André Moraes (born 6 March 1977 as André Torres Moraes) is a Brazilian

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-nominated musician, film director, music producer and soundtrack composer. He has worked in the entertainment industry for two decades. He has been married to actress Ana Carolina Machado since 24 August 2010.

Career

André began studying classical music and blues guitar at the age of 6 inspired by his father, Geraldo Moraes. He then studied film music under the tutelage of David Tygel and

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. While still a teen, he relocated to

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and co-formed music group Infierno, which toured and released a full-length album. In 1997, at age 20, he composed his first soundtrack score, for ''

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'' (In the Heart of the Gods), directed by his father, working alongside

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member

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. To date, Andre has composed 45 film scores, eight short-film scores and music for four TV shows. Among his works, he has composed for '' Assalto ao Banco Central'', ''

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'', ''O Coronel e o Lobisomem'', ''Melhor Trilha Sonora'', ''Viva Sapato!'' and ''

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''. In addition, André has served as producer for several albums, including '' Dante XXI'' by

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keyboardist

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, and artists like

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, Jorge Mautner,

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; and has also written for theater and television. He was then invited to act in ''Out of Tune'' by Walter Lima Júnior and ''The Man Who Challenged the Devil'' (for which he also composed the soundtrack). As a director, André shoot, produced and written a lot of short-films and music videos, including "De Você" by

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(nominated for "Video of the Year" at the

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awards,) and " We've Lost You" by

; released his own solo album, featuring Patton. In 2004, he was a guitarist in the Brazilian biographical film ''

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''. His first feature-film is ''Payback'' (or ''Entrando Numa Roubada'') in 2015, which he wrote, directed and composed the soundtrack. Percussionist

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and bassist

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perform in the film with André. André is also the founder and owner of Autorama Films.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraes, Andre Brazilian composers Brazilian film directors Brazilian record producers Brazilian keyboardists Brazilian pianists Brazilian guitarists Brazilian male guitarists People from Brasília 1977 births Living people Male pianists 21st-century Brazilian pianists 21st-century Brazilian guitarists 21st-century male musicians