Michael Tavera

Biography

Michael Anthony Tavera (born September 24, 1961) is an American composer. He is best known for his animation scores, including many television series, live-action films, and direct-to-video sequels.

Career Overview

Michael Tavera has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently The Land Before Time with 13 titles. Signature works include Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, The Emperor's New School, Disney's House of Mouse. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

57

Birth Date

1961-09-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
• 

  The Emperor's New School
• 

  Disney's House of Mouse
• 

  Yin Yang Yo!
• 

  Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
• 

  Stitch! The Movie

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

• The Land Before Time (13 titles)
• Tom and Jerry in Oz Collection (2 titles)
• An American Tail (2 titles)
• Lilo & Stitch (1 titles)
• Lilo & Stitch (Animated) Collection (1 titles)
• Charlotte's Web Collection (1 titles)
• Cinderella (1 titles)
• Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bobs Gannaway (6 collaborations)
• Tony Craig (4 collaborations)
• Jeff Bennett (3 collaborations)
• Tress MacNeille (3 collaborations)
• Corey Burton (3 collaborations)
• Jess Winfield (3 collaborations)
• Stan Lee (2 collaborations)
• Kevin Michael Richardson (2 collaborations)
• Bob Bergen (2 collaborations)
• Russi Taylor (2 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (57 credits)

  • Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    main title theme composer

    sound

    - Just One Victory (2019) ... original music composer sound

    - Killer Queen (2019) ... original music composer sound

    - Breaking Stuff is Hard to Do (2019) ... original music composer sound

    - With a Little Help From My Friends (2019) ... original music composer sound

    - Holding Out for a Hero (2019) ... original music composer sound
    2015
  • Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

    original music composer

    sound
    2015
  • Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • Slightly Single in L.A.

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • The Power of Zhu

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • Quest for Zhu

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

    original music composer

    sound
    2010
  • Lionelville: Destination Adventure

    original music composer

    sound
    2009
  • The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends

    original music composer

    sound
    2007
  • Yin Yang Yo!

    music

    sound

    - Yin, Yang... Who? (2009) ... music sound

    - Division Quest (2009) ... music sound

    - Yin! Yang! You! (2009) ... music sound

    - Shadowcluck (2009) ... music sound

    - Party Troopers (2009) ... music sound
    2006
  • CuddleBee Hugs n Such

    music

    sound
    2006
  • The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers

    original music composer

    sound
    2006
  • The Emperor's New School

    music

    sound

    - Graduation Groove (2008) ... music sound

    - Cornivale (2008) ... music sound

    - Kuzco's Little Secret (2008) ... music sound

    - Kuzcokazooza (2008) ... music sound

    - Eco Kuzco (2008) ... music sound
    2006
  • The Origin of Stitch

    original music composer

    sound
    2005
  • The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

    original music composer

    sound
    2005
  • The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • Stitch! The Movie

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • Time Kid

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

    orchestrator

    sound
    2002
  • The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

    original music composer

    sound
    2001
  • Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

    original music composer

    sound
    2001
  • Disney's House of Mouse

    music

    sound

    - Snow Day (2003) ... music sound

    - Pete's Christmas Caper (2003) ... music sound

    - Clarabelle's Christmas List (2003) ... music sound

    - House of Turkey (2003) ... music sound

    - Mickey and the Culture Clash (2003) ... music sound
    2001
  • The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

    music

    sound
    2000
  • Quints

    original music composer

    sound
    2000
  • Drowning Mona

    original music composer

    sound
    2000
  • Excellent Cadavers

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • Silent Predators

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • CinderElmo

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Girl

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Mr. Magoo

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Holiday in Your Heart

    music

    sound
    1997
  • RocketMan

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Culture

    music

    sound
    1997
  • Two Came Back

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Dying to Belong

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • No One Would Tell

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Bitter Harvest

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Frozen Assets

    music

    sound
    1992
  • The Jackie Bison Show

    orchestrator

    sound
    1990
  • Lucky Stiff

    original music composer

    sound
    1988