Biography
Antônio Pinto, also credited as Antônio Alves Pinto, is a Brazilian film score composer. Born in 1967 in Rio de Janeiro, he is the son of cartoonist Ziraldo and the brother of film-maker Daniela Thomas.
He composed the score for Central Station (1998), in collaboration with Jaques Morelenbaum. His other credits include City of God (2002), Lord of War (2005), Senna (2010), Amy (2015) and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). He has frequently worked with director Asif Kapadia on documentary films.
Pinto has received a World Soundtrack Award and an ASCAP award, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
