Megan Frances Cavallari

Biography

A professional composer since age 15, Megan Cavallari began her prolific career with two of the most iconic film composers of all time: Danny Elfman and Jerry Goldsmith. One of her first jobs in Hollywood was as an assistant/vocalist on The Nightmare Before Christmas, during which Elfman graciously taught her the craft of scoring and became her mentor. She assisted him with eight films and projects.

In 2004, Amy Power & Megan gave BARBIE her first singing voice in the hit musicals BARBIE AS THE PRINCESS, THE PAUPER (Nickelodeon) & THE ISLAND PRINCESS (Lion's Gate). Both are currently on Prime and Amazon. "I'm Just a Girl Like You" has become viral on TikTok for years.

A natural collaborator with innate dramatic musical sensibility, Megan has maintained a balance throughout her career as a score composer and songwriter. Some of her clients include NETFLIX, WARNER BROS., UNIVERSAL, DISNEY +, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, MAX, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, HULU, FOX TV SHOWS, PEACOCK, and APPLE TV.

Her musicals have been developed and have played at Great Barrington Stage, Theatre Under the Stars, 5th Avenue Theatre, The Ordway, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to name a few.
PEPITA, a musical written with Richard Kraft and David Goldsmith, was optioned by Warner Bros/Randall Wreghitt. Other works include MY LI’L DEVIL (developed at the ASCAP/Stephen Schwartz workshop), THE GAME (2 IRNE Awards for Best Musical Score and Best Musical), HOT SHOE SHUFFLE (produced by Kevin McCollum), and ECHO PARK (directed by Oskar Eustis at the Mark Taper Forum).
Currently, she is writing IRENA, a musical with Kait Kerrigan, and I HEART MY CAR with Kate McLeod.

She holds a B.S. &Master's degree (in music and lyricist writing) from NYU, including Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Her graduate Thesis, "Echo Park," written with the late Paul Hidalgo-Durand, landed a reading at the Mark Taper Forum Oskar Eustis produced and Mel Marvin directed.

Megan lives with family in Playa Vista, CA.