Ray Colcord
{{Short description|American composer (1949–2016)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ray Colcord
| birth_name = Ray Colcord III
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth-date|December 24, 1949}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death-date and age|February 5, 2016|December 24, 1949}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years active = 1974–2016
| spouse = Madeleine
| children = 1
| occupation = Composer
}}
Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016202034/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/85472/Ray-Colcord/filmography The New York Times]{{cite news |title=Ray Colcord 3d Is Wed To Madeleine E. Ennis (Published 1983) |work=The New York Times |date=25 June 1983 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118035307/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/25/style/ray-colcord-3d-is-wed-to-madeleine-e-ennis.html |archive-date=2018-11-18 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/25/style/ray-colcord-3d-is-wed-to-madeleine-e-ennis.html}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=ray-colcord&pid=177652435|title=Ray Colcord Obituary (1949 - 2016) Los Angeles Times|website=Legacy.com }} 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.[https://variety.com/2016/tv/obituaries-people-news/ray-colcord-dead-boy-meets-world-composer-1201699530/ Ray Colcord, ‘Boy Meets World’ and ‘Simpsons’ Composer, Dies at 66], variety.com, access date February 9, 2016 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).[http://www.discogs.com/Lou-Reed-Rock-N-Roll-Animal/release/1187012 Lou Reed - Rock 'N Roll Animal @Discogs.com] Retrieved 10-12-2015. Ray also played keyboards on American Pie, the album by Don McLean.[http://www.discogs.com/Don-McLean-American-Pie/release/873356 Don McLean - American Pie @Discogs.com] Retrieved 10-12-2015.
Death
Colcord died on February 5, 2016, in Los Angeles at the age of 66. He had pancreatic cancer for four years.[http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e8367a3ec90217290d253cc2d&id=43ee6f9d9a&e=454fe5deed The Society of Composers & Lyricists - "SCL Special Announcement"] Retrieved 02-07-2016. He was survived by his wife Madeleine, to whom he was married since 1983,[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/25/style/ray-colcord-3d-is-wed-to-madeleine-e-ennis.html Ray Colcord 3d Is Wed To Madeleine E. Ennis] nytimes.com, access date February 9, 2016 and son Alex.
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)
- Dead Putting Society
- 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
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.raycolcord.com}}
- {{IMDb name|0170392}}
- {{Discogs artist}}
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Category:Musicians from Los Angeles
Category:Composers from New York City
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California
Category:American film score composers
Category:American television composers
Category:American session musicians
Category:American rock keyboardists