Heitor Pereira

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Despicable Me Music Department

(2010)

The Angry Birds Movie Music Department

(2016)

Tears of the Sun Music Department

(2003)

The Smurfs Music Department

(2011)

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Music department (102 credits)

2022 The Brillant World of Tom Gates (musician: guitar) (filming)

2022 The Jesuit (musician) (completed)

2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy (Musician - uncredited)

2019 The Lion King (musician: kalimba - as Hector Pereira)

2018 Smallfoot (musician)

2017 Please Stand By (musician)

2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (musician) / (score composed and produced by)

2017 Despicable Me 3 (musician)

2017 The Last Animals (Documentary) (additional music by)

2016 The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm (Short) (musician)

2016 The Angry Birds Movie (musician)

2016 Sonic Sea (Documentary) (musician)

2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (musician)

2015 Minions (featured musician - as Hector Pereira)

2014 Saving My Tomorrow (TV Series documentary) (music performers - 1 episode)

- Part 1 & 2 (2014) ... (music performers: songs)

2014 If I Stay (musician)

2013 The Smurfs 2 (musician)

2013 Despicable Me 2 (musician)

2013 Madly Madagascar (Video short) (musician)

2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (Video) (musician)

2012 Earth's Most Threatened Tribe (Documentary short) (musician)

2011 Spy Kids 4-D: All the Time in the World (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2011 Cowboys & Aliens (musician: guitar)

2011 The Smurfs (musician)

2011 Brad & Gary (Short) (musician)

2011 The Little Engine That Could (musician)

2011 Rango (composer: additional music) / (musician: guitar)

2011 A Little Bit of Heaven (musician: guitars)

2011 From Prada to Nada (musician)

2010 Unstoppable (musician) / (musician: guitar)

2010 Despicable Me (musician)

2009 It's Complicated (featured soloist)

2009 Merry Madagascar (TV Short) (musician)

2009 The Canyon (musician)

2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 (musician: featured soloist)

2009 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (musician)

2009 Angels & Demons (musician)

2008 Love Tap (Short) (musician)

2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (musician)

2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua (musician)

2008 The Dark Knight (musician: guitar - uncredited)

2008 Casi divas (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2007 Bee Movie (composer: additional music)

2007 August Rush (musician: solo guitar)

2007 The Kite Runner (musician: guitar)

2007 Running the Sahara (Documentary) (musician)

2007 Illegal Tender (musician)

2007 The Simpsons Movie (composer: additional music) / (featured musician: guitar)

2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2007 Suburban Girl (musician)

2006 The Holiday (composer: additional music) / (soloist: guitar)

2006 Deja Vu (musician)

2006 Flushed Away (musician)

2006 Two Weeks (musician)

2006 Blind Dating (musician)

2006 The Reef (musician)

2006 Ask the Dust (musician)

2006 Curious George (musician)

2005 V for Vendetta (musician)

2005 The Weather Man (musician: electric guitar - uncredited)

2005 Domino (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2005 The Island (musician)

2005 Madagascar (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2005 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) (additional musician - 1 episode)

- Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (2005) ... (additional musician)

2005 A Thousand Roads (Short) (musician)

2004 Spanglish (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (musician)

2004 Team America: World Police (composer: additional music) / (musician) / (musician: acoustic and electric guitars)

2004/I Return to Sender (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2004/I Haven (musician)

2004 Shark Tale (musician)

2004 Shrek 2 (composer: additional music - uncredited) / (musician - uncredited)

2004 Man on Fire (composer: additional music - uncredited) / (musician: acoustic and electric guitar)

2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (musician)

2003 Something's Gotta Give (composer: additional music) / (featured musician)

2003 Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong (TV Movie) (musician)

2003 The Rundown (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2003 Matchstick Men (musician)

2003 Bad Boys II (musician)

2003 Barely Legal (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2003 Tears of the Sun (musician: guitars and kalimbas) / (performer: Tears of the Sun Band)

2002 September 11 (musician)

2002 Passionada (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2002 Dead in the Water (musician)

2002 Real Women Have Curves (musician)

2001 Black Hawk Down (composer: additional music - uncredited) / (musician)

2001 I Am Sam (featured musician: ukes & guitars) / (musician)

2001 Riding in Cars with Boys (musician)

2001 Pearl Harbor (musician)

2001 Spy Kids (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2001 Nobody's Baby (musician: guitar - as Hector Periera)

2001/I The Pledge (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2000 An Everlasting Piece (composer: additional music, jigs) / (musician)

2000 Woman on Top (music consultant)

2000 Mission: Impossible II (composer: additional music) / (musician)

2000 Gladiator (musician: guitars - uncredited)

2000 The Road to El Dorado (musician: guitars)

2000 Love & Sex (composer: additional music) / (musician)

1999 Candyman: Day of the Dead (Video) (musician)

1999 Orfeu (composer: additional music) / (musician)

1997 As Good as It Gets (musician - uncredited)

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Composer (61 credits)

2022 The Brillant World of Tom Gates (filming)

2022 The Valet (post-production)

2022 The Jesuit (completed)

2023 Untitled Pixar Animation Project

2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie (music by)

2019 Best Fiends: The Fight Before Christmas (Short) (music by)

2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 (music by)

2019 Best Fiends: Temper's Adventure (Short) (music by)

2019 Playmobil: The Movie

2019 Best Fiends: Howie's Gift (Short)

2018 Smallfoot

2018 Best Fiends: Baby Slug's Big Day Out (Short)

2018 Best Fiends: Fort of Hard Knocks (Short)

2018 Show Dogs

2017 Please Stand By

2017 Best Fiends: Visit Minutia (Short) (composer)

2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (score composed and produced by)

