Paul J. Smith
Sound
Upon graduating high school, Smith studied music at The College of Idaho from 1923 to 1925 before he was accepted into the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Illinois. His musical genius in theory and composition earned him a scholarship in music theory to study at Julliard. However, it is unclear if he ever pursued this invitation. Smith spent much of his life working at Disney as composer for many of its films' scores, animated and live-action alike, movie and television alike (from 1962 to 1963, he also composed music for Leave It to Beaver). In Fantasia, he is one of the studio employees in the orchestra. He also composed the scores for several of the True-Life Adventures episodes. His addition to this series would be his most influential mark in music and become a fundamental part of the education for generations of American students.[2] His main collaborator and partner was Hazel "Gil" George. She wrote the song title for The Light in the Forest with him and Lawrence Edward Watkin. Smith also did the stock music for the Blondie series of the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score with Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Pinocchio as his first and only Oscar win. -Wikipedia
Known for
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movieD.I.Y. Duck
2024
Music
movieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
Original Music Composer
movieYellowstone Cubs
1963
Original Music Composer
movieMiracle of the White Stallions
1963
Original Music Composer
movieBon Voyage!
1962
Original Music Composer
movieMoon Pilot
1962
Original Music Composer
movieThe Parent Trap
1961
Original Music Composer
moviePollyanna
1960
Original Music Composer
movieThe Shaggy Dog
1959
Original Music Composer
movieDuck Flies Coop
1959
Original Music Composer
movieThe Light in the Forest
1958
Original Music Composer
moviePerri
1957
Original Music Composer
movieSecrets of Life
1956
Original Music Composer
movieThe Great Locomotive Chase
1956
Original Music Composer
movieOn Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956
Original Music Composer
movieSwitzerland
1955
Music
movie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
Original Music Composer
movieWalt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953
Original Music Composer
movieThe Simple Things
1953
Original Music Composer
movieTrick or Treat
1952
Original Music Composer
movieThe Little House
1952
Original Music Composer
movieWater Birds
1952
Music
movieSusie, the Little Blue Coupe
1952
Original Music Composer
movieTwo Gun Goofy
1952
Original Music Composer
movieOut of Scale
1951
Original Music Composer
movieFathers Are People
1951
Original Music Composer
movieCold Turkey
1951
Original Music Composer
movieR'Coon Dawg
1951
Original Music Composer
movieLucky Number
1951
Original Music Composer
movieTest Pilot Donald
1951
Original Music Composer
movieDude Duck
1951
Original Music Composer
movieFresh Laid Plans
1951
Music Director
movieFood for Feudin'
1950
Original Music Composer
movieMotor Mania
1950
Music
moviePuss Cafe
1950
Music
movieTrailer Horn
1950
Original Music Composer
movieCinderella
1950
Original Music Composer
movieToy Tinkers
1949
Original Music Composer
movieSo Dear to My Heart
1948
Original Music Composer
movieThe Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Original Music Composer
moviePecos Bill
1948
Original Music Composer
movieBlondie's Anniversary
1947
Original Music Composer
movieFun and Fancy Free
1947
Original Music Composer
movieSong of the South
1946
Music Arranger
movieThe Eyes Have It
1945
Original Music Composer
movieThe Three Caballeros
1944
Music Director
movieDonald's Off Day
1944
Original Music Composer
movieHow to Be a Sailor
1944
Original Music Composer
movieHome Defense
1943
Original Music Composer
movieThe Old Army Game
1943
Original Music Composer
movieFall Out - Fall In
1943
Original Music Composer
movieHow to Fish
1942
Original Music Composer
movieThe Olympic Champ
1942
Original Music Composer
movieHow to Play Baseball
1942
Original Music Composer
movieSaludos Amigos
1942
Original Music Composer
movieBambi
1942
Orchestrator
movieDonald Gets Drafted
1942
Original Music Composer
movieFire Chief
1940
Original Music Composer
movieBone Trouble
1940
Original Music Composer
moviePinocchio
1940
Original Music Composer
movieGoofy and Wilbur
1939
Original Music Composer
moviePolar Trappers
1938
Original Music Composer
movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Original Music Composer
movieHawaiian Holiday
1937
Original Music Composer
movieMoose Hunters
1937
Original Music Composer
movieDon Donald
1937
Original Music Composer
movieDonald and Pluto
1936
Original Music Composer
movieMickey's Circus
1936
Original Music Composer
movieThe Barnyard Concert
1930
Original Music Composer
Visual Effects10
movieCross Country Detours
1940
Animation
movieThe Phantom Ship
1936
Animation
movieAll Wet
1927
Animation
movieGreat Guns
1927
Animation
movieThe Mechanical Cow
1927
Animation
movieOh, Teacher!
1927
Animation
movieAlice's Medicine Show
1927
Animation
movieAlice's Three Bad Eggs
1927
Animation
movieAlice's Knaughty Knight
1927
Animation
movieAlice's Auto Race
1927
Animation
Acting1
movieThe Musical Legacy of Paul Smith
2003
Self - Archive Footage
Crew1
movieThe Coyote's Lament
1961
Compositor
Directing1
Writing1
movieMusic Land
1955
Writer