11/05/2012 - Sassetti composed the soundtrack for several Portuguese films, including Alice by Marcos Martins

Today, Portuguese composer and pianist Bernardo Sassetti died aged 41. The musician fell from a cliff in Guincho, near Lisbon, while taking photos.

Sassetti started his career in 1987, and was considered to be one of the most talented jazz musicians of his generation. Lively and eclectic in his collaborations, Sassetti lent his talent to the silver screen on several occasions. He was notably behind the soundtrack for Marco Martins’ celebrated first film, Alice [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Marco Martins
interview: Nuno Lopes
film profile] (watch the video), as well as Doomed Love by Mário Barroso, Second Life by Alexandre Valente, and 98 Octanas by Fernando Lopes, who also died recently (read more).

During the period in which he lived in London, Sassetti participated both as musician and actor in The Talented Mr. Ripley by Anthony Minghella.

Sassetti was married to actress Beatriz Batarda (Swan [+see also:
trailer
film profile]), with whom he had two daughters.

(Translated from French)