John William Kavanaugh | |
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 John W. Kavanaugh | |
| Born | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rollins College |
| Occupation | Composer/Lyricist |
| Website | johnkavanaugh |
John William Kavanaugh is an American composer, lyricist and musical director who is currently serving as songwriter for Disney Television Animation.[1] He is the recipient of 8 Emmy nominations and was awarded the 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Sofia The First Main Title theme song with co-lyricist Craig Gerber.[2] While working on Sofia The First, John was tapped to write songs for Disney's First Latina princess, the award-winning Elena of Avalor. John penned the songs and served as music director on the series Alice's Wonderland Bakery which premiered in February of 2022. In 2023, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Song with co-writers Chelsea Beyl and Marisa Evans Sanden.
His songs can also be heard in several hit movies, including Disney's Descendants 3 (My Once Upon a Time), Winnie The Pooh film Springtime with Roo and Nickelodeon's Globehunters.[3][4] He co-wrote the scores to Curious George Live for NBC Universal, Dreams are Universal for Universal Studios Japan, Flintstones: The Musical for Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as numerous songs for Sesame Street Live and Tokyo DisneySea.[5] With lyricist Marcy Heisler, John wrote the song Joseph's Lullaby for Michael Crawford which appears on his album On Eagle's Wings.
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- ^ "John Kavanaugh | Credits". AllMusic.