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".
Known For
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Despicable Me
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Despicable Me 2
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Madagascar
(2005)
Musician
Despicable Me 3
(2017)
Original Music Composer and Musician
PAW Patrol: The Movie
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008)
Musician
The Angry Birds Movie
(2016)
Original Music Composer
The Angry Birds Movie 2
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Rango
(2011)
Musician
The Smurfs 2
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Minions
(2015)
Original Music Composer
The Smurfs
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Smallfoot
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Spy Kids
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Riding in Cars with Boys
(2001)
Additional Soundtrack
Real Women Have Curves
(2002)
Original Music Composer
11'09''01 September 11
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Dead in the Water
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Haven
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Madagascar
(2005)
Musician
Curious George
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Ask the Dust
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Blind Dating
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Suburban Girl
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008)
Musician
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
(2008)
Original Music Composer
It's Complicated
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Merry Madagascar
(2009)
Original Music Composer and Musician
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
(2009)
Original Music Composer
The Canyon
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Despicable Me
(2010)
Original Music Composer
The Smurfs
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Rango
(2011)
Musician
A Little Bit of Heaven
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Brad & Gary
(2011)
Original Music Composer
From Prada to Nada
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
(2012)
Music
Despicable Me 2
(2013)
Original Music Composer
The Smurfs 2
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Madly Madagascar
(2013)
Original Music Composer
If I Stay
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Minions
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Sonic Sea
(2016)
Music Score Producer
The Angry Birds Movie
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Despicable Me 3
(2017)
Original Music Composer and Musician
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Smallfoot
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Please Stand By
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Show Dogs
(2018)
Original Music Composer
The Angry Birds Movie 2
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Playmobil: The Movie
(2019)
Original Music Composer
PAW Patrol: The Movie
(2021)
Original Music Composer
My Little Pony: A New Generation
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Bad Piggies II: The Countdown to Balls
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)
Original Music Composer
There Are No Saints
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(2022)
Original Music Composer
The Valet
(2022)
Original Music Composer
The Trident
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Acting
It's Complicated
(2009)
Party Musician
Score: A Film Music Documentary
(2017)
Self
Greetings From Planet Smurf
(2018)
Self - Musician
Crew