, clear communication throughout
Background:
Trained in orchestration at Juilliard (New York )and composition at L’École Normale de Musique (Paris). Best Sound Editing winner at the Brasília International Film Festival (2019). 15+ years scoring and mixing for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally.
Genres I gravitate toward: character-driven drama, psychological tension, observational documentary, slow-burn narrative. Happy to step outside these for the right project.
Filmography: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup
Send me your brief, a reference track or two, and a rough scene if you have one — I’ll come back with a short pitch and, where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can actually hear how I’d approach your project.
Skills
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Work Experience
Film TV and Documentary Composer at Freelance
December 29, 2009 - May 25, 2026Original score composition for films, documentaries, and institutional productions across Brazil and internationally. (Thematic development, emotional arc, and orchestral writing.)
- Composed, arranged, and orchestrated for a wide range of genres and formats
- Worked with directors and producers from brief to final delivery
- Experience with hybrid scoring (live instruments + electronic production)
Sound Editor - Mixer at Freelance
December 27, 2008 - PresentWinner – Best Sound Editing, Brasília International Film Festival (2019). Specialized in audio restoration and advanced mixing for TV, film, and streaming.
Game composer at Crit42
April 30, 2020 - May 28, 2026Composed adaptive scores for narrative-driven indie games across exploration, tension, and emotional storytelling. Experience translating cinematic scoring sensibilities into interactive contexts.
Education
Orchestration at The Juilliard School
January 11, 2003 - May 22, 2005Composition - Piano at L’Ecole Normale de Musique
January 11, 2000 - May 22, 2002Audio Engineering - Jazz Music at American School of Modern Music
January 11, 1999 - May 22, 2000Qualifications
Best Sound Editing - Brasília International Film Festival
December 11, 2019 - December 31, 2019Industry Experience
Other, Gaming, Media & Entertainment
Showreel 2026 — Documentary & Drama Underscore.
A selection of original score work for documentary and narrative drama, focused on underscore: music that supports the image and the dialogue without competing with them.
The reel moves through several emotional registers — intimate piano and small-ensemble writing, sustained orchestral textures, tension built from drones and sparse rhythm, and thematic material developed across full-length films. Each cue is presented in its original picture context so you can hear how the music behaves with the edit, not in isolation.
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What you'll hear:
Feature drama scoring (orchestral hybrid, thematic development)
Documentary underscore (restrained, dialogue-friendly, observational)
Tension and unease cues for character-driven narrative
Intimate solo-instrument writing for emotional beats.
Role across these projects: Composer. On selected projects also Sound Designer, Mixer, and Sound Editor (Winner — Best Sound Editing, Brasília International Film Festival 2019).
Tools: Pro Tools, Cubase, orchestral libraries, live instruments, when the project allows.
Background: 15+ years scoring for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Trained in orchestration at The Juilliard School (New-York) and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris).
If your project needs a score that holds emotional space rather than fills it, send me a brief, a reference track or two, and a scene if you have one. I'll come back with a short pitch — and where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can hear my approach before committing.
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FilmComposer DocumentaryComposer DramaComposer FilmScore Underscore OriginalScore FilmMusic DocumentaryScore FilmScoring OrchestralScore HybridScore ScoringToPicture Composer IndieFilm Soundtrack…A selection of original score work for documentary and narrative drama, focused on underscore: music that supports the image and the dialogue without competing with them.
The reel moves through several emotional registers — intimate piano and small-ensemble writing, sustained orchestral textures, tension built from drones and sparse rhythm, and thematic material developed across full-length films. Each cue is presented in its original picture context so you can hear how the music behaves with the edit, not in isolation.
Filmography: https://www.twine.net/signin
What you'll hear:
Feature drama scoring (orchestral hybrid, thematic development)
Documentary underscore (restrained, dialogue-friendly, observational)
Tension and unease cues for character-driven narrative
Intimate solo-instrument writing for emotional beats.
Role across these projects: Composer. On selected projects also Sound Designer, Mixer, and Sound Editor (Winner — Best Sound Editing, Brasília International Film Festival 2019).
Tools: Pro Tools, Cubase, orchestral libraries, live instruments, when the project allows.
Background: 15+ years scoring for film, documentary, and television in Brazil and internationally. Trained in orchestration at The Juilliard School (New-York) and composition at L'École Normale de Musique (Paris).
If your project needs a score that holds emotional space rather than fills it, send me a brief, a reference track or two, and a scene if you have one. I'll come back with a short pitch — and where it makes sense, a 30-second sketch so you can hear my approach before committing.
