John William Kavanaugh is an American composer, songwriter, and musical director. In addition to creating music for Disney's theme parks, he is also known for writing songs for the Disney animated shows: Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor, and Alice's Wonderland Bakery. He also did the music and lyrics with David Goldsmith for the song "My Once Upon a Time" for Descendants 3.
Compositions[]
Disney Parks[]
Year | Song | Attraction |
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2001 | "American Waterfront" | American Waterfront Port Theme Song |
2001 | "Arabian Coast" | Arabian Coast Port Theme Song |
2001 | "Come With Me" | Tokyo DisneySea Theme Song |
2002 | "Christmas in New York" | Christmas in New York |
2002 | "Scrooge's Theme" | Christmas in New York |
2004 | "Goofy's Magic" | That's Disneytainment |
2004 | "Show Biz Is" | That's Disneytainment |
2005 | "Christmas Is" | Minnie's Nutcracker |
2005 | "New York City Beat" | Disney's Rhythms of the World |
2005 | "Wishes Come True" | Dramatic Disney Sea |
2006 | "Sea of Dreams" | Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary |
2007 | "It's Spring (Primavera)" | Tokyo DisneySea's Spring Carnival |
2008 | "The Dream Goes On" | Tokyo Disney Resort 25th Anniversary |
2008 | "Clapping Your Hands" | Meet and Smile |
2008 | "Let's Meet and Smile" | Meet and Smile |
2009 | "The March of The Champion" | Disney Kids Summer Adventure |
2010 | "Disney Kids Summer Adventure" | Disney Kids Summer Adventure |
2011 | "It'll Be Magical!" | Tokyo DisneySea 10th Anniversary |
Disney Animated Shows and Television Movies[]
Year | Show/Movie | Composition |
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2012–2018 | Sofia the First | Songs |
2016–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Songs |
2019 | Descendants 3 | Music and Lyrics for the song "My Once Upon a Time" |
2022–present | Alice's Wonderland Bakery | Songs |