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 The Chili Con Carne Club The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving with James Horner Jingle Bell Rock 1996 No One Would Tell The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists with James Horner 1997 Dying to Belong Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Two Came Back RocketMan Culture Mr. Magoo The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island with James HornerHoliday in Your Heart 1998 Girl Forever Love An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island with James Horner The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock with James Horner 1999 Special Delivery Silent Predators Excellent Cadavers CinderElmo 2000 Quints Drowning Mona An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster with James Horner 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 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze with James Horner 2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Mickey's House of Villains with Randy Petersen The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water with James Horner 2003 Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure Stitch! The Movie Themes by Alan Silvestri The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 2005 The Origin of Stitch¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico The Fix The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses with James Horner 2006 On Native Soil 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 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Lionelville: Destination Adventure 2010 U/Gen-10 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes 2011 Bounty Killer Slightly Single in L.A. Quest for Zhu Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz 2012 Soldiers of Fortune with Joseph LoDuca Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse 2013 Dog It Down Slightly Single in L.A. 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 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 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 with Evan Roberts, Joellyn Cooperman, and Paige Ashley 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 The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda Wake, Rattle, and Roll 1991 Good Sports Swamp Thing: The Series Super Mario Worldwith Monroe Michaels Where's Waldo Charlie Hoover Episode 1.5 Sightings 1991–1992 Back to the Future: The Animated Series Theme by Alan Silvestri 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 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 Butt-Ugly Martians 2001 Time Squad 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 2004–2007 Pet Alien 2006–2008 The Emperor's New School 2006–2009 Yin Yang Yo! 2007–2008 Digimon Data Squad 2008 Ben & Izzy 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 2015–2019 Guardians of the Galaxy 2016–2024 Kulipari 2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Original Star Wars themes and score by John Williams
Video games Games Year Game Notes 1993Lil' Howie's Fun House: Tuneland 1995Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Word Adventuresongs: Opening Song; Goin' to the Attic; You're Gonna Be Scared; You're Smart 1996Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Math Adventuresongs: Opening Song; You're SmartLil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Reading Adventuresongs: Opening Song; You're Smart2002Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626
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