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Marcelo Zarvos Biography

Birth Name:Marcelo Uchoa Zarvos

Birth Place:Sao Paulo, Brazil

Profession Composer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Won a Candango Trophy at the Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema in 1998
  • Was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Original Score in 2011 for "Brooklyn's Finest․"
  • In 2013, he was nominated for an Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Music in Non-Series for his work in "Phil Spector․"
  • Studied classical music at the Berklee College of Music
  • Received his master's degree in music from Hunter College
  • Frequently has his music recorded by the string quartet ETHEL
  • In 2001, he composed a score for the Guggenheim Museum exhibit on Brazilian Art
  • Wrote the score to the 2001 Joyce Theatre ballet production "The Path․"
  • Has conducted performances of the Tokyo Symphony Chamber Orchestra in Japan
  • Recorded the jazz album "Dualism" alongside saxophonist Peter Epstein

Awards

  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
  • 2011Black Reel-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Music in a Non-Series: nominated
  • 2014Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original): nominated
  • 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Score: nominated
  • 2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Documentary: nominated
  • 2021AACTA Award-Best Original Score in Film: nominated
  • 2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: nominated
  • 2023SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2024Imagen Award-Best Music Composition for Film or Television: nominated
  • 2024LEJA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2025NYFCO Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
  • 2025SDFCS Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
  • 2026Dorian Award-Film Music of the Year: nominated
  • 2026MNFCA Award-Best Music: nominated