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Heitor Pereira

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Heitor Pereira

Heitor Pereira is a composer born on November 29, 1960 in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is known for Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2 and Minions. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
November 29, 1960
Place of birth
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Also known as
Heitor TP · Heitor Teixeira Pereira · Simply Red

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 Coffin, Kyle Balda, Raja Gosnell, and Cal Brunker. In 1994, he released a solo album in the UK called Heitor TP, which featured a 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" to 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 film Cowboys & Aliens soundtrack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Heitor Pereira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Angry Birds Movie 3Music
  2. 2026Animal FarmMusic
  3. 2024Despicable Me 4Music
  4. 2023The TridentMusic
  5. 2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishMusic
  6. 2022Minions: The Rise of GruMusic
  7. 2022There Are No SaintsMusic
  8. 2022The ValetMusic
  9. 2021My Little Pony: A New GenerationMusic
  10. 2021PAW Patrol: The MovieMusic
  11. 2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Music
  12. 2019Playmobil: The MovieMusic
  13. 2018SmallfootMusic
  14. 2018Greetings From Planet Smurfas Self - Musician
  15. 2018Show DogsMusic
  16. 2018Please Stand ByMusic
  17. 2017The Nut Job 2: Nutty by NatureMusic
  18. 2017Despicable Me 3Music
  19. 2017Score: A Film Music Documentaryas Self
  20. 2016The Angry Birds MovieMusic
  21. 2015MinionsMusic
  22. 2015Curious George 3: Back to the JungleMusic
  23. 2014If I StayMusic
  24. 2013The Smurfs 2Music
  25. 2013Despicable Me 2Music
  26. 2013Madly MadagascarMusic
  27. 2012Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!Music
  28. 2011The SmurfsMusic
  29. 2011Brad & GaryMusic
  30. 2011The Little Engine That CouldMusic
  31. 2011A Little Bit of HeavenMusic
  32. 2011From Prada to NadaMusic
  33. 2010Despicable MeMusic
  34. 2009It's Complicatedas Party Musician · Music
  35. 2009Merry MadagascarMusic
  36. 2009The CanyonMusic
  37. 2009Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!Music
  38. 2008Beverly Hills ChihuahuaMusic
  39. 2007Suburban GirlMusic
  40. 2007Blind DatingMusic
  41. 2006Two WeeksMusic
  42. 2006Curious GeorgeMusic
  43. 2006Ask the DustMusic
  44. 2004HavenMusic
  45. 2004Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsMusic
  46. 2003Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLongMusic
  47. 2002Real Women Have CurvesMusic
  48. 2002September 11Music
  49. 2002Dead in the WaterMusic
  50. 2001Spy KidsMusic
  51. 1997Classic Albumsas Self · 1 episode
  52. 1977The BRIT Awardsas Self · 2 episodes