Listen to more soundtracks: https://www.twine.net/signin
FilmComposer DocumentaryComposer DramaComposer FilmScore Underscore OriginalScore FilmMusic DocumentaryScore FilmScoring OrchestralScore HybridScore ScoringToPicture Composer IndieFilm SoundtrackWW…
HELEN — Brazilian Drama Feature Dir. André Collazzo · 2020
Helen is a nine-year-old girl living with her grandmother, Dona Graça, in a cortiço (tenement) in the Bixiga district of São Paulo. Dona Graça cleans houses and sells espetinhos at night to get by. The film follows their daily rhythm — and a small, tender quest, Helen’s search for a makeup case as a birthday gift for her grandmother — to open onto much larger questions: social exclusion, political neglect, and the absence of basic rights for people living on the city’s margins.
Built on a strong current of realism, the film screened at international festivals including Cinéma en Construction at the Cinélatino festival in Toulouse, France, and was praised for bringing a breath of hope and sensitivity into a hard social reality.
My role: Original score
Tools: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: International festival selection (Cinélatino — Cinéma en Construction, Toulouse, 2020); ensemble cast led by Marcélia Cartaxo and Tony Tornado
Helen link on IMDB : https://www.twine.net/signin (8.2 rating)
Case study
Brief: The director’s direction was clear, with a strong focus on realism and social dynamics. The score had to underline interior emotional shifts without scoring the surface of scenes: honoring the tenderness between a child and her grandmother without sentimentalizing their hardship, and never editorializing over the film’s social truth.
Approach: I kept the score deliberately restrained and naturalistic, used sparingly, leaving generous space for dialogue and the ambient life of the cortiço. Rather than heightening the film’s hardest moments, the music stays underneath them, present mainly to underline Helen’s inner world and the bond at the film’s center. It opens up only where the story genuinely earns a note of hope, so the score supports the realism instead of imposing emotion on it.
Result: Selected for Cinéma en Construction at Cinélatino (Toulouse, 2020), and recognized in reception for bringing hope and sensitivity to a hard social reality, the emotional register the score was written to hold.
FilmComposer DramaComposer Underscore FilmScore OriginalScore BrazilianCinema SocialRealism DramaFilm FilmScoring ScoringToPicture IndieFilm FeatureFilm Soundtrack FilmMusic CharacterDrama…Helen is a nine-year-old girl living with her grandmother, Dona Graça, in a cortiço (tenement) in the Bixiga district of São Paulo. Dona Graça cleans houses and sells espetinhos at night to get by. The film follows their daily rhythm — and a small, tender quest, Helen’s search for a makeup case as a birthday gift for her grandmother — to open onto much larger questions: social exclusion, political neglect, and the absence of basic rights for people living on the city’s margins.
Built on a strong current of realism, the film screened at international festivals including Cinéma en Construction at the Cinélatino festival in Toulouse, France, and was praised for bringing a breath of hope and sensitivity into a hard social reality.
My role: Original score
Tools: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: International festival selection (Cinélatino — Cinéma en Construction, Toulouse, 2020); ensemble cast led by Marcélia Cartaxo and Tony Tornado
Helen link on IMDB : https://www.twine.net/signin (8.2 rating)
Case study
Brief: The director’s direction was clear, with a strong focus on realism and social dynamics. The score had to underline interior emotional shifts without scoring the surface of scenes: honoring the tenderness between a child and her grandmother without sentimentalizing their hardship, and never editorializing over the film’s social truth.
Approach: I kept the score deliberately restrained and naturalistic, used sparingly, leaving generous space for dialogue and the ambient life of the cortiço. Rather than heightening the film’s hardest moments, the music stays underneath them, present mainly to underline Helen’s inner world and the bond at the film’s center. It opens up only where the story genuinely earns a note of hope, so the score supports the realism instead of imposing emotion on it.
Result: Selected for Cinéma en Construction at Cinélatino (Toulouse, 2020), and recognized in reception for bringing hope and sensitivity to a hard social reality, the emotional register the score was written to hold.
FilmComposer DramaComposer Underscore FilmScore OriginalScore BrazilianCinema SocialRealism DramaFilm FilmScoring ScoringToPicture IndieFilm FeatureFilm Soundtrack FilmMusic CharacterDramaWW…
HAULING (Efeito Reciclagem) — Documentary Feature Dir. Sean Walsh · 2010
A documentary on the recycling underworld of São Paulo, centered on Claudinês Alvarenga — a charismatic father of 27 children who drives his lime-green VW bus through the city collecting plastic, cardboard, and discarded electronics.
