Heitor Pereira

Brazilian composer

Heitor Pereira

Birth name| Heitor Teixeira Pereira
Also known as| Heitor TP
Born|  (1960-11-29) November 29, 1960 (age 63)
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Genres| Pop rock, film score, electronic, soul
Occupation(s)| Musician
Composer
Actor
Instrument(s)| Guitar, keyboards
Years active| 1980s-present
Website| www.heitorpereira.com

Musical artist

Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ejˈtoʁ tejˈʃejɾɐ peˈɾejɾɐ]) (born November 29, 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and record producer. In his career, Pereira has recorded with the band Simply Red and several famous musicians, such as Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d. lang, Milton Nascimento,[1] and Jack Johnson;[2] and currently works as a film score composer, as well as a musician at Hans Zimmer's studio, he is best known for being the composer of the Despicable Me franchise. Although primarily a guitarist, he also provided backing vocals live for the Simply Red song "Thrill Me". He also collaborates with film directors Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda, Raja Gosnell, and Cal Brunker.

In 1994, he released a solo album in the UK called Heitor TP, which featured guest appearance from Mick Hucknall on the track "Manchester". Heitor left Simply Red to concentrate on his solo career. He played guitar and composed additional music for soundtracks like Gladiator, Mission: Impossible 2, The Road to El Dorado, Pearl Harbor, I Am Sam, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Rango, Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

In 2003, Pereira contributed the song "Remember Me" for the soundtrack for Something's Gotta Give.

In 2006, Heitor Pereira won a Grammy Award for 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist' on a version of the song "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" by Chris Botti and Sting.

In 2011, he played guitar on the soundtrack of the film, Cowboys & Aliens.

## Albums

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* Heitor TP (1987)
* Heitor (1994)
* Untold Stories (2001)

## Film scores

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### 2000s

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2001 | Spy Kids | Robert Rodriguez | Dimension Films | with John Debney, Danny Elfman, Robert Rodriguez, Los Lobos, Gavin Greenaway and Harry Gregson-Williams
Riding in Cars with Boys | Penny Marshall | Columbia Pictures
Gracie Films | with Hans Zimmer
2002 | 11'09"01 September 11 | Anthology film with 11 co-directors | Various companies | with Michael Brook
One of the 11 composers collaborating in this film.
Dead in the Water | Gustavo Lipsztein | Lionsgate | —
Real Women Have Curves | Patricia Cardoso | HBO Films | —
2004 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | Guy Ferland | Miramax Films
Artisan Entertainment | —
Haven | Frank E. Flowers | Haven Distribution | —
2005  | Madagascar | Eric Darnell

Tom McGrath

| DreamWorks Animation SKG

PDI/DreamWorks

| Additional music
Score composed by Hans Zimmer[3]
2006 | Curious George | Matthew O'Callaghan | Universal Pictures
Universal Animation Studios
Imagine Entertainment | Pereira's first score for an animated film
Ask the Dust | Robert Towne | Paramount Classics | with Ramin Djawadi
Blind Dating | James Keach | Samuel Goldwyn Films | —
Two Weeks | Steve Stockman | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | —
2007 | Suburban Girl | Marc Klein | Image Entertainment | —
Illegal Tender | Franc. Reyes | Universal Pictures | —
2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Raja Gosnell | Walt Disney Pictures | —
2009 | The Canyon | Richard Harrah | Magnolia Pictures | —
It's Complicated | Nancy Meyers | Universal Pictures | with Hans Zimmer

### 2010s

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Norton Virgien | Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios | Direct-to-video film
Despicable Me | Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin | Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment | with Pharrell Williams
2011 | From Prada to Nada | Angel Garcia | Lionsgate
Pantelion Films | —
A Little Bit of Heaven | Nicole Kassell | Millennium Entertainment | —
The Little Engine That Could | Elliot M. Bour | Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios | Direct-to-video film
The Smurfs | Raja Gosnell | Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation | —
2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Lev L. Spiro | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video film
2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin | Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment | with Pharrell Williams
The Smurfs 2 | Raja Gosnell | Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation | —
2014 | If I Stay | R. J. Cutler | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | —
2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Phil Weinstein | Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios | Direct-to-video film
Minions | Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda | Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment | —
2016 | The Angry Birds Movie[4] | Fergal Reilly
Clay Kaytis | Columbia Pictures
Rovio Animation | —
2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda | Universal Pictures
Illumination | with Pharrell Williams
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature[5] | Cal Brunker | Open Road Films
Red Rover International
ToonBox Entertainment
Gulfstream Pictures | —
Please Stand By | Ben Lewin | Magnolia Pictures | —
2018 | Show Dogs[6] | Raja Gosnell | Global Road Entertainment
Riverstone Pictures | —
Smallfoot | Karey Kirkpatrick | Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Animation Group | —
2019 | Playmobil: The Movie[7] | Lino DiSalvo | STXfilms
StudioCanal
DMG Entertainment
On Animation Studios
Pathé | —
The Angry Birds Movie 2[8] | Thurop Van Orman | Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Rovio Animation | —

### 2020s

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Cal Brunker | Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Spin Master Entertainment | —
My Little Pony: A New Generation | Robert Cullen
José Ucha | Netflix
Entertainment One
Boulder Media | Songs by Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler
2022 | The Valet | Richard Wong | Hulu
Pantelion Films | —
Minions: The Rise of Gru | Kyle Balda | Universal Pictures
Illumination | —
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Joel Crawford | Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation | Replaced Henry Jackman
Also songwriter on Fearless Hero with Dan Navarro & Paul Fisher and Por Que Te Vas with Gaby Moreno
2024 | Despicable Me 4 | Chris Renaud | Universal Pictures
Illumination | with Pharrell Williams

## References

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1. ^ "Milton Nascimento - Yauaretê". Discogs. 1987. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
2. ^ "Albums". Heitor Pereira. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
3. ^ Madagascar [Motion Picture Soundtrack] \- Various Artists, retrieved 2024-04-25
4. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score 'Angry Birds' Movie". Film Music Reporter. 28 August 2015.
5. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score 'The Nut Job 2'". Film Music Reporter. 25 May 2016.
6. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score Raja Gosnell's 'Show Dogs'". Film Music Reporter. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
7. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score Animated 'Playmobil' Movie". Film Music Reporter. 21 June 2017.
8. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Return for 'The Angry Birds Movie 2'". Film Music Reporter. 21 August 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* Heitor Pereira at IMDb

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