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Michael Tavera

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Hide HideComposer (98 titles)
2013 Max Steel (TV series) (announced)
– Come Together: Part One (2013)
 
2013 Dog It Down (short) (completed)
 
2012 Snubní Prsten (short) (completed)
 
2012 Slightly Single in L.A.
 
2012 Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (video)
 
2011-2012 Monsuno (TV series)
– Assault (2012)
– Monster (2012)
– Rememberance (2012)
– Wellspring (2012)
– Ice (2012)
See all 26 episodes »
 
2010-2012 Planet Sheen (TV series)
– Blunderings/Dawn of the Wedge (2012)
– Sheen Racer/QuaranSheen (2012)
– Desperate Houseguests/Nesvidanya (2011)
– To Chill a Mocking Blurg/Now You Sheen It (2011)
– Cutting the Ultra-Cord/Trial by Jerry (2010)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2012 Soldiers of Fortune (co-composer)
 
2012 Hi, Lillian (short)
 
2011 Quest for Zhu
 
2011 Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (video)
 
2011 Bounty Killer (short)
 
2010 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (video)
 
2008-2010 The Secret Saturdays (TV series)
– War of the Cryptids (2010)
– And Your Enemies Closer (2010)
– Life in the Underground (2010)
– Kur Rising (2009)
– Shadows of Lemuria (2009)
See all 29 episodes »
 
2010 U/Gen-10 (short)
 
2009 Lionelville: Destination Adventure (video)
 
2009 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
 
2009 The Girl in the Window (short)
 
2008 Random! Cartoons (TV series)
– Ivan the Unbearable (2008)
– The Finster Finster Show! (2008)
 
2006-2008 The Emperor's New School (TV series)
– Kronk the Magnificent/Kamp Kuzco (2008)
– Yzbot/The Puma Whisperer (2008)
– Puff Piece/Take My Advice (2008)
– Father O'Mine/Everyone Loves Kuzco (2008)
– Malina's Big Break/Hotel Kuzco (2008)
See all 46 episodes »
 
2006-2008 Yin! Yang! Yo! (TV series)
– Gone-a-Fowl (2008)
– Smoke and Mirrors/Yin-credible! (2008)
– Family Day/The Hex of the Ex (2006)
– Bad Nanny Jamma/Pros and Cons (2006)
– Neat Freak (2006)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2008 Waiting in Beijing
 
2007 The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (video)
 
2007 Ben & Izzy (TV series)
 
2006 The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (video)
 
2003-2006 Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (TV series)
– How Much Is That Dragon? (2006)
– Wish Upon a Story: Part 2 (2005)
– The Creepy Cabbages of County Galway (2005)
– A Touch of Spain (2004)
– Rain, Rain Go Away (2004)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2006 On Native Soil (documentary)
 
2003-2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series (TV series)
– Link: Experiment #251 (2006)
– Glitch: Experiment #223 (2006)
– Snafu: Experiment #120 (2006)
– Woops: Experiment #600 (2006)
– Ace: Experiment #262 (2006)
See all 68 episodes »
 
2005 The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (video)
 
2005 The Fix (short)
 
2005 The Origin of Stitch (video short)
 
2004 Invader ZIM (TV series)
– Pilot (2004)
 
2003 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (video)
 
2003 Stitch! The Movie (video) (as Mike Tavera)
 
2003 Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (video) (as Mike Tavera)
 
2002 The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water (video)
 
2001-2002 House of Mouse (TV series)
– Pete's Christmas Caper (2002) (as Mike Tavera)
– House of Turkey (2002) (as Mike Tavera)
– House Ghosts (2002) (as Mike Tavera)
– Pete's House of Villains (2002) (as Mike Tavera)
– Halloween with Hades (2002) (as Mike Tavera)
See all 52 episodes »
 
2002 ¡Mucha Lucha! (TV series)
 
2002 Stitch Experiment 626 (Video Game)
 
2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (video)
 
2001 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (video)
 
2001 Mickey's House of Villains (video) (as Mike Tavera)
 
2001 Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (video) (as Mike Tavera)
 
2001 Butt-Ugly Martians (TV series)
 
2001 Time Squad (TV series)
– Big Al's Big Secret/Larry Upgrade (2001)
– If It's Wright, It's Wrong/Recruitment Ad/Killing Time (2001)
 
2001 The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (video)
 
2000 Quints (TV movie) (as Mike Tavera)
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
– 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2000)
 