Working alongside his children, Claudinês embodies the resilience and dignity of families who are marginalized by mainstream society yet keep the city running. The film screened at more than 30 festivals worldwide, winning awards across the Americas and Europe.
I composed the original score — and built its entire percussion section out of recycled materials. (Nominated Best Soundtrack at Thanet International Film Festival-UK). Every percussion sound in the film was performed on cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups, and other discarded objects, so the music was literally made from the same materials Claudinês collects. The score turns the film's subject into its sound: warm, rhythmic, and human, honoring the family's resourcefulness rather than scoring their hardship.
My role: Original score
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools]; percussion performed on recycled materials (cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups)
Notable: Winner — Best Feature Film, FICA Environmental Film Festival (2010); prizes at Cine Eco Seia, Portugal (2010); official selections at San Francisco Green Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, and Planet in Focus (Canada); 30+ festivals across the Americas and Europe
https://www.twine.net/signin (Rating: 6.9)
Case study
Brief: A warm, humane documentary about a recycler and his family, told without pity. The director wanted a score that honored the family's dignity and resourcefulness, neither romanticizing poverty nor underscoring it as misery.
Approach: I took the film's own subject as the score's method: I performed the entire percussion section on recycled materials: cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups, scrap. The result is a rhythmic, organic, handmade sound that mirrors Claudinês's work directly, turning discarded objects into music just as he turns them into a living. Melodic material stayed warm and unsentimental, letting the family's charisma carry the film while the score gave it pulse and heart.
Result: A widely awarded festival film, 30+ festivals worldwide with awards in Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Estonia, and the USA, anchored by a score whose recycled-material concept became one of its most distinctive creative signatures.
FilmComposer DocumentaryComposer OriginalScore DocumentaryScore FilmScore EnvironmentalFilm BrazilianCinema DocumentaryFilm FilmScoring PercussionScore SustainabilityFilm FilmMusic FeatureDocumentary AwardWinningFilm Underscore…A documentary on the recycling underworld of São Paulo, centered on Claudinês Alvarenga — a charismatic father of 27 children who drives his lime-green VW bus through the city collecting plastic, cardboard, and discarded electronics.
Working alongside his children, Claudinês embodies the resilience and dignity of families who are marginalized by mainstream society yet keep the city running. The film screened at more than 30 festivals worldwide, winning awards across the Americas and Europe.
I composed the original score — and built its entire percussion section out of recycled materials. (Nominated Best Soundtrack at Thanet International Film Festival-UK). Every percussion sound in the film was performed on cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups, and other discarded objects, so the music was literally made from the same materials Claudinês collects. The score turns the film's subject into its sound: warm, rhythmic, and human, honoring the family's resourcefulness rather than scoring their hardship.
My role: Original score
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools]; percussion performed on recycled materials (cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups)
Notable: Winner — Best Feature Film, FICA Environmental Film Festival (2010); prizes at Cine Eco Seia, Portugal (2010); official selections at San Francisco Green Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, and Planet in Focus (Canada); 30+ festivals across the Americas and Europe
https://www.twine.net/signin (Rating: 6.9)
Case study
Brief: A warm, humane documentary about a recycler and his family, told without pity. The director wanted a score that honored the family's dignity and resourcefulness, neither romanticizing poverty nor underscoring it as misery.
Approach: I took the film's own subject as the score's method: I performed the entire percussion section on recycled materials: cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cups, scrap. The result is a rhythmic, organic, handmade sound that mirrors Claudinês's work directly, turning discarded objects into music just as he turns them into a living. Melodic material stayed warm and unsentimental, letting the family's charisma carry the film while the score gave it pulse and heart.
Result: A widely awarded festival film, 30+ festivals worldwide with awards in Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Estonia, and the USA, anchored by a score whose recycled-material concept became one of its most distinctive creative signatures.
FilmComposer DocumentaryComposer OriginalScore DocumentaryScore FilmScore EnvironmentalFilm BrazilianCinema DocumentaryFilm FilmScoring PercussionScore SustainabilityFilm FilmMusic FeatureDocumentary AwardWinningFilm UnderscoreWW…
FRONTEIRAS DO PENSAMENTO — TV Series · 16 episodes
Original score for the TV series adaptation of Fronteiras do Pensamento, Brazil's renowned conference platform built around the world's leading contemporary thinkers.
