Heitor Pereira
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Heitor Pereira | |
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| Birth name | Heitor Teixeira Pereira |
| Also known as | Heitor TP |
| Born | November 29, 1960 Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | www |
Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ejˈtoɾ tejˈʃejɾɐ peˈɾejɾɐ]) (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;[1] 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
2010s
References
- ^ "Albums". Heitor Pereira. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score 'Angry Birds' Movie". Film Music Reporter. 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Heitor Pereira to Score 'The Nut Job 2'". Film Music Reporter. 25 May 2016.
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