Buddy Baker, Ben Ohmart
Buddy Baker, Ben Ohmart
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Buddy Baker
Big Band Arranger, Disney Legend, and Musical Genius

Author: Ben Ohmart, Lou Bellson

Narrator: David Zarbock

Unabridged: 2 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2016


Synopsis

Buddy Baker was Disney music. Mostly known as the composer of the Haunted Mansion song and score, he was also a composer of films (Wicked Woman, The Fox and the Hound), television shows (the original Mickey Mouse Club), and numerous theme park attractions (World of Motion, Wonders of China, Kitchen Kaberet, Impressions de France) around the globe.From a humble beginning in Springfield, Missouri, Buddy Baker began composing and arranging music at an early age. He worked for many of the top big bands, then began arranging music on hit radio shows (the Bob Hope show, the Eddie Cantor show, the Jack Benny program) before getting into film. His thirty-plus-year career with the Walt Disney Company put him at the top of his field, working alongside many of the greats, including Walt Disney himself.This is Buddy’s story—not a book on Disney music, but a tribute to one of the greatest musical minds the world has ever known. His music will play on forever.

About Ben Ohmart

Ben Ohmart has written books on voice actors Paul Frees and Walter Tetley, as well as biographies of Don Ameche, the Bickersons, Disney composer Buddy Baker, playwright Tim Kelly, and others. He runs BearManor Media, a small publishing company specializing in books on old radio and old film actors.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on August 15, 2018

This book had interesting parts, but seemed unfinished. I think that the author could have developed more of the book through anecdotal research with associates of Buddy Baker.......more


Quotes

“Author Ben Ohmart is also the proprietor of BearManor Media, which has launched an impressive series of books for film, radio, and TV aficionados. He deserves our thanks and support.” Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian