George Bruns, born in Sandy, Oregon in 1914, was a Portland jazz musician who eventually became the musical director of Disney (with Paul Smith and Ollie Wallace). He wrote a gazillion scores for Disney, including three nominated for Oscars: Sleeping Beauty (1959), Babes In Toyland (1961) and Sword in the Stone (1963).
Here’s his Oregon State University Alumni profile.
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1 Mikal Gilmore, King of the Wild Frontier | Oregon Movies, A to Z // Nov 7, 2009 at 9:03 pm
[...] he knows, of course, that the song “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier” was composed by George Bruns, a fellow Oregon Music Hall of Famer. And now you do [...]
2 Secretariat (2010) | Oregon Movies, A to Z // Oct 8, 2010 at 8:02 am
[...] Tonka, or A Horse Named Commanche (1958) was shot in Central Oregon, plus it features a score by George Bruns. The Black Stallion galloped along the Oregon Coast in 1979. Now Secretariat, written by Oregonian [...]
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