Heitor Pereira facts for kids

Heitor Teixeira Pereira (born November 29, 1960), also known as Heitor TP, is a talented Brazilian composer. He is famous for creating music for many movies, especially the popular Despicable Me films.

Heitor has worked with many well-known musicians throughout his career. These include the band Simply Red, where he played guitar and even sang backup. He has also recorded music with famous artists like Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Jack Johnson.

Besides writing music for films, Heitor is also a musician at Hans Zimmer's studio. He often works with film directors such as Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Kyle Balda.

In 1994, Heitor released his own album in the UK called Heitor TP. After this, he left Simply Red to focus on his solo music career. He also played guitar and helped compose music for many other movie soundtracks. Some of these include Gladiator, Mission: Impossible 2, and Pearl Harbor. He also contributed to animated movies like Madagascar and Rango.

In 2003, Heitor Pereira wrote the song "Remember Me" for the movie soundtrack of Something's Gotta Give.

A big achievement for Heitor was winning a Grammy Award in 2006. He won for 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist'. This was for his work 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 for the soundtrack of the movie Cowboys & Aliens.

Heitor's Music Albums

Heitor Pereira has released several albums of his own music. Here are some of them:

• Heitor TP (1987)
• Heitor (1994)
• Untold Stories (2001)

Film Scores: Music for Movies

Heitor Pereira is well-known for composing music for many films. This section lists some of the movies he has worked on.

Film Scores from the 2000s

Film Scores from the 2010s

Film Scores from the 2020s

See also

In Spanish: Heitor Pereira para niños