Writing mostly from script, Julia’s scores help shape characters and narratives. Either through the manipulation of the perception of time or the subtle shift in motifs, her work helps guiding the audience’s experience, becoming part of the creative process, not just completing it. Intertwined with the story her music betrays empathy towards the characters and their surroundings, writing from within them, in and around their nature, moving through their perspectives, expressing an unobserved face that is not seen and can only be felt.

Julia started her career as a jazz musician studying at the jazz academy of the Hot Clube de Portugal, in Lisbon. While focusing on improving her skills as a guitar player she developed a passion for composition, starting her own jazz group that played in several stages and recorded an EP under the name “Julia Lima Trio + 3”. Her further studies included long form jazz composition and an advanced rhythm’s study programme based on southern Indian rhythmic approaches.

In 2017 Julia moved to Rio, where she pivoted to the film/tv industry, starting out as a music editor and working on several projects before leaving to settle in London in 2019.

Since moving to London, she has worked as a main composer on both short films and limited series for UK and European productions. As of 2024 she’s transitioning to long form formats, both feature films and TV. Her focus on narrative driven scores and versatility have led her to work across genres, combining her storytelling abilities with the world building necessary for each individual film. Julia became a Bafta member on July 2023.

Writing mostly from script, Julia’s scores help shape characters and narratives. Either through the manipulation of the perception of time or the subtle shift in motifs, her work helps guiding the audience’s experience, becoming part of the creative process, not just completing it. Intertwined with the story her music betrays empathy towards the characters and their surroundings, writing from within them, in and around their nature, moving through their perspectives, expressing an unobserved face that is not seen and can only be felt.