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
Known for
SoundBirthday
July 3, 1914Deathday
May 23, 1983Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
68Place of birth
Sandy - Oregon - USAAlso known as
George Edward BrunsCast credits
Crew credits
The Aristocats
Original Music ComposerHerbie Rides Again
MusicOne Hundred and One Dalmatians
Original Music ComposerBabes in Toyland
MusicThe Jungle Book
Original Music ComposerPaul Bunyan
Original Music ComposerA Cowboy Needs a Horse
Original Music ComposerNoah's Ark
Original Music ComposerGoliath II
Original Music ComposerThe Saga of Windwagon Smith
Original Music ComposerThe Truth About Mother Goose
Original Music ComposerJack and Old Mac
Original Music ComposerDad... Can I Borrow the Car?
MusicVD Attack Plan
Original Music ComposerThe Social Side of Health
Original Music ComposerNew Girl
Original Music ComposerI'm No Fool with Electricity
Original Music ComposerIt's Tough to Be a Bird
MusicThe Absent-Minded Professor
Original Music ComposerThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Original Music Composer