Oscar Castro-Neves

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1940-05-15

Deathday 2013-09-27 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Oscar Castro-Neves

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.

Known For

Sound

1993
Indian Summer

as Orchestrator

1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as Orchestrator

1984
Blame It on Rio

as Music Supervisor

1983
Gabriela

as Music Arranger

1966
Fábulas

as Music

1966
Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera

as Original Music Composer

Actor