Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer known for TV series such as ''

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'', '' Big Brother'', and ''

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''. He is a former governor of the

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, a past President of the

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, served on the board of directors of the Film Preservation Society and was a member of the National Film Preservation Board. He has received

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, 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

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, was responsible for

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's signing, and co-produced their second album, ''

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''.Ray Colcord, ‘Boy Meets World’ and ‘Simpsons’ Composer, Dies at 66
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live album '' Rock n Roll Animal'' (1974). Ray also played keyboards on '' American Pie'', the album by

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Death

Colcord died on February 5, 2016, in Los Angeles at the age of 66. He had

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for four years. He was survived by his wife Madeleine, to whom he was married since 1983,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 *

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*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) *

(TV series) *

Girl Meets World ''Girl Meets World'' is an American comedy television series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014. The series ran for three seasons, consisting of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 2 ...

The Charmings ''The Charmings'' is an American fantasy sitcom that follows Snow White and Prince Charming, awakened from a thousand-year spell, as they adjust from their familiar life in the enchanted forest to the modern ways of 20th century Los Angeles subur ...

(TV series, theme and music for season two) *Almost Home (TV series) *Where I Live (TV series) *

Scorch (TV series) ''Scorch'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS in 1992, and was canceled after three episodes were broadcast. The title character, a miniature dragon, is a puppet that was used by ventriloquist Ronn Lucas before the series came to ...

*The Torkelsons (TV series) *Dinosaurs (TV series) *The Julie Show (TV movie) *

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

(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) *

(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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