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,...