# Michael Tavera

Michael Anthony Tavera is an American composer best known for his animation scores. He has also worked on countless television series, live-action films, and direct-to-video sequels. He composed at the London Symphony Orchestra.

## Biography

Tavera grew up in Los Angeles. He is most notable for composing music for shows such as ¡Mucha Lucha!, Star Wars Resistance, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1988 | Lucky Stiff | |
| 1992 | Frozen Assets | |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest | |
| 1994 | The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | with James Horner |
| 1995 | Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie | |
| 1995 | The Chili Con Carne Club | |
| 1995 | Jingle Bell Rock | |
| 1995 | Restoration |
| 1996 | No One Would Tell | |
| 1996 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | with James Horner |
| 1997 | Dying to Belong | |
| 1997 | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | |
| 1997 | Two Came Back | |
| 1997 | RocketMan | |
| 1997 | Culture | |
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | |
| 1997 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | with James Horner |
| 1997 | Holiday in Your Heart | |
| 1998 | Girl | |
| 1998 | Forever Love | |
| 1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | with James Horner |
| 1998 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | with James Horner |
| 1999 | Special Delivery | |
| 1999 | Silent Predators | |
| 1999 | Excellent Cadavers | |
| 1999 | CinderElmo | |
| 2000 | Quints | |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | |
| 2000 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | with James Horner |
| 2000 | The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | with James Horner |
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | |
| 2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | with James Horner |
| 2002 | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | |
| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | with Randy Petersen |
| 2002 | The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | with James Horner |
| 2003 | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Themes by Alan Silvestri |
| 2003 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | |
| 2005 | The Origin of Stitch | |
| 2005 | ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico | |
| 2005 | The Fix | |
| 2005 | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | with James Horner |
| 2006 | On Native Soil | |
| 2006 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | |
| 2007 | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | |
| 2008 | Waiting in Beijing | |
| 2009 | The Girl in the Window | |
| 2009 | The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu | |
| 2009 | Lionelville: Destination Adventure | |
| 2010 | U/Gen-10 | |
| 2010 | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | |
| 2011 | Bounty Killer | |
| 2011 | Slightly Single in L.A. | |
| 2011 | Quest for Zhu | |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune | with Joseph LoDuca |
| 2012 | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | |
| 2013 | Dog It Down | |
| 2013 | Slightly Single in L.A. | |
| 2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | |
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | |
| 2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | |
| 2016 | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave | |
| 2016 | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | with Walter Scharf |

### Television

| Year | Series | Notes |
| 1983 | Star Search | |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | |
| 1988–1990 | Fantastic Max | |
| 1989 | Wowzer | Music Arranger, with Bob Mitchoff |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | with Evan Roberts, Joellyn Cooperman, and Paige Ashley |
| 1990 | The New Adventures of He-Man | Music Arranger, with Steve Marston |
| 1990–1991 | Captain N: The Game Master | Also worked on orchestration and music arrangement for Season 1 in 1989 |
| 1990–1991 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | |
| 1990–1991 | Wake, Rattle, and Roll | |
| 1991 | Good Sports | |
| 1991 | Swamp Thing: The Series | |
| 1991 | Super Mario World | with Monroe Michaels |
| 1991 | Where's Waldo | |
| 1991 | Charlie Hoover | Episode 1.5 |
| 1991 | Sightings | |
| 1991–1992 | Back to the Future: The Animated Series | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | |
| 1993 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Season 1 and main theme song |
| 1993–1995 | Exosquad | |
| 1993-1997 | Hurricanes | Co-produced With Reed Robbins and Mark Simon |
| 1994 | Beethoven: The Animated Series | |
| 1995 | Melrose Place | Episode 3.20: Boxing Sydney |
| 1995 | What-a-Mess | |
| 1996–1998 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | |
| 1996 | Richie Rich | |
| 1998 | Toonsylvania | |
| 1998–1999 | Hyperion Bay | |
| 1999–2002 | Beyond Chance | |
| 1999 | Invader Zim | Pilot |
| 2000 | HBO First Look | Episode: What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | |
| 2001 | Time Squad | |
| 2002 | Butt-Ugly Martians | |
| 2002 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Episode: Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order |
| 2002–2005 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Season 1 and 2 |
| 2003–2007 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | |
| 2003–2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | |
| 2005-2007 | Pet Alien | |
| 2006–2008 | The Emperor's New School | |
| 2006–2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | |
| 2006 | Mix Master | |
| 2008 | Ben & Izzy | |
| 2008 | Random! Cartoons | Episodes: The Finster Finster Show; Ivan the Unbearable |
| 2008–2010 | The Secret Saturdays | |
| 2009 | So Random! | Writer: Socks with Sandals |
| 2010–2013 | Planet Sheen | |
| 2012–2014 | Monsuno | |
| 2013 | Max Steel | |
| 2013-2015 | The Awesomes | |
| 2015 | Get Blake! | Uncredited |
| 2015–2019 | Guardians of the Galaxy | |
| 2016–present | Kulipari: An Army of Frogs | |
| 2018–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Original Star Wars themes and score by John Williams |

## Video games
### Games

| Year | Game | Notes |
| 1993 | Lil' Howie's Fun House: Tuneland | |
| 1995 | Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Word Adventure | songs: Opening Song; Goin' to the Attic; You're Gonna Be Scared; You're Smart |
| 1996 | Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Math Adventure | songs: Opening Song; You're Smart |
| 1996 | Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Reading Adventure | songs: Opening Song; You're Smart |
| 2002 | Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 | |