Música

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rudy Mancuso directs. Shane Hurlbut behind the camera. Rudy Mancuso scores. Melissa Kent cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 2 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
• 3Directed by Rudy Mancuso, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Rudy Mancuso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Rudy Mancuso and Camila Mendes and Francesca Reale carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Face the music.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt19853698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Shane Hurlbut

Original score

Rudy Mancuso

Editing

Melissa Kent

Production design

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.

Costume design

Tere Duncan

Runtime

91 min · 1h 31m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Música (2024) ↗

Also by

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• 
  Stories from Our Future

  2019 · ★ 6.6

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  The Most Wholesome Interview with Rudy Mancuso, His Mom & Camila Mendes

  Featurette · Official
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  Guess The Object with Rudy Mancuso and Camila Mendes

  Featurette · Official
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  Música: A Brazilian-American Story

  Behind the Scenes · Official
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  Rudy Has Some Explaining to Do

  Clip · Official
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  Rudy and Isabella Get to Know Each Other

  Clip · Official
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  The Anti-Musical: The Making of Música

  Behind the Scenes · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Manuel São Bento2024-04-02
  ★ 8/10

  FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/musica-review-the-biggest-surprise-of-the-year-so-far/ "Música exceeds all expectations, becoming the biggest surprise of the year to date, and serving as a showcase for Rudy Mancuso’s immeasurable talent. A multi-department success that elevates a semi-autobiography about love, family, and Brazilian-American culture, transcending many of the barriers of the genres it represents, and revealing the world of synesthesia in a truly cinematic manner. Technically impressive and thematically rich with addictive music all around and genuine chemistry among the entire cast. Rudy did take it higher." Rating: A-

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Wonderland Sound and Vision

  US

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  Shots Studios

  US

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  Amazon MGM Studios

  US

Key crew

• ProducerMcG
• Executive ProducerCamila Mendes
• Executive ProducerDan Lagana
• Executive ProducerSam Shahidi
• Executive ProducerSteven Bello
• ProducerMary Viola
• Executive ProducerJohn Shahidi
• CastingJulie Tucker
• Set DecorationKeri Lederman
• Art DirectionGonzalo Cordoba
• Costume DesignTere Duncan
• Production DesignPatrick M. Sullivan Jr.
• EditorMelissa Kent
• CastingRoss Meyerson
• SongsRudy Mancuso
• Additional PhotographyMladen Durdanovic
• Assistant Production CoordinatorSamuel Ashurov
• Transportation CaptainDoug Salomone

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• synesthesia
• newark, new jersey
• romantic
• whimsical
• amused
• comforting
• brazilian american

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2024-03-13· South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
• Digital2024-04-04PG-13· Prime Video

Also known as

International titles

• MusicaUS