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Berklee-trained composer, orchestrator, and producer bringing cinematic depth and an authentic Brazilian/Latin touch to your music. Backed by a BFA in music and 20+ years of session guitar experience, I deliver bespoke compositions, lush orchestral arrangements, and pristine mix-ready stems to bring your vision to life.

Composer, Orchestrator & Producer | Film Scoring (Berklee)

I craft emotive, cinematic soundscapes and polished tracks tailored to your vision. With formal studies in Film Scoring and Orchestration at Berklee and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (UFPE), I blend sophisticated orchestral writing with an authentic Brazilian and Latin touch—infusing Bossa Nova, Samba, and Latin Jazz into modern scores, pop, and acoustic projects.

What I Offer:

Composition & Scoring: Original themes, media scoring, and bespoke arrangements.

Orchestration & Production: Lush orchestral mockups, hybrid cues, and full track production.

Session Guitar: Seasoned player since 2001 (Conservatório Pernambucano). I read standard notation fluently, play by ear, and write custom guitar lines.

Studio Guitars:

Classical Nylon (Handmade by Luthier Clodoaldo Pirajá), 12-String Yamaha APX 700 II-12, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epiphone Joe Pass, Acoustic Guitar Taylor AD27e

Deliverables & Process:

Mix-ready 24-bit WAV stems recorded in a treated studio

Transparent communication, fast delivery, and dedicated revisions

Click the contact button and let’s bring your project to life!

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

Endorse Leonardo César5 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client

by Jaleo
Verified
great professional!
by Devienne C.
Verified
Leonardo is a talented guitarist.
He has respected the style I asked him and the chords I gave him.
His playing is clear and the sound too. It was a real pleasure to collaborate with him!
by Stuart R.
Verified
Leonardo was fabulous. Really understood what I was after, checked in with me across the journey and produced some fine work. Very happy and highly recommend.
by Sebastian B.
Verified
Did an amazing job, exactly what I asked for for a song I was working on and worked very quickly!
by Petra E.
Great guitar player with great sound. Worked with me on a small project and delivered it perfectly and was very fast. Highly recommended.

Interview with Leonardo César

Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Working with persons from different countries.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: It’s difficult to describe with few words, but I love record tracks on classical, pop, jazz, Latin and Brazilian music.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Chico Buarque de Holanda. The greatest Brazilian songwriter.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Understand what exactly your client is searching for.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Classical, Latin, Pop, Jazz, Brazilian Music and World Music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill is finger style Classical Latin guitar performance.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I can compose tracks that improve the quality of the with my all background and years of experience.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: My work process most common is understand what the clients want, learn their songs, send to them some samples and than deliver the final result in High Quality.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: MacBook Air 2017, TS MINI Meloaudio Audio Interface,Condenser Audio-Technica AT2020, Classical Guitar made by luthier Clodoaldo Pirajá, 12 Strings Guitar Yamaha Apx 700 II, Electric Guitar Gibson Les Paul Studio 2013.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Guinga, Tommy Emmanuel, Sergio Assad, Chico Buarque de Holanda.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I deliver classical or 12 strings guitar tracks for songs and I perform guitar pieces already written. I can compose original guitar pieces too.

Leonardo César - Birds

I was the Composer, guitarist and producer in this production

Film ComposerAverage price - $150 per minute
Full instrumental productionAverage price - $400 per song
Ghost ProducerAverage price - $300 per song
Classical GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
Electric GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
String ArrangerAverage price - $100 per song

Custom composition, orchestration & production. Fast delivery of mix-ready stems, collaborative workflow, and dedicated revisions to bring your vision to life.