Heitor Pereira

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-11-29 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Also Known As Heitor TP, Heitor Teixeira Pereira

Heitor Pereira

Biography

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

Sound

2025
Golden

as Music

2024
Lula

as Music

2024
Despicable Me 4

as Original Music Composer

2023
The Trident

as Original Music Composer

2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Original Music Composer

2022
There Are No Saints

as Original Music Composer

2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Original Music Composer

2022
The Valet

as Original Music Composer

2021
PAW Patrol: The Movie

as Original Music Composer

2021
My Little Pony: A New Generation

as Original Music Composer

2019
Playmobil: The Movie

as Original Music Composer

2019
The Angry Birds Movie 2

as Original Music Composer

2018
Show Dogs

as Original Music Composer

2018
Smallfoot

as Original Music Composer

2018
Please Stand By

as Original Music Composer

2017
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

as Original Music Composer

2017
Despicable Me 3

as Original Music Composer

2017
Despicable Me 3

as Musician

2016
Sonic Sea

as Music Score Producer

2016
The Angry Birds Movie

as Original Music Composer

2015
Minions

as Original Music Composer

2014
If I Stay

as Original Music Composer

2013
Despicable Me 2

as Original Music Composer

2013
Madly Madagascar

as Original Music Composer

2013
The Smurfs 2

as Original Music Composer

2011
A Little Bit of Heaven

as Original Music Composer

2011
The Smurfs

as Original Music Composer

2011
From Prada to Nada

as Original Music Composer

2011
Brad & Gary

as Original Music Composer

2011
Rango

as Musician

2010
Despicable Me

as Original Music Composer

2009
It's Complicated

as Original Music Composer

2009
The Canyon

as Original Music Composer

2009
Merry Madagascar

as Original Music Composer

2009
Merry Madagascar

as Musician

2009
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

as Original Music Composer

2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

as Original Music Composer

2007
Suburban Girl

as Original Music Composer

2006
Curious George

as Original Music Composer

2006
Blind Dating

as Original Music Composer

2006
Ask the Dust

as Original Music Composer

2005
Madagascar

as Musician

2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

as Original Music Composer

2004
Haven

as Original Music Composer

2002
Dead in the Water

as Original Music Composer

2002
Real Women Have Curves

as Original Music Composer

2002
11’09”01—September 11

as Original Music Composer

2001
Spy Kids

as Original Music Composer

2001
Riding in Cars with Boys

as Additional Soundtrack

Actor

2018
Greetings From Planet Smurf

as Self - Musician

2009
It's Complicated

as Party Musician

1997

Crew

2011
Rango

as Additional Music

2005
Madagascar

as Additional Music

2001
Spy Kids

as Additional Music