2000 Drowning Mona
 
1999 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (video)
 
1999 Excellent Cadavers (TV movie)
 
1999 Beyond Chance (TV series)
 
1999 Silent Predators (TV movie)
 
1999/I Special Delivery
 
1998 The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (video)
 
1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (video)
 
1998 Forever Love (TV movie)
 
1998 Hyperion Bay (TV series)
 
1998 Girl
 
1998 Toonsylvania (TV series)
– Baby Human/Earth Vs. Everything/Blunder & Lightning/Little Screetchin Riding Hood (1998) (supervising composer)
 
1997 Mr. Magoo
 
1997 The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (video)
 
1997 Culture (short)
 
1997 RocketMan (as Mike Tavera)
 
1997 Two Came Back (TV movie)
 
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (video) (as Mike Tavera)
 
1997 Dying to Belong (TV movie) (as Mike Tavera)
 
1996 The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (video)
 
1996 No One Would Tell (TV movie)
 
1996 The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (TV series)
 
1995 The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (video)
 
1995 The Chili Con Carne Club (short) (as Mike Tavera)
 
1995 Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (short)
 
1995 Melrose Place (TV series)
– Boxing Sydney (1995)
 
1994 The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (video)
 
1994 Beethoven (TV series)
– A Cat Named Rover/The Dog Must Diet (1994)
– Cyrano de Beethoven/The Mailman Cometh (1994)
– The Gopher Who Would Be King/Pet Psychiatrist (1994)
– Cat Fight/The Kindergarten Caper (1994)
 
1993-1994 Exosquad (TV series)
– Warrior Brood (1994)
– Abandon Hope (The Fall of the Neosapien Empire 5) (1994)
– A Night Before Doomsday (The Fall of the Neosapien Empire 4) (1994)
– Behind the Shield (1994)
– Beyond Chaos (1994)
See all 52 episodes »
 
1993 Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)
– Heads or Tails (1993)
– Sonic Past Cool (1993)
– Sub-Sonic (1993)
– Warp Sonic (1993)
– Sonic's Nightmare (1993)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1993 Bitter Harvest (as Mike Tavera)
 
1993 Hurricanes (TV series)
 
1992 Frozen Assets
 
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
– Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? (1992)
– There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic (1992)
 
1992 Sightings (TV series documentary)
 
1991 Where's Waldo? (TV series)
– The Land of the Lost Pyramid (1991)
– Viking Fling (1991)
– Ahead of the Future (1991)
– The Living Exhibits (1991)
– The Land of the Carpet Flyers (1991)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1991 Back to the Future (TV series)
– Clara's Folks (1991)
– Retired (1991)
– Gone Fishin' (1991)
– Dickens of Christmas (1991)
– Solar Sailors (1991)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1991 Captain N and the New Super Mario World (TV series)
– Mama Luigi (1991)
– A Little Learning (1991)
– The Yoshi Shuffle (1991)
– Rock TV (1991)
– Gopher Bash (1991)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1991 Charlie Hoover (TV series)
 
1990-1991 Captain N: The Game Master (TV series)
– The Fractured Fantasy of Captain N (1991)
– A Tale of Two Dogs (1991)
– Battle of the Baseball Know-It-Alls (1991)
– Totally Tetrisized (1991)
– Return to Castlevania (1991)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1991 Swamp Thing (TV series)
– Experiment in Terror (1991)
– Legend of the Lost Cavern (1991)
– Falling Red Star (1991)
– To Live Forever (1991)
– The Un-Men Unleashed (1991)
 
1991 Good Sports (TV series)
 
1990 Captain N & the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (TV series)
– Super Koopa (1990)
– The Venice Menace (1990)
– Recycled Koopa (1990)
– True Colors (1990)
– 7 Continents for 7 Koopas (1990)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1990 Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (TV series)
– Rosie's Fuss Attack (1990)
– Save the Cave (1990)
– Rosie's Extra Sweet Day (1990)
– Dozer Quest (1990)
– King Potsworth (1990)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990 The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV series) (1990)
 
1990 Wake, Rattle & Roll (TV series)
 
1988-1989 Fantastic Max (TV series)
– Boo Who? (1989)
– Cooking Mother's Goose (1988)
– The Big Sleep (1988)
– The Loon in the Moon (1988)
 
