Sound

Paul J. Smith

Born October 30, 1906 · Calumet, Michigan, USA

Died January 25, 1985 · aged 78

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 fo…

Known For

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

MovieFantasyAnimation

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Cinderella

Cinderella · 1950

MovieFamilyFantasy

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

Pinocchio

Pinocchio · 1940

MovieAnimationFamily

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

Bambi

MovieAnimationDrama

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · 1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos · 1942

MovieAnimationAdventure

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free · 1947

Fun and Fancy Free

MovieAnimationFamily

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.

All Wet

All Wet · 1927

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.

Filmography

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

MovieFantasyAnimation

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Original Music Composer

Cinderella

Cinderella · 1950

MovieFamilyFantasy

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

Original Music Composer

Pinocchio

Pinocchio · 1940

MovieAnimationFamily

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

Original Music Composer

Bambi

MovieAnimationDrama

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Orchestrator

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · 1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Original Music Composer

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos · 1942

MovieAnimationAdventure

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.

Original Music Composer

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free · 1947

Fun and Fancy Free

MovieAnimationFamily

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.

Original Music Composer

All Wet

All Wet · 1927

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.

Animation

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap · 1961

The Parent Trap

MovieComedyFamily

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

Original Music Composer

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros · 1944

The Three Caballeros

MovieAnimationFamily

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.

Music Director

Goofy and Wilbur

Goofy and Wilbur · 1939

Goofy and Wilbur

MovieAnimationComedy

Goofy goes fishing with his best friend, Wilbur, a grasshopper.

Original Music Composer

Song of the South

Song of the South · 1946

Song of the South

MovieFamilyAnimation

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

Music Arranger

D.I.Y. Duck

D.I.Y. Duck · 2024

MovieAnimationComedy

Donald Duck's efforts to replace a light bulb end in comic and catastrophic results.

Music

Thru the Mirror

Thru the Mirror · 1936

Thru the Mirror

MovieAnimationComedy

Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

Music

Pollyanna

Pollyanna · 1960

MovieComedyDrama

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

Original Music Composer

Beach Picnic

Beach Picnic · 1939

MovieAnimationComedy

Donald Duck is at the beach and tries to ride a rubber horse. He notices Pluto sleeping at the shore and decides to have some fun with him by sending the rubber horse over to Pluto which completely mesmerizes him. Meanwhile, a tribe of ants abduct Donald's picnic lunch. Donald lays out fly paper to stop the ants. Pluto follows one of the ants and, of course, he and later Donald become enmeshed in the fly paper

Music

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat · 1952

MovieAnimationComedy

When the nephews come to Donald's house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and laughs at his trick. A witch sees this and decides to help the kids. By magic she gives Donald a bad time and the kids finally get their treats.

Original Music Composer

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog · 1959

MovieComedyFamily

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Original Music Composer

Bone Trouble

Bone Trouble · 1940

MovieAnimationComedy

Pluto is on the run after stealing a bone from Butch the bulldog and finds refuge in a carnival Hall of Mirrors.

Original Music Composer

Hawaiian Holiday

Hawaiian Holiday · 1937

Hawaiian Holiday

MovieAnimationComedy

Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing!

Original Music Composer

How to Play Baseball

How to Play Baseball · 1942

How to Play Baseball

MovieComedyAnimation

Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many possible pitches. On to the World Series, where we go through an eventful inning, culminating in a baseball that disintegrates when being hit.

Original Music Composer

Clock Cleaners

Clock Cleaners · 1937

MovieAnimationComedy

It's time to laugh like crazy as Mickey, Goofy and Donald fight against raging gears, twisted springs, deafening bells and a sleeping stork. Watch them reach new heights of humor as their valiant efforts to clean a bell tower turn into a real circus!

Music

How to Fish

How to Fish · 1942

MovieFamilyAnimation

Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.

Original Music Composer

So Dear to My Heart

So Dear to My Heart · 1948

So Dear to My Heart

MovieDramaFamily

The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.

Original Music Composer

Corky and White Shadow

Corky and White Shadow · 1956

Corky and White Shadow

Mickey Mouse Club serial starring Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie.

Songs