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John William Kavanaugh is an American composer, lyricist and musical director best known for his work as a songwriter for Disney Television Animation. 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. 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 serves as songwriter and music director on Alice's Wonderland Bakery which premiered in 2022also for Disney. In 2023 he received his latest Emmy nom for best song as composer for "The Hat Makes The Hatter" with lyrics by 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), the 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.
His songs can also be heard in several hit movies, including Disney's Descendants 3 (My Once Upon a Time), the 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.
