Introduction
Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ejˈtoɾ tejˈʃejɾɐ peˈɾejɾɐ]) (born November 29, 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian musician, who played with Simply Red and several famous musicians, like Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d. lang and Jack Johnson; and is currently working as a film music composer at Hans Zimmer's studio. Although primarily a guitarist, he also provided backing vocals live for the Simply Red song "Thrill Me".
In 1994 he released a solo album in the UK called Heitor TP, which featured 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, I Am Sam, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Madagascar.
In 2003, Pereira contributed the song "Remember Me" for 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 soundtrack of the film, Cowboys & Aliens.
Albums
- Untold Stories (2001)
- Heitor TP (1994)
- Heitor TP (1987)
Film scores
2000s
| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Robert Rodriguez | Dimension Films | with John Debney, Danny Elfman, Robert Rodriguez, Los Lobos, Gavin Greenaway and Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Riding in Cars with Boys | Penny Marshall | Columbia Pictures | with Hans Zimmer | |
| 2002 | 11'09"01 September 11 | Anthology film with 11 co-directors | Various companies | One of the 11 composers collaborating in this film. |
| Dead in the Water | Gustavo Lipsztein | Lionsgate | N/A | |
| Real Women Have Curves | Patricia Cardoso | HBO Films | N/A | |
| 2004 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | Guy Ferland | Miramax Films Artisan Entertainment |
N/A |
| Haven | Frank E. Flowers | Haven Distribution | N/A | |
| 2006 | Curious George | Matthew O'Callaghan | Universal Pictures Universal Animation Studios |
N/A |
| Ask the Dust | Robert Towne | Paramount Classics | with Ramin Djawadi | |
| Blind Dating | James Keach | Samuel Goldwyn Films | N/A | |
| Two Weeks | Steve Stockman | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | N/A | |
| 2007 | Suburban Girl | Marc Klein | Image Entertainment | N/A |
| Illegal Tender | Franc. Reyes | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Raja Gosnell | Walt Disney Pictures | N/A |
| 2009 | The Canyon | Richard Harrah | Magnolia Pictures | N/A |
| It's Complicated | Nancy Meyers | Universal Pictures | with Hans Zimmer |
2010s
| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Norton Virgien | Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Animation Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
| Despicable Me | Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin |
Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
with Pharrell Williams | |
| 2011 | From Prada to Nada | Angel Garcia | Lionsgate Pantelion Films |
N/A |
| A Little Bit of Heaven | Nicole Kassell | Millennium Entertainment | N/A | |
| The Little Engine That Could | Elliot M. Bour | Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Animation Studios |
Direct-to-video film | |
| The Smurfs | Raja Gosnell | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
N/A | |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Lev L. Spiro | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video film |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin |
Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
with Pharrell Williams |
| The Smurfs 2 | Raja Gosnell | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
N/A | |
| 2014 | If I Stay | R. J. Cutler | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
N/A |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Phil Weinstein | Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Animation Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
| Minions | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda |
Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
N/A | |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Fergal Reilly Clay Kaytis |
Columbia Pictures Rovio Animation |
N/A |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda |
Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
N/A |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Cal Brunker | Open Road Films Red Rover International ToonBox Entertainment Gulfstream Pictures |
N/A |