---
name: "Rodrigo Leão"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rodrigo-leao"
fi1m_id: "rodrigo-leao"
imdb_id: "nm0508195"
tmdb_id: 1280961
wikidata_id: "Q952499"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "15 October 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:49:26.512451+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rodrigo Leão

## Identity

Rodrigo Leão

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rodrigo-leao
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rodrigo-leao
- **IMDb ID:** nm0508195
- **TMDB ID:** 1280961
- **Wikidata ID:** Q952499
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Le%C3%A3o_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508195/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280961

Composer. Born 15 October 1964 in Lisbon, Portugal.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 15 October 1964, Lisbon, Portugal
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Le%C3%A3o_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508195/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280961

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Butler*](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md) (66)

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## Biography

Rodrigo Leão is a Portuguese composer and musician. Born in Lisbon in 1964, he began his career as a founding member of the rock band Sétima Legião in 1982. In 1985 he co-founded the ensemble Madredeus, remaining with the group for nearly a decade as a key composer before leaving in 1994 to pursue solo work.

Leão has released numerous solo albums since his debut *Ave Mundi Luminar* in 1993. His film scores include the music for Wim Wenders’ *Lisbon Story* (1994, as part of Madredeus) and Lee Daniels’ *The Butler* (2013), for which he received an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award. Other credits include *The Gilded Cage* (2013) and *100 Meters* (2016).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, portuguese-american-journal.com, filmmusicreporter.com, rodrigoleao.pt.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Butler* (2013), Fi1m 66, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Apocalypse in the Tropics* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Lucia of Fatima* (2023), series, Music
- *A Cidade de Portas* (2021), Music
- *The Edge of Democracy* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *In the Intense Now* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *100 Meters* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Butler* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *The Gilded Cage* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Portugal, A Social Portrait* (2007), series, Music
- *Gato Fedorento: Série Lopes da Silva* (2006), series, Music
- *Antes de a Vida Começar* (2006), Music
- *Step by Step* (1990), Music

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