Will H. Schaefer

Composer and arranger Can Schaefer wrote for a huge selection of movies, tv series, and advertisements, highlighted by stints with computer animation symbols Hanna-Barbera and Walt Disney. Blessed in Kenosha, WI, on November 23, 1928, Schaefer went to DePaul School before gaining his master’s level from Northwestern. Through the Korean Battle, he offered as helper conductor and arranger for the 5th Military Music group, authoring music for Radio Totally free Europe, Tone of voice of America, and various other outlets. Pursuing his armed forces stint Schaefer resolved in NEW YORK, writing for regional publishing companies and composing for brands like Pillsbury, Post Cereals, and Ford. Throughout his profession, he penned a lot more than 700 jingles in every, earning three Clio Honours for his initiatives. Schaefer also added agreements to bandleaders Count number Basie and Pal Rich aswell as organizing 13 Broadway productions including WHY IS Sammy Work? and Kicks & Firm. From 1955, he composed incidental music for television’s The Phil Silvers Present, and in 1960 produced his debut for Hanna-Barbera via the toon traditional The Flintstones, accompanied by focus on The Yogi Keep Present and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Upon relocating to Hollywood in 1966 Schaefer agreed upon on with Walt Disney Studios, organizing a lot more than two dozen shows of television’s THE BEAUTIFUL Globe of Disney aswell as composing and orchestrating music for Disneyland destinations like “Pirates from the Caribbean,” “America the stunning,” “Keep Nation,” and “It’s a little Globe.” In 1970, Schaefer also collaborated with George Bruns over the full-length Disney feature The Aristocats, and in 1978 gained an Emmy Award nomination for his focus on the Disney-produced Television film The Skytrap. Especially, he gained a Pulitzer Award nomination for 1976’s bicentennial-themed The Audio of America. Schaefer passed away of lung cancers on June 30, 2007.