Across 16 episodes over two years, each installment centers on a major intellectual figure, among them Werner Herzog, Luc Ferry, Mark Lilla, and Joshua Greene. Exploring ideas across philosophy, neuroscience, literature, and the arts.
I composed the underscore for the series throughout its run. The brief was singular and demanding: support the speaker. Each score had to follow the emotional and thematic arc of a thinker in full flow, deepening an idea, holding a pause, carrying a transition, while always leaving generous room for the voice and never competing with it. The series aired on broadcast television (TV Cultura) and streams on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Canal Curta!
My role: Original score, full series run (16 episodes, 2 years)
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: National broadcast (TV Cultura) + multi-platform streaming (Prime Video, Apple TV, Canal Curta!); produced by Prosperidade Content in co-production with Guaimbé; featured thinkers including Werner Herzog and Luc Ferry
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Mini case study
Brief: A documentary series where the speaker is everything — the score exists to serve a thinking voice across a wide range of subjects, from moral neuroscience to literature to philosophy. It had to be emotionally responsive to each thinker's argument without ever pulling focus from their words.
Approach: I treated the music as a frame around speech rather than a layer on top of it. Each cue tracks the emotional contour of the speaker — settling under reflective passages, lifting gently at moments of insight, receding entirely where the words needed silence. Across 16 episodes and dozens of distinct topics, I kept a consistent sonic identity for the series while tailoring each score to its subject, so the music felt like one coherent voice supporting many different ones.
Result: A sustained two-year scoring relationship across the full series, carried on national broadcast and multiple international streaming platforms — a body of work built on the core discipline of documentary underscore: presence without intrusion.
DocumentaryComposer Underscore DocumentaryScore DocumentarySeries FilmComposer OriginalScore FilmScore BrazilianCinema TVSeries StreamingSeries FilmScoring FilmMusic DocumentaryFilm SeriesScore IntellectualDocumentary…Original score for the TV series adaptation of Fronteiras do Pensamento, Brazil's renowned conference platform built around the world's leading contemporary thinkers.
Across 16 episodes over two years, each installment centers on a major intellectual figure, among them Werner Herzog, Luc Ferry, Mark Lilla, and Joshua Greene. Exploring ideas across philosophy, neuroscience, literature, and the arts.
I composed the underscore for the series throughout its run. The brief was singular and demanding: support the speaker. Each score had to follow the emotional and thematic arc of a thinker in full flow, deepening an idea, holding a pause, carrying a transition, while always leaving generous room for the voice and never competing with it. The series aired on broadcast television (TV Cultura) and streams on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Canal Curta!
My role: Original score, full series run (16 episodes, 2 years)
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: National broadcast (TV Cultura) + multi-platform streaming (Prime Video, Apple TV, Canal Curta!); produced by Prosperidade Content in co-production with Guaimbé; featured thinkers including Werner Herzog and Luc Ferry
https://www.twine.net/signin
Mini case study
Brief: A documentary series where the speaker is everything — the score exists to serve a thinking voice across a wide range of subjects, from moral neuroscience to literature to philosophy. It had to be emotionally responsive to each thinker's argument without ever pulling focus from their words.
Approach: I treated the music as a frame around speech rather than a layer on top of it. Each cue tracks the emotional contour of the speaker — settling under reflective passages, lifting gently at moments of insight, receding entirely where the words needed silence. Across 16 episodes and dozens of distinct topics, I kept a consistent sonic identity for the series while tailoring each score to its subject, so the music felt like one coherent voice supporting many different ones.
Result: A sustained two-year scoring relationship across the full series, carried on national broadcast and multiple international streaming platforms — a body of work built on the core discipline of documentary underscore: presence without intrusion.
DocumentaryComposer Underscore DocumentaryScore DocumentarySeries FilmComposer OriginalScore FilmScore BrazilianCinema TVSeries StreamingSeries FilmScoring FilmMusic DocumentaryFilm SeriesScore IntellectualDocumentaryWW…
LUGARES DE MEDO E ÓDIO (Places of Fear and Hatred) - Documentary - Dir. Alexandre Nakahara · 2016
A documentary that confronts hate speech and prejudice through the anonymous homophobic and transphobic graffiti left in public spaces, and the fear, violence, and exclusion those messages represent. Built around testimony from people targeted by this hostility, including the writer.
The film turns ugly anonymous hate into an occasion for visibility, dignity, and reflection.
I composed the original score and handled the mix. On material this charged, the work was an exercise in restraint and care: the score never amplifies the ugliness on screen, instead holding quiet, dignified space around the people speaking, letting their testimony carry the weight while the music underlines their humanity rather than the hatred directed at them.
