About Me

Bárbara Ester is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in São Paulo, Brazil. She holds a postgraduate degree in Musical Composition, earning the title of specialist, and is also an undergraduate student in Digital Games. She has been passionate about music from an early age, with a primary focus on the piano.

Throughout her musical journey, Bárbara has studied under renowned mentors, including Gilson Back, a Master in Musical Composition from Portugal, and Filipe Leitão, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

She has extensive experience composing in various styles for games and films, with proficiency in FMOD and sound design (SFX). In addition to composing, she plays piano, guitar, and flute, and is currently working on writing sheet music. Bárbara was awarded an honorable fifth place in a composition competition (Audio Jam).

She is currently further expanding her expertise through a university extension program in Sound Post-Production, strengthening her skills in audio editing, mixing, and finishing for audiovisual and interactive media.

She is also highly skilled with synthesizers, incorporating them into her compositions to create rich, dynamic soundscapes. Bárbara is dedicated to creating immersive musical experiences that enhance storytelling, whether through interactive media or traditional compositions.

Demo Reel Music

Recent Works

When the lights go out

Original Music for Book

Original soundtrack composed for a fantasy book, designed to musically translate its fictional universe and the emotional journey of the main character.

The composition is structured into three narrative acts:

Dark World — introduces the initial setting through dense textures, dark timbres, and an introspective atmosphere, representing the character’s starting point.
Development — reflects the evolution of the narrative, with a gradual build-up of layers, dynamics, and complexity, mirroring internal conflict and transformation.
Light — a sonic resolution built with percussive elements and brighter timbres, evoking light, energy, and crystalline textures, symbolizing clarity and transcendence.

The result is a cohesive sonic journey, crafted to expand the listener’s experience and transform the literary narrative into an immersive auditory world.

Alem do Terno ( Beyond the Suit ) - Short Firm Animation

*Além do Terno - Beyond the Suit* is a short film that explores the emotional journey of a boy who finds himself trapped in a well full of office supplies, symbolizing feelings of emptiness, dissatisfaction, and the search for meaning. Despite the abundance of material goods, he feels incomplete. When a younger version of himself hands him a magical notebook, he rediscovers the connection with his true self and genuine happiness.

🏆 Festival Awards:

🏆 Festival Batata Doce - Nest Animation

🏆 Cinemaz Festa - Best Animation Editing

🏆 Loco de Ouro - Best Animation

Position of Honor - Winner

Piano solo

5th place of 18 pieces on Music Jam Global

Sheet Music musescore.com/user/36340754/scores/7300991

Action

Drama

Chosen

Cambodian historical drama short. It tells the story of a young woman who is selected to become a concubine for the penultimate King of the Khmer Empire, in 14th century Cambodia. This scoring I'm used just instruments of traditional South East Asian.

Fantasy

Adventure

The long journey - Western music style.

Games

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