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American composer (1949–2016)
Ray Colcord
Born Ray Colcord III
December 24, 1949 (1949-12-24 ) Died February 5, 2016 (2016-02-06 ) (aged 66) Occupation Composer Years active 1974–2016 Spouse Madeleine Children Alex
Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer
[1]
[2]
[3] known for TV series such as
227 ,
Silver Spoons ,
My Two Dads ,
Dinosaurs ,
Big Brother , and
Boy Meets World . He is a former governor of the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , a past President of the
Society of Composers & Lyricists , served on the board of directors of the Film Preservation Society and was a member of the National Film Preservation Board. He has received
ASCAP ,
BMI , and Dramalogue awards.
Life and career
Prior to his film and television career, Colcord worked as a session musician and an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) representative for
Columbia Records , was responsible for
Aerosmith 's signing, and co-produced their second album,
Get Your Wings .
[4] He was the first music director of the Los Angeles improvisational comedy group The Groundlings.
Colcord played keyboards on the
Lou Reed live album
Rock n Roll Animal (1974).
[5] Ray also played keyboards on
American Pie , the album by
Don McLean .
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Death
Colcord died on February 5, 2016, in Los Angeles at the age of 66. He had
pancreatic cancer for four years.
[7] He was survived by his wife Madeleine, to whom he was married since 1983,
[8] and son Alex.
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Film
Killer By Nature
Resurrection Mary
Journeys Below the Line: ER - The Prop Masters (video documentary )
Journeys Below the Line: 24 - The Editing Process (video documentary)
The King's Guard
Heartwood
The Paper Brigade (video)
Amityville Dollhouse: Evil Never Dies (video)
Wish Upon a Star
The Sleeping Car
The Devonsville Terror - Composer
Songs
Dumb & Dumber - "Hip Hop Solution", "Rap me Silly", "Endangered Species", "Snow Bird Serenade"
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - "Bouzouki Trella"
Earth Girls Are Easy - "I Like 'Em Big And Stupid"
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (video documentary) - "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun")
Television
Lost at Home (TV series)
Family Affair (TV series)
Big Brother (TV series)
Embassy Television/Pay Television/Communications/Telecommunications Theme (1982)
Style and Substance (TV series)
Tales from the Tomb: Lost Sons of the Pharaohs (TV documentary)
You Wish (TV series)
Hiller and Diller (TV series)
Promised Land (TV series)
Devil's Food (TV movie)
Television's Comedy Classics (TV movie)
Real Funny (TV movie)
Wow! The Most Awesome Acts on Earth (TV movie)
Maybe This Time (TV series)
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration (TV movie)
Black Sheep (TV movie)
Boy Meets World (TV series)
Girl Meets World (TV series)
The Charmings (TV series, theme and music for season two)
Almost Home (TV series)
Where I Live (TV series)
Scorch (TV series)
The Torkelsons (TV series)
Dinosaurs (TV series)
The Julie Show (TV movie)
The Simpsons (TV series)
Singer & Sons (TV series)
Jury Duty: The Comedy (TV movie)
Ann Jillian (TV series)
Live-In (TV series)
Trial and Error (TV series)
Women in Prison (TV series)
My Two Dads (TV series)
The Charmings (TV series)
Sweet Surrender (TV series)
227 (TV series)
Double Trouble (TV series)
Silver Spoons (TV series) - Composer for second half of seasons 4 to 5
Off Your Rocker (TV movie)
The Facts of Life (TV series) - Composer for seasons 7 to 9
References
External links
International National Artists