Oscar Castro-Neves
Born: 1940-05-15 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 2013-09-27
Known For: Sound
Biography
Oscar Castro Neves (Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 1940 - Los Angeles, September 27, 2013) or, as he is known internationally, Oscar Castro-Neves, was a singer, instrumentalist, arranger, composer, music producer and musical director Brazilian. Like Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto, Oscar Castro-Neves emerged in the early 1960s and was considered by many to be one of the figures who helped establish the Bossa Nova movement in the international market, mainly in the United States.
Filmography
2023
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Memórias do Grupo Opinião as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 as Self - Brasilian Jazz
2005
1999
- Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer as Self
1993
- Indian Summer ... (Orchestrator)
1990
- Burning Down Tomorrow ... (Music)
1988
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ... (Orchestrator)
1984
- Blame It on Rio ... (Music Supervisor)
1983
- Gabriela ... (Music Arranger)
1966
- Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera ... (Original Music Composer)
- Fábulas ... (Music)