Robert F. Brunner

Robert Francis Brunner was an American composer and songwriter, who worked as a Disney Studios staff composer from 1963 to 1980. He scored films, such as The Boatniks, Blackbeard's Ghost, The Barefoot Executive, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, That Darn Cat!, and numerous other movies. He also wrote music for dozens of episodes of The Magical World of Disney.
Brunner was born in Pasadena, CA and grew up in Brentwood. He was musical as a child and was leading his own 20-piece dance band at age 11. He studied music at UCLA. He was awarded a Young Musicians Foundation scholarship and a Bank of America Achievement Award, and he was twice awarded University of Redlands Symphony of America Composers honors.
From in 1956 to 1971, he was the conductor and commanding officer of California's 562nd Air National Guard Band.
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge honored Brunner with the George Washington Honor Medal for his patriotic anthem "So Many Voices Sing America's Song". He and lyricist Bruce Belland were recognized in the individual achievement category. The composition received nationwide acclaim and has been sung by many choirs, including the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Brunner died on January 5, 2009, four days before his 71st birthday. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife, Diana Jenson, had two children.
==Disney Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1960 	Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus 	Composer: stock music - uncredited
1964 	The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 	Orchestrator
1964 	A Tiger Walks 	Orchestrator
1964-1978	The Magical World of Disney 	Composer
1965 	That Darn Cat! 	Composer
1966 	Lt. Robin Crusoe USN 	Composer
1967 	Monkeys, Go Home! 	Composer
1968 	Blackbeard's Ghost 	Composer
1968 	Never a Dull Moment 	Composer
1968 	Understanding Stresses and Strains 	Composer
1969 	Smith! 	Composer
1969 	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn 	Composer
1969 	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 	ComposerSongwriter: "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes"
1969 	Steps Toward Maturity and Health 	Composer
1970 	Smoke 	Composer
1970 	The Boatniks 	ComposerSongwriter: "Boatniks"
1970 	The Wild Country 	Composer
1971 	The Barefoot Executive 	ComposerSongwriter: "He's Gonna Make It"
1972 	Snowball Express 	Composer
1972 	Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon 	Composer
1972 	Now You See Him, Now You Don't 	Composer
1972 	The Biscuit Eater 	Composer
1974 	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton	Composer
1974 	The Castaway Cowboy 	Composer
1975 	The Strongest Man in the World 	Composer
1976 	The Flight of the Grey Wolf 	Composer
1976 	Gus 	Composer
1978 	The Small One 	Composer
1979 	The North Avenue Irregulars 	Composer
1980 	Pacific High 	Composer
1981 	Amy 	Composer"So Many Ways" co-writer
1985 	The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue 	Musical Director: archive footage
==Outside Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Production Company
1965	Dear Brigitte 	Musician: piano - uncredited 	20th Century Fox
1967	First to Fight 	Orchestrator 	Warner Bros.
1979	Banjo the Woodpile Cat	ComposerConductorMusic Arranger	Don Bluth Productions
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Category:The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
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