Heitor Pereira

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-11-29 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Heitor Pereira

Biography

Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation:[ejˈtoʁ tejˈʃejɾɐ peˈɾejɾɐ]) (born November 29, 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer. 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". He also collaborates with film directors Chris Renaud, Pierre C...

Acting

2009

It's Complicated

as Party Musician

2018

Greetings From Planet Smurf

as Self - Musician

Production

2004

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

as Original Music Composer

2010

Despicable Me

as Original Music Composer

2009

It's Complicated

as Original Music Composer

2004

Haven

as Original Music Composer

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

as Original Music Composer

2006

Curious George

as Original Music Composer

2017

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

as Original Music Composer

2011

The Smurfs

as Original Music Composer

2001

Spy Kids

as Original Music Composer

2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Original Music Composer

2016

Sonic Sea

as Music Score Producer

2022

There Are No Saints

as Original Music Composer

2021

PAW Patrol: The Movie

as Original Music Composer

2007

Suburban Girl

as Original Music Composer

2014

If I Stay

as Original Music Composer

2015

Minions

as Original Music Composer

2013

Despicable Me 2

as Original Music Composer

2011

From Prada to Nada

as Original Music Composer

2022

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Original Music Composer

2016

The Angry Birds Movie

as Original Music Composer

2021

My Little Pony: A New Generation

as Original Music Composer

2018

Show Dogs

as Original Music Composer

2022

The Valet

as Original Music Composer

2019

Playmobil: The Movie

as Original Music Composer

2009

The Canyon

as Original Music Composer

2023

The Trident

as Original Music Composer

2006

Blind Dating

as Original Music Composer

2024

Lula

as Music

2011

Brad & Gary

as Original Music Composer

2013

The Smurfs 2

as Original Music Composer

2013

Madly Madagascar

as Original Music Composer

2002

Dead in the Water

as Original Music Composer

2002

Real Women Have Curves

as Original Music Composer

2005

Madagascar

as Additional Music

2005

Madagascar

as Musician

2009

Merry Madagascar

as Musician

2009

Merry Madagascar

as Original Music Composer

2017

Despicable Me 3

as Original Music Composer

2017

Despicable Me 3

as Musician

2008

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

as Original Music Composer

2001

Riding in Cars with Boys

as Additional Soundtrack

2001

Spy Kids

as Additional Music

2024

Despicable Me 4

as Original Music Composer

2018

Smallfoot

as Original Music Composer

2011

Rango

as Musician

2011

Rango

as Additional Music

2002

11’09”01—September 11

as Original Music Composer

2006

Ask the Dust

as Original Music Composer

2019

The Angry Birds Movie 2

as Original Music Composer

2018

Please Stand By

as Original Music Composer

2009

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

as Original Music Composer

2026

Mega Minions

as Original Music Composer

2008

Love Tap

as Music

2011

The Little Engine That Could

as Original Music Composer

2006

Two Weeks

as Original Music Composer

2026

2027

The Angry Birds Movie 3

as Original Music Composer

2025

Animal Farm

as Original Music Composer

2015

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

as Original Music Composer

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