MUSIMAGEM FESTIVAL 2026
Join us in celebrating music for film, where creativity and innovation come together. Explore workshops, panel discussions, and concerts that are shaping the future of soundtracks!
About the Festival
The Musimagem Festival is now in its twelfth edition, for the second consecutive year in partnership with USP!
In addition to Brazilian and international guests and the composers from Musimagem, the music-for-the-screen festival—the first of its kind in the Americas—kicks off another edition in partnership with the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC), Abramus, Assim, designer Maurizio Manzo, the Spanish website SoundtrackFest, producer Robert Townson, and, once again, with the special partnership of the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (ECA/USP), through its Department of Film, Radio, and Television (CTR).
Since its inception, the festival has been establishing its importance not only for professionals working in the audiovisual and music industries, but also for audiences passionate about the soundtracks of audiovisual works—whether in film, TV, series, video games, advertising, or journalism. This presence has been increasingly recognized by the specialized press, both in Brazil and abroad.
From August 9 to 12, the festival will feature lectures and panel discussions with composers from various parts of Brazil, composer Rui Reis Maia (Netherlands), and composer David Mansfield, who is based in the U.S., as well as concerts by the Musimágicos and our partner, the ALMAI Orchestra, featuring arranger Alexey Kurkdjian Ogalla and musical director Anselmo Mancini.
May it be a wonderful, enriching, and exciting festival!
Program
Explore a diverse lineup of activities designed to bring together professionals and students in the fields of music and film.
The activities will take place at the USP — Auditorium A — CTR (Building 4) Av. Prof. Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 443 — Cidade Universitária, Butantã, São Paulo, SP.
Only the concerts will take place at the Camargo Guarnieri Auditorium — USP.
August 9
Concert — ALMAI Orchestra (Camargo Guarnieri Theater – USP)
Brazilian and international soundtracks
Opening Ceremony
, Rui Reis Maia, Marcos Valle (Honored with the Remo Usai Trophy), Dudu Viana, David Mansfield, Felipe Radicetti, Antonio Pinto
August 10
10 a.m. — Course: “Creative Processes in Audiovisual Composition”
The course is divided into three parts: the first, which is brief and expository, sets the stage for the second part, during which the audience works collectively to create music for excerpts from pre-existing films (screening, analysis, discussion, and proposal). Finally, in the third part, the process explored is analyzed and evaluated.
Felipe Radicetti
2:00 p.m. — Panel Discussion: “AI in Soundtracks: From Fear to Routine”
This panel will feature a practical discussion on the use of Artificial Intelligence in soundtrack production, drawing on the real-world experience of professionals who already use these tools in their daily work. The idea is not to discuss whether AI “is good or bad,” nor to engage in abstract philosophical or legal speculation, but to show how these technologies are being incorporated into the actual workflows of creation, production, and delivery of soundtracks for audiovisual media. The discussion will cover tools, approaches, limitations, efficiency gains, and creative impacts, featuring practical examples and complementary perspectives from those currently working in this field.
Lou Schmidt
Marcio Nigro
Mauricio Domene
3:30 p.m. — Soundtracks in Europe
Rui Reis Maia (Portugal/Netherlands)
4:30 p.m. — The Soundtracks of Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle
Moderator: Dudu Vianna
6:30 p.m. — Meeting of composers and music supervisors
Moderator: José Celso Guida,
Composers: Talita Del Collado, Lucas Faria, Marcos Souza, Tim Rescala, Zeh Neto, João Batista, Felipe Radicetti, Ricardo Petracca, Alberto Rosenblit
Music supervisors: Janecy Nascimento, Mario Di Poi, Xorão.
Marcos Valle
August 11
10 a.m. — Course: Music Production with the Free Waveform Software
Zeh Netto
2:00 p.m. — Audiovisual Composers: Teams, Structures, and Workflow
Fabio Goes
Tim Rescala
3:30 p.m. — Abramus Panel
4:30 p.m. — Related Rights in the Age of Streaming: Is It Over, or Can It Be Reinvented?
Fernando Yazbek
, and Felipe Radicetti
5:30 p.m. — USP and UNESPAR Panel
Ricardo Petracca
, and Edu Vicente
6:30 p.m. — Conversation with David Mansfield (International Guest)
David Mansfield is an award-winning American composer of film and television scores, violinist, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his professional career as a teenager, and at age 18, he joined Bob Dylan’s band during the historic Rolling Thunder Revue tour, recording albums and appearing in films and documentaries alongside the artist.
As a composer, he has built a solid career in Hollywood and in international cinema, collaborating with directors such as Michael Cimino, Arturo Ripstein, Maggie Greenwald, Walter Hill, and Robert Duvall. His score for *Deep Crimson* won the award for Best Original Score at the Venice Film Festival and the Havana Film Festival, while the miniseries *Broken Trail*, composed in collaboration with Van Dyke Parks, was nominated for an Emmy.
David produced the soundtrack albums for the films *Heaven’s Gate*, *Year of the Dragon*, *The Sicilian* (The Sicilian), “Desperate Hours,” “Ballad of Little Jo,” and “Broken Trail,” among others.
August 12
10 a.m. — The Soundtrack in the Short Film*
* Moderator: Ricardo Petracca
Panelists: João Batista Melo and Alexandre Guerra
Short films are often the gateway for directors and composers into the audiovisual world, but they are also a format in which experienced professionals work. This panel discusses the specific aspects of the soundtrack for short films: How does it differ from feature films and series? What are the characteristics of original music in this format?
2:00 p.m. — Mass Like This
3:30 p.m. — UBC Panel
4:30 p.m. — Film Concert – Anselmo Mancini
5:30 p.m. — SPCine Panel: The Creative Process in Soundtracks
7:00 p.m. — Musimágicos Concert (Camargo Guarnieri Theater – USP)
Alberto Rosenblit
Tim Rescala
Rui Reis Maia
Marcos Souza & Karina Souza
Natalia Machiavelli
Anselmo Mancini
Talita Del Collado
Lucas Faria
Zeh Neto
David Mansfield
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Unforgettable Moments from the Festival
Musimagem
Credits
Founder / Executive Director — Marcos Souza
Curated by — Anselmo Mancini, Tim Rescala, Marcos Souza, Felipe Radicetti, Alexey Kurkdjian Ogalla
Musical Direction — Alexey Kurkdjian Ogalla, Anselmo Mancini
Executive Production — Atelier Cultural
Production Director — Karina Souza
Strategic Partnerships — Anselmo Mancini
Designer — Maurizio Manzo
Public Relations Department — MNiemeyer
Website — Jefte Amorim
Produced by — Musimagem Brasil, ECA – USP
Guest Orchestra — ALMAI – Free Association of Music and Integrated Arts
USP Committee — Eduardo Vicente, Anselmo Mancini
Sponsors — Funarte, UBC, Abramus, Assim
Partnerships — USP, ALMAI
Supported by — SoundTrackFest, Robert Townson Productions, Fimucité – Tenerife International Film Music Festival, ALMAI, Cine Concerto, Marcia Niemeyer, Le Musique Cafeteria, Volumina Art & Media
