Vasco Pimentel is a renowned Portuguese sound engineer and sound designer. He studied music in the National Conservatory, and film at the National School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon. His professional work spans from being sound designer and sound engineer in film and theater, filmmaker, music composer for theatre and feature length films, as well as visual artist.
Since 1979, Vasco Pimentel has been active in more than 130 feature-length films and numerous documentaries and short-films. Some notable projects have been in collaboration with film directors such as Wim Wenders, Raul Ruiz, Werner Schroeter, Samuel Fuller, Vincent Gallo, Fred Kelemen, Robert Kramer, João Cesar Monteiro, Miguel Gomes, and Teresa Villaverde.
Known For
Tabu
(2012)
Sound
Frankie
(2019)
Sound Mixer
Full Filmography
Sound
Oxalá
(1981)
Sound
The Territory
(1981)
Sound
A Estrangeira
(1982)
Sound Designer
The Conversation Is Over
(1982)
Sound
Silvestre
(1982)
Sound
Aspern
(1982)
Sound
Lisboa Cultural
(1983)
Sound
Manoel’s Destinies
(1984)
Sound Designer
City of Pirates
(1984)
Sound
Dead Man's Seat
(1984)
Sound
Vanishing Point
(1984)
Sound Designer
Notre mariage
(1985)
Sound
The Rose King
(1986)
Sound Designer
A Portuguese Farewell
(1986)
Sound Editor and Sound
Guardian of the Night
(1986)
Sound
Serenity
(1987)
Sound Designer
The Mountains of the Moon
(1987)
Sound Designer
The Jester
(1987)
Sound
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
(1988)
Sound Designer
Hard Times
(1988)
Sound Editor
Three Less Me
(1988)
Sound Designer
Doc's Kingdom
(1988)
Sound
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
(1988)
Sound
Lounge Chair
(1988)
Sound Mixer
Recollections of the Yellow House
(1989)
Sound
A True and Faithful Account
(1989)
Sound Director
The Seventh Letter
(1989)
Sound
Malvadez
(1990)
Sound Designer
Lovely Child
(1990)
Sound Designer
Xavier
(1991)
Sound
No Dia dos Meus Anos
(1992)
Sound Designer
Alcibíades
(1992)
Sound
Requiem for a Daffodil
(1992)
Sound Mixer
Hovering Over the Water
(1993)
Sound Designer
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
(1993)
Sound
Two Brothers, My Sister
(1994)
Music and Sound Designer
Antártida
(1995)
Sound Designer
Pandora
(1996)
Sound
Daily Chicken
(1997)
Sound
The Mutants
(1998)
Sound Designer
Dribbling Fate
(1998)
Sound
Red River
(1999)
Sound Designer
Gloria
(1999)
Sound Editor
Bad
(2000)
Sound Editor
Water and Salt
(2001)
Sound
Low-Flying Aircraft
(2002)
Sound Designer
Em Volta
(2002)
Sound Designer
88
(2002)
Sound
O Nome e o N.I.M.
(2003)
Sound Editor and Sound Mixer
A Ferida
(2003)
Sound
In Favour of Light
(2004)
Sound
Querença
(2004)
Foley Artist
Visions of Europe
(2004)
Sound Mixer
The Face You Deserve
(2005)
Sound Designer
Trance
(2006)
Sound
Our Beloved Month of August
(2008)
Sound Designer
From Now On
(2008)
Sound
The Portuguese Nun
(2009)
Sound Designer
April Showers
(2009)
Sound Mixer
Cinerama
(2010)
Sound
Cisne
(2011)
Sound Director
The Gift of Tears
(2012)
Sound Designer
Tabu
(2012)
Sound
Wild Haggis
(2013)
Sound
Bobô
(2013)
Sound
Coro dos Amantes
(2014)
Sound Director
Dreamocracy
(2014)
Sound Mixer
Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
(2015)
Sound Designer
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
(2015)
Sound Designer
Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One
(2015)
Sound Designer
The Secret Agent
(2015)
Sound
Colo
(2017)
Sound Designer
Zeus
(2017)
Sound Editor
9 Fingers
(2018)
Sound Editor
Avenida Almirante Reis em 3 Andamentos
(2018)
Sound Recordist
O Banquete
(2018)
Sound Designer
Partida
(2019)
Sound Director
Six Portraits of Pain
(2019)
Sound
Où en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde ?
(2019)
Boom Operator and Sound Editor
Frankie
(2019)
Sound Mixer
Southern Sorceresses
(2020)
Sound
The Tsugua Diaries
(2021)
Sound
Grand Tour
(2024)
Sound Engineer
Acting
Manoel’s Destinies
(1984)
Professor
Dead Man's Seat
(1984)
Guardian of the Night
(1986)
L'homme hold-up
The Jester
(1987)
Piano Player
Fado, Major and Minor
(1995)
Customer
April Captains
(2000)
Crowd Journalist
Rending
(2001)
Secretary Chief
Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller'
(2008)
Tabu
(2012)
Demonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner
John From
(2016)
Sr. Pimentel
Vazante
(2017)
Padre
Acts of Cinema
(2018)
The Tsugua Diaries
(2021)
Editing
Serenity
(1987)
Editor
Alex
(1991)
Editor
Two Brothers, My Sister
(1994)
Editor
Red River
(1999)
Editor
Directing
Crew