George Bruns
In the 1930s he worked as a musician with various groups in the Portland, Oregon area. In 1946 he was appointed musical director at radio station KEX in Portland, Oregon, and also was the bandleader for the Rose Bowl room of the Multnomah Hotel. From 1947 to 1949 he performed and recorded on trombone with Portland's Castle Jazz Band, led by banjoist Monte Ballou. In the late 1940s he moved to Los Angeles, where he did studio work, and performed and recorded with trombonist Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. In 1953 he was hired by Walt Disney as an arranger, eventually becoming Disney's musical director, a position he held until his retirement in 1976. Despite his retirement he continued to work on Disney projects. Among his work is the song "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" (which he co-wrote with Xavier Atencio), used in the Disney theme park attraction Pirates of the Caribbean and the movies based on that ride. He also co-wrote "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" with Tom W. Blackburn, as well as the song "Love" for the Disney animated film Robin Hood. During the mid-1950s, he adapted the music from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet for use as background score in the 1959 Disney film version. He also composed the score for The Jungle Book, and provided Herbie the Love Bug with his sprightly theme song, featured prominently throughout the series. During his tenure with Disney Studios, Bruns continued to play dixieland jazz, leading his Wonderland Jazz Band on two recording sessions, and playing and recording occasionally with the Disney "house" band, the Firehouse Five Plus Two. Bruns retired from Disney in 1976 and moved back to Sandy, Oregon.He taught part-time at Lewis & Clark College and continued to play and compose music, including recording at least one locally distributed album of jazz.-Wikipedia
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
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The Aristocats
(Original Music Composer)
Herbie Rides Again
(Music)
Babes in Toyland
(Music)
The Jungle Book
(Original Music Composer)
Little Boy with a Big Horn
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(Original Music Composer)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
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Paul Bunyan
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A Cowboy Needs a Horse
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Noah's Ark
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Goliath II
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The Saga of Windwagon Smith
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Jack and Old Mac
(Original Music Composer)
The Truth About Mother Goose
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Mooncussers
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Follow Me, Boys!
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Daring Game
(Original Music Composer)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
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Beetle's High Horps
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Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
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Operation Undersea
(Music Director)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
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Davy Crockett at the Alamo
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
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Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
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Ride a Northbound Horse
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The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
(Original Music Composer)
New Girl
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I'm No Fool with Electricity
(Original Music Composer)
VD Attack Plan
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The Social Side of Health
(Original Music Composer)
Physical Fitness and Good Health
(Original Music Composer)
It's Tough to Be a Bird
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The Absent-Minded Professor
(Original Music Composer)
EPCOT
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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
(Original Music Composer)
Man and the Moon
(Music)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
(Songs)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
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Christopher Crumpet
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Robin Hood
(Lyricist)
Son of Flubber
(Original Music Composer)
Mosby's Marauders
(Original Music Composer)
The Sword in the Stone
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Bristle Face
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D.I.Y. Duck
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Inky, the Crow
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The City Fox
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The Ugly Dachshund
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The Love Bug
(Original Music Composer)
How Now Boing Boing
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Mooncussers
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Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
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Man, Monsters & Mysteries
(Original Music Composer)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
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Robin Hood
(Original Music Composer)
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
(Original Music Composer)
Freewayphobia
(Original Music Composer)
In the Bag
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The Disneyland Story
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Disneyland 10th Anniversary
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The Donald Duck Story
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Disneyland '59
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Back Stage Party
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(Original Music Composer)
Man in Space
(Original Music Composer)
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
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Ballet-Oop
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The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
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The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
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An Otter in the Family
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A Salute to Alaska
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My Family Is a Menagerie
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Steel and America
(Original Music Composer)
Donald's Fire Survival Plan
(Music)
Sleeping Beauty
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