---
name: "Heitor Pereira"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/heitor-pereira"
fi1m_id: "heitor-pereira"
imdb_id: "nm0673137"
tmdb_id: 59706
wikidata_id: "Q462109"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "29 November 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-25T04:16:02.668769+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Heitor Pereira

## Identity

Heitor Pereira

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/heitor-pereira
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** heitor-pereira
- **IMDb ID:** nm0673137
- **TMDB ID:** 59706
- **Wikidata ID:** Q462109
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_Pereira, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q462109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59706

Composer. Born 29 November 1960 in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 29 November 1960, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Heitor TP, Heitor Teixeira Pereira, Simply Red
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 acting, 9 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Janet Healy](https://film.one/person/janet-healy.md), [Pierre Coffin](https://film.one/person/pierre-coffin.md), [Steve Carell](https://film.one/person/steve-carell.md), [Chris Renaud](https://film.one/person/chris-renaud.md), [Ken Daurio](https://film.one/person/ken-daurio.md), [Cinco Paul](https://film.one/person/cinco-paul.md), [John Cohen](https://film.one/person/john-cohen.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 62 (3), 2010s 60 (5), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 57 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 9, Comedy 9, Family 9, Adventure 5, Science Fiction 4, Action 2
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,330m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_Pereira, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q462109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59706

## Coming up

- *The Angry Birds Movie 3* (2026-12-23), Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-angry-birds-movie-3.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Minions: The Rise of Gru*](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md) (66), [*Minions*](https://film.one/film/minions.md) (61), [*Despicable Me 3*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md) (55), [*The Smurfs*](https://film.one/film/the-smurfs.md) (37)
- **Apple TV:** [*Despicable Me*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Despicable Me 2*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md) (71)
- **Hulu:** [*It's Complicated*](https://film.one/film/its-complicated.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Despicable Me 4*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Heitor Teixeira Pereira, also known as Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer. Born on 29 November 1960 in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, he played guitar with the band Simply Red from 1988 until 1996 and released a solo album under the name Heitor TP in 1994.

He has worked as a musician at Hans Zimmer's studio and composed additional music for several films before becoming a lead composer. Pereira is credited as composer on the *Despicable Me* films, including *Despicable Me 4* (2024), *Despicable Me* (2010), *Despicable Me 2* (2013) and *Despicable Me 3* (2017), as well as *Minions* (2015), *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022) and *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* (2022).

In 2006 he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for his arrangement of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" performed by Chris Botti and Sting.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmmusicreporter.com, filmmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (1)

- *It's Complicated* (2009), Fi1m 63, as Party Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/its-complicated.md)

### Crew (9) — the average rests on these

- *Despicable Me 4* (2024), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md)
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), Fi1m 66, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md)
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *Minions* (2015), Fi1m 61, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/minions.md)
- *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md)
- *The Smurfs* (2011), Fi1m 37, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-smurfs.md)
- *Despicable Me* (2010), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Fi1m 62, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Madagascar* (2005), Fi1m 60, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Angry Birds Movie 3* (2026), Original Music Composer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-angry-birds-movie-3.md)
- *Animal Farm* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Despicable Me 4* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md)
- *Lula* (2024), Music
- *The Trident* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md)
- *There Are No Saints* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Valet* (2022), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *My Little Pony: A New Generation* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *PAW Patrol: The Movie* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Angry Birds Movie 2* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Playmobil: The Movie* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Smallfoot* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Show Dogs* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Please Stand By* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Original Music Composer, Musician — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Sonic Sea* (2016), Music Score Producer
- *Minions* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/minions.md)
- *Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *If I Stay* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Smurfs 2* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md)
- *Madly Madagascar* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Smurfs* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 37, [page](https://film.one/film/the-smurfs.md)
- *Brad & Gary* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Engine That Could* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Rango* (2011), Musician, Additional Music — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *A Little Bit of Heaven* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *From Prada to Nada* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Despicable Me* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *It's Complicated* (2009), as Party Musician · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/its-complicated.md)
- *Merry Madagascar* (2009), Musician, Original Music Composer
- *The Canyon* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Musician — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Love Tap* (2008), Music
- *Suburban Girl* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Two Weeks* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Blind Dating* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Curious George* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Ask the Dust* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Madagascar* (2005), Additional Music, Musician — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Haven* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Real Women Have Curves* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *September 11* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Dead in the Water* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001), Additional Soundtrack
- *Spy Kids* (2001), Original Music Composer, Additional Music

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