Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ejˈtoʁ tejˈʃejɾɐ peˈɾejɾɐ]) (born 29 November 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer. In his career, Pereira has recorded with the band Simply Red and several famous musicians, such as Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d. lang, Milton Nascimento, and Jack Johnson; and currently works as a film score composer, as well as a musician at Hans Zimmer's studio, he is best known for being the composer of the Despicable Me franchise.
