A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
George Edward Bruns
Birthplace:
Sandy - Oregon - USA
Born:
July 3, 1914
Died:
May 23, 1983
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
Lyricist:
1973 Robin Hood
Music:
1953 Christopher Crumpet
1953 Little Boy with a Big Horn
1954 Ballet-Oop
1954 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954 How Now Boing Boing
1954 The Disneyland Story
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1955 Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 Man and the Moon
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 In the Bag
1956 Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1957 Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
1959 Disneyland '59
1961 Babes in Toyland
1961 Back Stage Party
1962 Mooncussers
1963 Beetle's High Horps
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1964 Bristle Face
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1966 The Ugly Dachshund
1967 EPCOT
1969 Inky, the Crow
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972 The City Fox
1973 Robin Hood
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
2024 D.I.Y. Duck
Music Director:
1953 Christopher Crumpet
1953 Little Boy with a Big Horn
1954 Ballet-Oop
1954 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954 How Now Boing Boing
1954 Operation Undersea
1954 The Disneyland Story
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1955 Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 Man and the Moon
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 In the Bag
1956 Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1957 Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
1959 Disneyland '59
1961 Babes in Toyland
1961 Back Stage Party
1962 Mooncussers
1963 Beetle's High Horps
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1964 Bristle Face
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1966 The Ugly Dachshund
1967 EPCOT
1969 Inky, the Crow
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972 The City Fox
1973 Robin Hood
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
2024 D.I.Y. Duck
Original Music Composer:
1953 Christopher Crumpet
1953 Little Boy with a Big Horn
1954 Ballet-Oop
1954 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954 How Now Boing Boing
1954 Operation Undersea
1954 The Disneyland Story
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1955 Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 Man and the Moon
1955 Man in Space
1956 A Cowboy Needs a Horse
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 In the Bag
1956 Jack and Old Mac
1956 Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1957 Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
1957 The Truth About Mother Goose
1958 Paul Bunyan
1959 Disneyland '59
1959 Noah's Ark
1960 Goliath II
1961 Babes in Toyland
1961 Back Stage Party
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 The Saga of Windwagon Smith
1962 Mooncussers
1963 Beetle's High Horps
1963 Son of Flubber
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1964 Bristle Face
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1965 Freewayphobia
1965 Goofy's Freeway Troubles
1966 Follow Me, Boys!
1966 The Ugly Dachshund
1967 EPCOT
1967 Mosby's Marauders
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 The Jungle Book
1968 Daring Game
1968 Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 The Love Bug
1969 Inky, the Crow
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969 Physical Fitness and Good Health
1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
1969 The Social Side of Health
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 New Girl
1970 The Aristocats
1970 The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972 The City Fox
1973 I'm No Fool with Electricity
1973 Robin Hood
1973 VD Attack Plan
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1974 Man, Monsters & Mysteries
1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
2024 D.I.Y. Duck
Songs:
1953 Christopher Crumpet
1953 Little Boy with a Big Horn
1954 Ballet-Oop
1954 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954 How Now Boing Boing
1954 Operation Undersea
1954 The Disneyland Story
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1955 Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 Man and the Moon
1955 Man in Space
1956 A Cowboy Needs a Horse
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 In the Bag
1956 Jack and Old Mac
1956 Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1957 Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
1957 The Truth About Mother Goose
1958 Paul Bunyan
1959 Disneyland '59
1959 Noah's Ark
1960 Goliath II
1961 Babes in Toyland
1961 Back Stage Party
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 The Saga of Windwagon Smith
1962 Mooncussers
1963 Beetle's High Horps
1963 Son of Flubber
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1964 Bristle Face
1965 A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1965 Freewayphobia
1965 Goofy's Freeway Troubles
1966 Follow Me, Boys!
1966 The Ugly Dachshund
1967 EPCOT
1967 Mosby's Marauders
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 The Jungle Book
1968 Daring Game
1968 Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 The Love Bug
1969 Inky, the Crow
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969 Physical Fitness and Good Health
1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
1969 The Social Side of Health
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 New Girl
1970 The Aristocats
1970 The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972 The City Fox
1973 I'm No Fool with Electricity
1973 Robin Hood
1973 VD Attack Plan
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1974 Man, Monsters & Mysteries
1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
2024 D.I.Y. Duck
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