Heitor Pereira

Heitor Teixeira Pereira () (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
2001	Riding in Cars with Boys 	Penny Marshall 	Columbia Pictures 	with Hans Zimmer
2002	Dead in the Water 	Gustavo Lipsztein 	Lionsgate 	
2002	Real Women Have Curves 	Patricia Cardoso 	HBO Films 	
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Guy Ferland 	Miramax FilmsArtisan Entertainment 	
2004	Haven 	Frank E. Flowers 	Haven Distribution 	
2006	Curious George 	Matthew O'Callaghan	Universal PicturesUniversal Animation Studios	
2006	Ask the Dust 	Robert Towne 	Paramount Classics 	with Ramin Djawadi
2006	Blind Dating 	James Keach 	Samuel Goldwyn Films 	
2006	Two Weeks 	Steve Stockman 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 	
2007	Suburban Girl 	Marc Klein 	Image Entertainment 	
2007	Illegal Tender 	Franc. Reyes 	Universal Pictures 	
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua 	Raja Gosnell 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2009	The Canyon 	Richard Harrah 	Magnolia Pictures 	
2009	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 EntertainmentUniversal Animation Studios 	Direct-to-video film
2011	From Prada to Nada 	Angel Garcia 	LionsgatePantelion Films 	
2011	A Little Bit of Heaven 	Nicole Kassell 	Millennium Entertainment 	
2011	The Little Engine That Could 	Elliot M. Bour 	Universal Studios Home EntertainmentUniversal Animation Studios 	Direct-to-video film
2011	The Smurfs 	Raja Gosnell 	Columbia PicturesSony Pictures Animation 	
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 	
2013	The Smurfs 2 	Raja Gosnell 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation 	
2014	If I Stay 	R. J. Cutler 	Warner Bros. PicturesNew Line CinemaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer 	
2015	Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 	Phil Weinstein 	Universal Studios Home EntertainmentUniversal Animation Studios 	Direct-to-video film
2015	Minions 	Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment 	
2016	The Angry Birds Movie 	Fergal Reilly
Clay Kaytis	Columbia Pictures
Rovio Animation 	
2016	The King's Daughter 	Sean McNamara 	Paramount Pictures 	
2017	Despicable Me 3 	Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment 	
2017	The Nut Job 2 	Cal Brunker 	Open Road FilmsRed Rover InternationalToonBox EntertainmentGulfstream Pictures	
2017	Please Stand By 	Ben Lewin 	Magnolia Pictures 	
2018	Show Dogs 	Raja Gosnell 	Global Road Entertainment
Riverstone Pictures 	
2018	Smallfoot 	Karey Kirkpatrick	Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Animation Group 	
2019	Playmobil: The Movie 	Lino DiSalvo 	STX Films
StudioCanal
Lionsgate
ON Animation Studios
Wild Bunch
Pathe 	
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2 	Thurop Van Orman 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Rovio Animation 	
== 2020s ==
Year	Title 	Director 	Studio(s)	Notes 	
2021	PAW Patrol: The Movie 	Cal Brunker 	Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Spin Master Entertainment	 	
2022	The Crossover Movie 2 	Trey ParkerPierre Coffin	Paramount Pictures
Marvel Studios	First PG-13 Animated Film Score	
2022	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Kyle Balda 	Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment	 	
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Category:1957 births
Category:Brazilian composers
Category:Brazilian male composers
Category:Brazilian film score composers
Category:Male film score composers
Category:Brazilian guitarists
Category:Male guitarists
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:Living people
Category:Simply Red members
Category:Animation composers
Category:Berklee College of Music alumni
Category:Brazilian rock musicians
Category:People from Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul)