Marcelo Uchoa Zarvos, born May 1, 1969, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Brazilian composer and pianist. Having studied under Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, Zarvos performed as keyboardist and composer at age 15 for the post-punk band Tokyo, recording the albums Humanos (1986) and O Outro Lado (1987). In 1987, he moved to the United States to study music at the California Institute of the Arts, later releasing jazz albums with saxophonist Peter Epstein, including Dualism, Labyrinths, and Music Journal. Zarvos transitioned to film scoring in 1998 with the short film Uma História de Futebol, which won Best Soundtrack for a Short Film at the Festival de Brasília. His film compositions include The Door in the Floor (2004), The Good Shepherd (2006), The Air I Breathe (2007), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Sin Nombre (2009), Remember Me (2010), Beastly (2011), The Bay (2012), The Face of Love (2013), American Ultra (2015), and The Choice (2016), as well as television series such as The Big C, Ray Donovan, and The Affair. Zarvos received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for Taking Chance in 2009 and You Don't Know Jack in 2010.
