Michael Tavera

American composer

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Michael Tavera

Birth name| Michael Anthony Tavera
Also known as| Mike Tavera
Born| Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres| Film score, video game music

Musical artist

Michael Anthony Tavera is an American composer best known for his animation scores. He has also worked on countless television series, live-action films, and direct-to-video sequels. He composed at the London Symphony Orchestra.

## Biography

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Tavera grew up in Los Angeles. He is most notable for composing music for shows such as ¡Mucha Lucha!, Star Wars Resistance, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Film  | Notes

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1988  | Lucky Stiff |
1992  | Frozen Assets |
1993  | Bitter Harvest |
1994  | The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | with James Horner
1995  | Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie |
The Chili Con Carne Club |
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | with James Horner
Jingle Bell Rock |
1996  | No One Would Tell |
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | with James Horner
1997  | Dying to Belong |
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves |
Two Came Back |
RocketMan |
Culture |
Mr. Magoo |
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | with James Horner
Holiday in Your Heart |
1998  | Girl |
Forever Love |
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | with James Horner
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | with James Horner
1999  | Special Delivery |
Silent Predators |
Excellent Cadavers |
CinderElmo |
2000  | Quints |
Drowning Mona |
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | with James Horner
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | with James Horner
2001  | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse |
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | with James Horner
2002  | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True[1] |
Mickey's House of Villains | with Randy Petersen
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | with James Horner
2003  | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure |
Stitch! The Movie[2] | Themes by Alan Silvestri
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration |
2005  | The Origin of Stitch |
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico |
The Fix |
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | with James Horner
2006  | On Native Soil[1] |
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers |
2007  | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends |
2008  | Waiting in Beijing |
2009  | The Girl in the Window |
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu |
Lionelville: Destination Adventure |
2010  | U/Gen-10 |
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes |
2011  | Bounty Killer |
Slightly Single in L.A. |
Quest for Zhu |
Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz |
2012  | Soldiers of Fortune | with Joseph LoDuca
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse |
2013  | Dog It Down |
Slightly Single in L.A. |
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure |
2014  | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon |
2015  | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest |
2016  | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave |
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz |
2017  | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | with Walter Scharf

### Television

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Year  | Series  | Notes

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1983  | Star Search |
1988  | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley |
1988–1990  | Fantastic Max |
1989  | Wowzer | Music Arranger, with Bob Mitchoff
1990  | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | with Evan Roberts, Joellyn Cooperman, and Paige Ashley
The New Adventures of He-Man | Music Arranger, with Steve Marston
1990–1991  | Captain N: The Game Master | Also worked on orchestration and music arrangement for Season 1 in 1989
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda |
Wake, Rattle, and Roll |
1991  | Good Sports |
Swamp Thing: The Series |
Super Mario World | with Monroe Michaels
Where's Waldo |
Charlie Hoover | Episode 1.5
Sightings |
1991–1992  | Back to the Future: The Animated Series |
1992  | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories |
1993  | Sonic the Hedgehog | Season 1 and main theme song
1993–1995  | Exosquad |
1993–1997  | Hurricanes | Co-produced With Reed Robbins and Mark Simon
1994  | Beethoven: The Animated Series |
1995  | Melrose Place | Episode 3.20: Boxing Sydney
What-a-Mess |
1996–1998  | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper |
1996  | Richie Rich |
1998  | Toonsylvania |
1998–1999  | Hyperion Bay |
1999–2002  | Beyond Chance |
1999  | Invader Zim | Pilot
2000  | HBO First Look | Episode: What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller
2001–2003  | House of Mouse |
2001  | Time Squad |
2002  | Butt-Ugly Martians |
The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Episode: Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order
2002–2005  | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Season 1 and 2
2003–2007  | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks |
2003–2006  | Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
2004–2007  | Pet Alien |
2006–2008  | The Emperor's New School |
2006–2009  | Yin Yang Yo! |
2007–2008  | Digimon Data Squad |
2008  | Ben & Izzy |
Random! Cartoons | Episodes: The Finster Finster Show; Ivan the Unbearable
2008–2010  | The Secret Saturdays |
2009  | So Random! | Writer: Socks with Sandals
2010–2013  | Planet Sheen |
2012–2014  | Monsuno |
2013  | Max Steel |
2013–2015  | The Awesomes |
2015  | Get Blake! | Uncredited
2015–2019  | Guardians of the Galaxy |
2016–present  | Kulipari |
2018–2020  | Star Wars Resistance[3] | Original Star Wars themes and score by John Williams

## Video games

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### Games

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Year  | Game  | Notes

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1993  | Lil' Howie's Fun House: Tuneland |
1995  | Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Word Adventure | songs: Opening Song; Goin' to the Attic; You're Gonna Be Scared; You're Smart
1996  | Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Math Adventure | songs: Opening Song; You're Smart
Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Reading Adventure | songs: Opening Song; You're Smart
2002  | Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Michael Tavera". BFI. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
2. ^ "STITCH! THE MOVIE". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
3. ^ Weiss, Josh. "May The 4th: 'Galaxy of Adventures' Composer Ryan Shore On John Williams, 'A New Hope,' And 'IX'". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

## External links

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* Michael Tavera at IMDb

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