Michael Tavera

Michael Tavera
Birth name	Michael Anthony Tavera
Also known as	Mike Tavera
Born	(1961-09-24) September 24, 1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score
Years active	1983-present

Michael Anthony Tavera (born September 24, 1961) 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 at the London symphony orchestra..

Biography

Michael Tavera grew up in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is most notable for composing music for shows such as Time Squad and ¡Mucha Lucha!.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Notes
1988	Lucky Stiff
1992	Frozen Assets
1993	Bitter Harvest
1994	The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
1995	Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie
	The Chili Con Carne Club
	Jingle Bell Rock
	The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
1996	No One Would Tell
	The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
1997	Dying to Belong
	Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
	Two Came Back
	RocketMan
	Culture
	Mr. Magoo
	The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
	Holiday in Your Heart
1998	Girl
	Forever Love
	An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
	The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
1999	Special Delivery
	Silent Predators
	Excellent Cadavers
	CinderElmo
2000	Quints
	Drowning Mona
	An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
	The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
2001	Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse	with Jason Oliver and Mark Giannetti
	The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2002	Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
	Mickey's House of Villains	with Randy Petersen, Howard Shore and Mark Giannetti
	The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
2003	Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
	Stitch! The Movie	with 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
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
1990	Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone
	The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
1990–1991	Captain N: The Game Master	Also worked on orchestration and music arrangement for Season 1.
	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
	Wake, Rattle, and Roll
1991	Good Sports
	Swamp Thing: The Series
	Super Mario World
	Where's Wally?: The Animated Series
	Charlie Hoover	Episode 1.5
	Sightings
1991–1992	Back to the Future: The Animated Series
1992	Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1993	Sonic the Hedgehog	Season One
1993–1995	Exosquad
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	Disney's House of Mouse
2001	Time Squad
2002	Butt-Ugly Martians
	The Cartoon Cartoon Show	Episode: Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order
2002–2005	¡Mucha Lucha!
2003–2007	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003–2006	Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2005	Pet Alien
2006–2008	The Emperor's New School
2006–2009	Yin Yang Yo!
2006	Mix Master
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
2011–2014	Monsuno
2013–2016	Max Steel
2013-2015	The Awesomes
2015–	Guardians of the Galaxy
2016	Kulipari: An Army of Frogs

Video games

Games

Year	Game	Notes
1993	Lil' Howie's Fun House: Tuneland
1995	Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Word Adventure	songs: Opening Song; Goin' to the Attic; You're Gonna Be Scared; You're Smart
1996	Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Math Adventure	songs: Opening Song; You're Smart
	Lil' Howie's Fun House: The Great Reading Adventure	songs: Opening Song; You're Smart
2002	Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626

External links

• Michael Tavera at IMDb