My role: Original score · Mix
Tools: DAW : Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: Produced with São Paulo State cultural funding (Secretaria da Cultura / ProAC); exhibited at the Fazendo Gênero / Mundo de Mulheres (Women's Worlds) conference, 2017;
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Case study
Brief: A short documentary on homophobic and transphobic hate speech, centered on the testimony of those it targets. The audio had to handle extremely charged subject matter with care, supporting the emotional truth of the people speaking without ever sensationalizing or aestheticizing the hatred the film examines.
Approach: I scored with deliberate restraint, keeping the music quiet and humane and staying out of the way of testimony entirely where silence carried more weight. The aim was dignity: music that frames the people on screen with empathy rather than underscoring the violence of the words around them. As mixer, I kept every voice clear and present, so the film's power came from being heard, not from manipulation.
Result: Selected for academic and cultural exhibition including the Fazendo Gênero / Mundo de Mulheres conference (2017), as part of a body of socially engaged documentary work using film to confront prejudice. Best Short Documentary at CINHOMO, Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual -Valladolid, Espanha. Menção Honrosa Semana Paulistana do Curta Metragem 2016 - Centro Cultural São Paulo - São Paulo, SP. Reel Affirmations 2016 - Washington DC, United States. Florence Queer Festival - Florença, Itália…A documentary that confronts hate speech and prejudice through the anonymous homophobic and transphobic graffiti left in public spaces, and the fear, violence, and exclusion those messages represent. Built around testimony from people targeted by this hostility, including the writer.
The film turns ugly anonymous hate into an occasion for visibility, dignity, and reflection.
I composed the original score and handled the mix. On material this charged, the work was an exercise in restraint and care: the score never amplifies the ugliness on screen, instead holding quiet, dignified space around the people speaking, letting their testimony carry the weight while the music underlines their humanity rather than the hatred directed at them.
My role: Original score · Mix
Tools: DAW : Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: Produced with São Paulo State cultural funding (Secretaria da Cultura / ProAC); exhibited at the Fazendo Gênero / Mundo de Mulheres (Women's Worlds) conference, 2017;
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Case study
Brief: A short documentary on homophobic and transphobic hate speech, centered on the testimony of those it targets. The audio had to handle extremely charged subject matter with care, supporting the emotional truth of the people speaking without ever sensationalizing or aestheticizing the hatred the film examines.
Approach: I scored with deliberate restraint, keeping the music quiet and humane and staying out of the way of testimony entirely where silence carried more weight. The aim was dignity: music that frames the people on screen with empathy rather than underscoring the violence of the words around them. As mixer, I kept every voice clear and present, so the film's power came from being heard, not from manipulation.
Result: Selected for academic and cultural exhibition including the Fazendo Gênero / Mundo de Mulheres conference (2017), as part of a body of socially engaged documentary work using film to confront prejudice. Best Short Documentary at CINHOMO, Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual -Valladolid, Espanha. Menção Honrosa Semana Paulistana do Curta Metragem 2016 - Centro Cultural São Paulo - São Paulo, SP. Reel Affirmations 2016 - Washington DC, United States. Florence Queer Festival - Florença, ItáliaWW…
A NOITE DAS VAMPIRAS (Night of the Vampires) — Horror Feature Dir. Rubens Mello · 2024
An affectionate homage to the B-movie horror of the 1980s and 90s, full of 80s nostalgia and Brazilian genre flair.
Justine, a TV commercial actress raised by adoptive parents, is invited to meet her biological family at a party celebrating their thriving butcher shop — and the plot unfolds through a series of bizarre, sinister events surrounding her new relatives and the secret behind their success.
I created the sound atmospheres and handled the mix. The brief was pure genre: building the retro, tense, lo-fi sonic world of vintage horror — analog-flavored ambiences, unsettling textures, and a mix that leans into the campy, cult-movie spirit the film celebrates. A register entirely distinct from my documentary and drama work: atmosphere, dread, and genre fun.
My role: Sound atmospheres · Mix
Notable: 2024 genre feature; an 80s/90s B-horror homage with a cult-film sensibility
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SoundDesign FilmMix HorrorFilm SoundAtmospheres GenreFilm BrazilianCinema BMovie HorrorSoundDesign FilmSound CultFilm AmbientSound IndieFilm FilmAudio 80sHorror SoundMixer…An affectionate homage to the B-movie horror of the 1980s and 90s, full of 80s nostalgia and Brazilian genre flair.
