Rosalie Winters
ARTIST HISTORY
Rosalie Winters is a Brazilian composer and pianist whose music blends the atmospheric colors of impressionism with the emotional scale and cinematic power of contemporary film and trailer music. Her compositions are known for their sweeping melodies, luminous piano textures, and carefully crafted crescendos that evoke a sense of wonder, nostalgia, and discovery. Drawing equally from the intimate world of solo piano and the dramatic language of modern orchestral storytelling, she creates music that feels both deeply personal and vividly cinematic.
Born in 1989 in Curitiba, Brazil, Rosalie grew up in a family where creativity was encouraged, though not professionally pursued. Her mother worked as a landscape architect, while her father was an airline mechanic with a passion for photography. Weekends often involved long drives into the countryside, where Rosalie developed a fascination with vast horizons, changing weather, and the emotional impact of natural scenery. She would later describe these early experiences as her first lessons in cinematic storytelling.
Rosalie began studying piano at the age of six after hearing a recital at a local cultural center. Captivated by the instrument's expressive possibilities, she quickly immersed herself in music. Unlike many young pianists, however, she was just as interested in creating her own pieces as she was in learning existing repertoire. Family members recall finding pages of hand-drawn musical notation scattered throughout the house, often accompanied by sketches of imagined landscapes and stories that inspired her compositions.
As a teenager, Rosalie developed an unusual hobby that would eventually influence her musical style. She became fascinated by film soundtracks and would spend hours watching movies with the sound muted, imagining alternative scores for key scenes. While her classmates discussed actors and plots, Rosalie focused on how music shaped emotion, tension, and atmosphere. This fascination planted the seeds for the cinematic character that would later become a defining feature of her work.
She went on to study Piano Performance and Composition at the Federal University of Paraná, where she graduated with honors. During her studies, she found inspiration in a diverse range of composers, including Maurice Ravel, Lili Boulanger, Thomas Newman, Max Richter, and Hildur Guðnadóttir. She was particularly drawn to composers who could balance beauty and restraint while still creating a strong emotional impact. Her professors often noted her ability to think in images and narratives rather than purely musical structures.
After university, Rosalie spent several years composing music for independent filmmakers, documentary projects, and visual artists throughout South America. These collaborations sharpened her understanding of musical storytelling and helped her develop a distinctive voice that combined impressionistic harmony with modern cinematic architecture. During this period, she also began releasing solo piano works that attracted listeners seeking emotionally evocative music for reflection, study, and relaxation.
Despite her growing audience, Rosalie remains remarkably grounded. She is an avid traveler who prefers train journeys and long-distance bus rides to air travel whenever possible, finding inspiration in the rhythm of movement and changing landscapes. She keeps a collection of vintage cameras, enjoys watercolor painting, and maintains a habit of recording ambient sounds wherever she goes. Rainstorms, distant conversations, train stations, and city streets have all found their way into her creative process.
Friends describe Rosalie as thoughtful, curious, and endlessly observant. She has a reputation for noticing details that others overlook, whether it is the color of evening light reflected in a window or the emotional shift created by a single chord. Her notebooks are filled with fragments of melodies, photographs, sketches, and observations gathered from daily life.
Today, Rosalie Winters continues to compose music that bridges the worlds of intimate piano performance and cinematic storytelling. Her debut album on Mythical Records, Piano from the Sapphire Hollow, was released in 2026. Her work resonates with listeners who seek both beauty and emotional depth, offering music that feels like a soundtrack to memory itself. Whether heard through headphones during a quiet evening or accompanying a dramatic visual narrative, her compositions invite audiences into a world where imagination, emotion, and atmosphere become one.