What American orchestrator composed the music for Disney's 52nd Disney animated feature film.
David Metzger David Metzger (born in 1960 in Corvallis, Oregon), is an American orchestrator and composer best known for his orchestrations of many Disney feature animation films of the past 20 years. He has helped to shape the classic Disney orchestral sound on major Disney films including "Frozen", "Moana", "Planes", "Wreck-It Ralph", "Tarzan", "Haunted Mansion", and "Brother Bear". He arranged 6 of the 7 songs in "Frozen" including the blockbuster "Let It Go" as well as much of the score. In addition to his work for Disney, he has done orchestrations for over 50 major films. He has also composed the musical score for Tarzan 2, Brother Bear 2, and Tarzan and Jane. He also has numerous video game, theme park, TV, and commercial credits.
Mr. Piano Man, Please! "Mr. Piano Man, Please" is a ragtime style song written for former Disney Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello by songwriters, Bob and Dick Sherman for the Golden Horseshoe Revue. This song follows in a long line of popular songs written by the Sherman Brothers for Annette. Other "top ten" songs include "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess". As Annette went on to make films for other film companies besides Disney, the Sherman Brothers continued to work for the family friendly conglomerate eventually winning two Oscars for "Mary Poppins" in 1965.