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Heitor Pereira

Composer / Guitarist / Musician | * 11/29/1960 (63) | Rio Grande (Brazil)
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, and Jack Johnson; 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". 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 ()
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Heitor Teixeira Pereira (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, and Jack Johnson; 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".

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Kids & Family | Animation

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Movies with Heitor Pereira as Actor(2)

as Self - Musician2018 Greetings From Planet Smurf

TV Shows/Series with Heitor Pereira as Actor(1)

as himself1997 Classic Albums

Movies with Heitor Pereira as Crew(49)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 The Trident
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 The Valet
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 There Are No Saints
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Playmobil: The Movie
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Smallfoot
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Show Dogs
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Please Stand By
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Despicable Me 3
Sound/Musician2017 Despicable Me 3
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 The Angry Birds Movie
Sound/Music Score Producer2016 Sonic Sea
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 Minions
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 If I Stay
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Despicable Me 2
Sound/Music2013 Madly Madagascar
Sound/Music2013 The Smurfs 2
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 A Little Bit of Heaven
Sound/Music2011 Brad & Gary
Crew/Additional Music2011 Rango
Sound/Musician2011 Rango
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 The Smurfs
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Despicable Me
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Merry Madagascar
Sound/Musician2009 Merry Madagascar
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 The Canyon
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 It's Complicated
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Sound/Musician2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Suburban Girl
Sound/Music2006 Blind Dating
Sound/Original Music Composer2006 Curious George
Sound/Original Music Composer2006 Ask the Dust
Crew/Additional Music2005 Madagascar
Sound/Musician2005 Madagascar
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 Haven
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Real Women Have Curves
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 11'09''01 September 11
Sound/Music2002 Dead in the Water
Crew/Additional Music2001 Spy Kids
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 Spy Kids

Additional Information

Full Name: Heitor Pereira
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Tuesday, 11/29 1960 (November) in Rio Grande (Brazil) (current age: 63 years + 121 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Portuguese (PT)
Other names for Heitor Pereira (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Heitor TP"
"Heitor Teixeira Pereira"
Heitor Pereira frequently works together with these people:
Pierre Coffin (11x, Actor)
Tom McGrath (9x, Actor)
Robert Rodriguez (8x, Crew)
Chris Renaud (8x, Crew)
Hans Zimmer (7x, Crew)
Eric Darnell (7x, Crew)
David Soren (7x, Crew)
Chris Meledandri (7x, Crew)
Ken Daurio (6x, Crew)
Tim Nielsen (6x, Crew)
Mick Jagger (2x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:160327, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024