1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (TV series)
– The Irving Who Came to Dinner (1988)
– Eddy, We Hardly Knew Ye (1988)
– Eyewitness Ed (1988)
– Blowin' in the Wind (1988)
– Driver Ed (1988)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1988 Lucky Stiff (as Mike Tavera)
 
1983 Star Search (TV series)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (14 titles)
2011-2012 Monsuno (TV series) (music - 26 episodes)
– Assault (2012) (music)
– Monster (2012) (music)
– Rememberance (2012) (music)
– Wellspring (2012) (music)
– Ice (2012) (music)
See all 26 episodes »
 
2010 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (video) (music editor)
 
2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (video) (music editor - as Mike Tavera)
 
2001 What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (TV documentary short) (composer: additional score)
 
2000 Drowning Mona (musician: hammond organ - as Mike Tavera)
 
1999-2000 Sabrina the Animated Series (TV series) (composer: additional music - 32 episodes)
– Key to My Heart (2000) (composer: additional music)
– The Bat Pack (2000) (composer: additional music)
– The Grandparent Trap (1999) (composer: additional music)
– Anywhere But Here (1999) (composer: additional music)
– Board & Sorcery (1999) (composer: additional music)
See all 32 episodes »
 
1998 Girl (musician: synthesizers)
 
1997 Mr. Magoo (orchestrations)
 
1997 Holiday in Your Heart (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1994-1995 Hurricanes (TV series) (composer: additional music)
 
1994 Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) (composer: additional music - 13 episodes)
– The Doomsday Project (1994) (composer: additional music)
– Spyhog (1994) (composer: additional music)
– Drood Henge (1994) (composer: additional music)
– Cry of the Wolf (1994) (composer: additional music)
– The Odd Couple/Ro-Becca (1994) (composer: additional music)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1991 Back to the Future (TV series) (music - 1 episode)
– A Family Vacation (1991) (music)
 
1990 The New Adventures of He-Man (TV series) (music arranger)
 
1989 Captain N: The Game Master (TV series) (music arranger - 13 episodes, 1989) (orchestrator - 13 episodes, 1989)
– Happy Birthday, Megaman (1989) (music arranger, orchestrator)
– Metroid Sweet Metroid (1989) (music arranger, orchestrator)
– In Search of the King (1989) (music arranger, orchestrator)
– Simon the Ape-Man (1989) (music arranger, orchestrator)
– Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street (1989) (music arranger, orchestrator)
See all 13 episodes »
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (9 titles)
2011 Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (video) (music: "Over the Rainbow", "We're Off to See the Wizard The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "We're Off to See the Wizard The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Reprise", "The Merry Old Land of Oz" / lyrics: "We're Off to See the Wizard The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "We're Off to See the Wizard The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Reprise")
 
2011 Win Win (writer: "Sexy Muzaak Esm", "Convenience Store Muzaak Esm", "Mellow Muzaak Esm")
 
2006 Leroy & Stitch (video) (writer: "The Big Battle")
 
2001-2002 House of Mouse (TV series)
– House Ghosts (2002) (arranger: "Grim Grinning Ghosts")
– Everybody Loves Mickey (2001) (arranger: "Slay the Beast")
– Not So Goofy (2001) (arranger: "My Name Is Panchito")
– Daisy's Debut (2001) (arranger: "Me the Mouse and I'm the Duck")
– Pluto Saves the Day (2001) (arranger: "Everybody Wants to Be a Woof")
See all 9 episodes »
 
2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (video) (arranger: "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo", "Follow Your Heart", "The World Is Looking Up To You", "It's What's Inside That Counts")
 
1995 Dead Presidents (performer: "Jingle Bells" / as Mike Tavera / arranger: "Jingle Bells" / as Mike Tavera)
 
1993 Once Upon a Forest (lyrics: "Please Wake Up")
 
1990 Captain N & the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (TV series)
– The Venice Menace (1990) (writer: "The Doomsub's Getting Closer")
– True Colors (1990) (writer: "When the Koopas Paint the Town")
– 7 Continents for 7 Koopas (1990) (writer: "I'm a Hurricane")
– Do the Koopa (1990) (writer: "Do the Koopa")
– Kootie Pie Rocks (1990) (writer: "Megamove Instrumental")
See all 10 episodes »
 
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (TV series)
– Cher's Poochie/Brooklyn Bound (1989) (writer: "My Karubi Instrumental")
 

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