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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
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
20122018 Sofia the First Songs
20162020 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

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