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Composer
Vasco Pimentel
Vasco Pimentel is a renowned Portuguese sound engineer and sound designer. He studied music in the National Conservatory, and film at the National School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon. His professional work spans from being sound designer and sound engineer in film and theater, filmmaker, music composer for theatre and feature length films, as well as visual artist.
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Since 1979, Vasco Pimentel has been active in more than 130 feature-length films and numerous documentaries and short-films. Some notable projects have been in collaboration with film directors such as Wim Wenders, Raul Ruiz, Werner Schroeter, Samuel Fuller, Vincent Gallo, Fred Kelemen, Robert Kramer, João Cesar Monteiro, Miguel Gomes, and Teresa Villaverde.
Known for
Tabu2012
April Captains2000
Frankie2019
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One2015
Grand Tour2024
City of Pirates1984
Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One2015
Our Beloved Month of August2008
Filmography
- 2026Providence and the GuitarFilmGuarda Florestal
- 2025The SeasonsFilmSound
- 2025JustaFilmSound Designer
- 2024Grand TourFilmMr. Cooper, Sound Engineer
- 2021The Tsugua DiariesFilmSound
- 2020Southern SorceressesFilmSound
- 2019FrankieFilmSound Mixer
- 2019PartidaFilmSound Director
- 2019Où en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde ?FilmBoom Operator, Sound Editor, Mix Technician
- 2019Six Portraits of PainFilmSound
- 20189 FingersFilmSound Editor
- 2018O BanqueteFilmSound Designer
- 2018Acts of CinemaFilm
- 2018Avenida Almirante Reis em 3 AndamentosFilmSound Recordist
- 2017VazanteFilmPadre
- 2017ColoFilmSound Designer
- 2017ZeusFilmSound Editor
- 2016John FromFilmSr. Pimentel
- 2015Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless OneFilmSound Designer
- 2015Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate OneFilmSound Designer
- 2015Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted OneFilmSound Designer
- 2015Visit, or Memories and ConfessionsFilmSound
- 2015The Secret AgentFilmSound
- 2014Coro dos AmantesFilmSound Director
- 2014DreamocracyFilmSound Mixer
- 2013Here's the DealFilmSound Recordist
- 2013Wild HaggisFilmSound
- 2013BobôFilmSound
- 2012TabuFilmDemonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner, Sound
- 2012The Gift of TearsFilmSound Designer
- 2011CisneFilmSound Director
- 2010CineramaFilmSound
- 2009The Portuguese NunFilmSound Designer
- 2009April ShowersFilmSound Mixer
- 2008Our Beloved Month of AugustFilmSound Designer
- 2008From Now OnFilmRepórter, Sound
- 2008Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller'FilmSound Recordist
- 2006TranceFilmSound
- 2005The Face You DeserveFilmSound Designer
- 2004Visions of EuropeFilmSound Mixer
- 2004In Favour of LightFilmSound
- 2004QuerençaFilmFoley Artist
- 2003WoundedFilmSound
- 2003O Nome e o N.I.M.FilmSound Editor, Sound Mixer
- 2002Low-Flying AircraftFilmSound Designer
- 2002Em VoltaFilmSound Designer
- 2001RendingFilmSecretary Chief
- 2001Water and SaltFilmSound
- 20018 8FilmSound
- 2000April CaptainsFilmCrowd Journalist
- 2000BadFilmSound Editor
- 1999GloriaFilmSound Editor
- 1999Red RiverFilmEditor, Sound Designer
- 1998The MutantsFilmSound Designer
- 1998Dribbling FateFilmSound
- 1998Outros BairrosFilmDirector
- 1997Daily ChickenFilmSound
- 1996PandoraFilmSound
- 1995Fado, Major and MinorFilmCustomer
- 1995AntártidaFilmSound Designer
- 1994Two Brothers, My SisterFilmMusic, Sound Designer, Editor
- 1993Here on EarthFilmSound
- 1992No Dia dos Meus AnosFilmSound Designer
- 1992AlcibíadesFilmSound
- 1992Requiem for a DaffodilFilmSound Mixer
- 1991XavierFilmSound
- 1991AlexFilmEditor
- 1990MalvadezFilmSound Designer
- 1990Lovely ChildFilmSound Designer
- 1989Recollections of the Yellow HouseFilmSound
- 1989A True and Faithful AccountFilmSound Director
- 1989The Seventh LetterFilmSound
- 1988Doc's KingdomFilmSound
- 1988Lounge ChairFilmSound Mixer
- 1988Steel Mask Versus Blue AbyssFilmSound Designer
- 1988Hard TimesFilmSound Editor
- 1988Three Less MeFilmSound Designer
- 1988A Propósito da Bandeira NacionalFilmSound
- 1987The JesterFilmPiano Player, Sound
- 1987SerenityFilmSound Designer, Editor