Justine, a TV commercial actress raised by adoptive parents, is invited to meet her biological family at a party celebrating their thriving butcher shop — and the plot unfolds through a series of bizarre, sinister events surrounding her new relatives and the secret behind their success.
I created the sound atmospheres and handled the mix. The brief was pure genre: building the retro, tense, lo-fi sonic world of vintage horror — analog-flavored ambiences, unsettling textures, and a mix that leans into the campy, cult-movie spirit the film celebrates. A register entirely distinct from my documentary and drama work: atmosphere, dread, and genre fun.
My role: Sound atmospheres · Mix
Notable: 2024 genre feature; an 80s/90s B-horror homage with a cult-film sensibility
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SoundDesign FilmMix HorrorFilm SoundAtmospheres GenreFilm BrazilianCinema BMovie HorrorSoundDesign FilmSound CultFilm AmbientSound IndieFilm FilmAudio 80sHorror SoundMixerWW…
CRACK, REPENSAR — Documentary Short Dir. Felipe Crepker Vieira · 2015 ·
A public-health documentary that asks society to rethink how it understands crack cocaine. Through testimony from users, ex-users, public-health specialists, academics, administrators, and justice professionals, the film examines the reasons behind drug use, the debate between prohibition and regulation, how other countries approach the problem, and possible paths toward recovery — arguing that in a society of dependents, questions like harm reduction and compulsory hospitalization need to be reconsidered.
I handled the complete audio for the film: original score, production sound, and the final mix and audio edit. On a documentary built almost entirely from interview testimony about a difficult subject, the work was about restraint and dignity — scoring with enough warmth to humanize without ever sentimentalizing, and keeping every voice clear, present, and respected in the mix.
My role: Original score · Production sound · Mix & audio edit
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: Winner — Best Short Film (Popular Jury), REcine 2015; international festival selections (Mexico, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany); produced by Doctela, distributed by Fiocruz / VídeoSaúde
https://www.twine.net/signin (Rating 7.2)
Case study
Brief: A testimony-driven documentary on a heavy, stigmatized public-health subject. The audio had to do two jobs at once — a score that brought humanity and warmth to the people on screen without editorializing or manipulating, and a mix that kept every spoken word clear and dignified across interviews recorded in varied conditions.
Approach: I kept the score sparse and humane, present mainly in transitions and reflective moments and absent wherever a voice needed to stand alone. As mixer, I prioritized intelligibility and presence above all — the film lives or dies on whether you trust and hear the people speaking — balancing production sound, testimony, and music so the score supported the emotional through-line without ever crowding the words.
Result: Awarded Best Short Film by the Popular Jury at REcine 2015 and selected for festivals across the Americas and Europe; distributed by Fiocruz as a public-health resource and available in open access.…A public-health documentary that asks society to rethink how it understands crack cocaine. Through testimony from users, ex-users, public-health specialists, academics, administrators, and justice professionals, the film examines the reasons behind drug use, the debate between prohibition and regulation, how other countries approach the problem, and possible paths toward recovery — arguing that in a society of dependents, questions like harm reduction and compulsory hospitalization need to be reconsidered.
I handled the complete audio for the film: original score, production sound, and the final mix and audio edit. On a documentary built almost entirely from interview testimony about a difficult subject, the work was about restraint and dignity — scoring with enough warmth to humanize without ever sentimentalizing, and keeping every voice clear, present, and respected in the mix.
My role: Original score · Production sound · Mix & audio edit
Tools: DAW: Cubase / Pro Tools
Notable: Winner — Best Short Film (Popular Jury), REcine 2015; international festival selections (Mexico, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany); produced by Doctela, distributed by Fiocruz / VídeoSaúde
https://www.twine.net/signin (Rating 7.2)
Case study
Brief: A testimony-driven documentary on a heavy, stigmatized public-health subject. The audio had to do two jobs at once — a score that brought humanity and warmth to the people on screen without editorializing or manipulating, and a mix that kept every spoken word clear and dignified across interviews recorded in varied conditions.
Approach: I kept the score sparse and humane, present mainly in transitions and reflective moments and absent wherever a voice needed to stand alone. As mixer, I prioritized intelligibility and presence above all — the film lives or dies on whether you trust and hear the people speaking — balancing production sound, testimony, and music so the score supported the emotional through-line without ever crowding the words.
Result: Awarded Best Short Film by the Popular Jury at REcine 2015 and selected for festivals across the Americas and Europe; distributed by Fiocruz as a public-health resource and available in open access.WW…
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