The original score for Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent” is out now as a full album on all digital platforms via ONErpm.
More than background music, “The Secret Agent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” helps define the film’s identity at a moment when Brazilian cinema is under a global spotlight. Written and produced by Mateus Alves and Tomaz Alves Souza, the score heightens tension, expands emotion, and deepens the film’s historical weight under director Kleber Mendonça Filho.
The release lands as the movie peaks in awards season. At the 2026 Academy Awards, “The Secret Agent” earned four nominations: Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Actor (Wagner Moura), and Best Casting.
How the score shapes the story
Set in Recife in 1977, the thriller follows Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a professor and researcher who returns home after being threatened in São Paulo. Hoping to reconnect with his son and rebuild his life, he soon finds himself trapped in a routine of suspicion, constant surveillance, and pursuit during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
Within that pressure cooker, the original score works as an invisible engine. Instead of spelling out feelings, it arrives with precision, stitching suspense together while conversing with Brazilian and international songs that anchor the period. The effect amplifies paranoia and the story’s psychological tension.
Mateus Alves and Tomaz Alves Souza’s “sonic archaeology”
Signed by Mateus Alves and Tomaz Alves Souza—known for their work on “Bacurau,” connected to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s filmography—the soundtrack leans into textures and gear that evoke the era. That choice builds an “analog suspense” feel, as if the sound is coming from the same streets the film depicts.
As an album, it plays like cinema without images: dense, emotionally charged, and designed to echo both the urgency of chases and the heavy silence of being watched. For international listeners, it’s also a direct route into why the film has become a landmark for contemporary Brazilian filmmaking.
Awards momentum: Cannes, Critics Choice, Golden Globes
Since its premiere, “The Secret Agent” has drawn major accolades. At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, it won Best Actor (Wagner Moura) and Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho). At the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, it took Best International Film—an unprecedented achievement for a Brazilian production in that category.
At the 2026 Golden Globes, the film won Best Non-English Language Film, while Wagner Moura made history by winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, the first Brazilian to take the top acting prize at the ceremony.
Where to listen
“The Secret Agent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” is available now on all digital platforms, distributed via ONErpm.
https://onerpm.link/oagentesecreto
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