John William Kavanaugh is an American composer, lyricist and musical director who is currently serving as songwriter for Disney Television Animation. He is the recipient of 7 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 is now penning the songs and serving as music director on the series Alice's Wonderland Bakery which is in production and set to premiere in 2022.