2017 Despicable Me 3 (score by)

2017 Best Fiends: Boot Camp (Short)

2017 Saving My Tomorrow (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Kids Who Love the Earth (2017)

2016/I Emerald City (Short)

2016 The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm (Short)

2016 The Angry Birds Movie (music by)

2016 Sonic Sea (Documentary)

2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (music by)

2015 Minions (score by)

2014 If I Stay

2013 The Smurfs 2 (music by)

2013 Despicable Me 2 (score by)

2013 Madly Madagascar (Video short)

2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (Video)

2012 Earth's Most Threatened Tribe (Documentary short)

2011 The Smurfs (music by)

2011 Brad & Gary (Short)

2011 The Little Engine That Could (music by)

2011 A Little Bit of Heaven

2011 From Prada to Nada

2010 Despicable Me (score by)

2009 Angry Birds (Video Game)

2009 It's Complicated (co-composer)

2009 Merry Madagascar (TV Short)

2009 The Canyon

2009 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

2008 Love Tap (Short)

2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (co-composer)

2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua (music composed by)

2007 Running the Sahara (Documentary)

2007 Illegal Tender

2007 Suburban Girl

2006 Two Weeks (original music)

2006 Blind Dating

2006 Ask the Dust

2006 Curious George

2004/I Haven

2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

2003 Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong (TV Movie)

2002 September 11 (segment "USA")

2002 Dead in the Water

2002 Real Women Have Curves

2001 Riding in Cars with Boys (co-composer)

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Actor (2 credits)

2018/I Walmart: The Box (Video short)

2009 It's Complicated
Party Musician

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Soundtrack (20 credits)

2019 Playmobil: The Movie (writer: "So Much World", "Brothers in Arms", "Give the People What They Want", "Rex Dasher", "For the Love of Gold", "So Much World (Remix)", "Give the People What They Want (Reprise: End Credits)" (uncredited), "Brothers in Arms (Reprise; End Credits)" (uncredited), "Rex Dasher (End Credits)" (uncredited))

2017 Baby Driver ("The Original Five") / (performer: "The Original Five")

2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle ("George, How Charming You Are!", "Ted's Yellow Hat", "George's Space Mission", "Space Monkey", "Looking for George in Africa", "Jungle Tree Cabin", "George, You Are the Most Fun!", "Flooding Menace", "Celestial Slime", "Storm Approaching")

2014 If I Stay (writer: "Never Coming Down", "Mind", "I Never Wanted to Go Back", "Heart Like Yours")

2013 Last Love (producer: "Where's Pauline") / (writer: "Where's Pauline")

2013 Despicable Me: Minion Rush (Video Game) (writer: "Minions March", "Happy Gru")

2012 Arròs covat (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Arruiz Zafón (2012) ... (performer: "Pump Action")

2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (Video) (writer: "Jah-huahua", "De Mi Te Enamoraras")

2012 Mental (writer: "Pump Action")

2011 Spy Kids 4-D: All the Time in the World (performer: "Cortez Family") / (writer: "Cortez Family")

2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua (performer: "Llama (Chloe's Theme)") / (writer: "Llama (Chloe's Theme)")

2007 August Rush (performer: "Dueling Guitars") / (writer: "Dueling Guitars")

2005 Domino (performer: "The Barrio", "Alma Muda") / (writer: "The Barrio", "Alma Muda")

2005 A Thousand Roads (Short) (performer: "A Thousand Roads: End Title")

2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (writer: "Spy Kids Main Title")

2003 Bad Boys II (performer: "Menina") / (writer: "Menina")

2003 Barely Legal (performer: "Legal Ride") / (writer: "Legal Ride")

2003 Tears of the Sun ("Small Piece For Doumbek And Strings / Kopano Part I", "The Jablonsky Variations On A Theme By HZ / Cameroon Border Post", "The Journey / Kopano Part III") / (writer: "Yekeleni Part I / Mia's Lullabye", "Under The Forest Calm", "Yekeleni Part II / Carnage")

2000 Love & Sex (performer: "It's Alright" (instrumental version)) / (writer: "It's Alright", "It's Alright" (instrumental version))

1997 As Good as It Gets (writer: "My Only")

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Additional Crew (1 credit)

2004 Spanglish (featured soloist)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (special thanks)

2008 The Making of 'Illegal Tender' (Video short) (special thanks)

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Self (10 credits)

2020 Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community (TV Special)
Self

2018 Score: The Podcast (Podcast Series)
Self

- Heitor Pereira, The Inside Track with Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score (2018) ... Self

2016 Score: A Film Music Documentary (Documentary)
Self

2008 The Making of 'Illegal Tender' (Video short)
Self

2005 Classic Albums (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Simply Red: Stars (2005) ... Self (as Heitor T.P.)

2004 One Life to Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.9099 (2004) ... Self (as Simply Red)

2001 Unplugged (TV Series documentary)
Musical Guest

- Alejandro Sanz (2001) ... Musical Guest

1996 TFI Friday (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... Self (as Simply Red)

1996 The National Lottery (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 10 February 1996 (1996) ... Self (as Simply Red)

1989-1995 Top of the Pops (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 25 December 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 14 December 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 28 September 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 14 September 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 10 October 1991 (1991) ... Self (as Simply Red)

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1995 Top of the Pops (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 19 October 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 12 October 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

- Episode dated 5 October 1995 (1995) ... Self (as Simply Red)

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Alternate Names:

Hector Pereira | Hector Periera | Simply Red | Heitor T.P.

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He usually works with Hans Zimmer: The Road to El Dorado, Gladiator, Mission:Impossible 2, Pearl Harbor, The Pledge, Riding in Cars With Boys.

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Sagittarius

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