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'''Ray Colcord''' is an [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated [[United States|American]] film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, most famous for hit TV series such as ''[[227 (sitcom)|227]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Silver Spoons]]'', ''[[My Two Dads]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'', and ''[[Boy Meets World]]''. He is a governor of the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]], and a past President of the [[Society of Composers & Lyricists]]. He has received [[ASCAP]], [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]], and Dramalogue awards. Prior to his film career, Ray Colcord worked as an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) representative for Columbia Records, and was music director of the Los Angeles improvisational comedy group "The Groundlings, " which turned out such celebrities as [[Paul Reubens]], [[Phil Hartman]], [[Jon Lovitz]] and [[Cassandra Peterson]] (Elvira).
'''Ray Colcord''' is an Emmy-nominated [[United States|American]] film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, most famous for hit TV series such as ''[[227 (sitcom)|227]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Silver Spoons]]'', ''[[My Two Dads]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'', 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]], and a member of the National Film Preservation Board. He has received [[ASCAP]], [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]], and Dramalogue awards. Prior to his film career, Ray Colcord worked as an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) representative for Columbia Records, and was music director of the Los Angeles improvisational comedy group "The Groundlings, " which turned out such celebrities as [[Paul Reubens]], [[Phil Hartman]], [[Jon Lovitz]] and [[Cassandra Peterson]] (Elvira).


==Film==
==Film==

Journeys Below the Line: ER - The Prop Masters (video documentary short)
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)
Journeys Below the Line: 24 - The Editing Process (video documentary)
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Almost Home (TV series)
Almost Home (TV series)

Bowling for Daddies

Hot Ticket - Composer

You Ought to Be in Pictures

The Dance

To Date or Not to Date?


Where I Live (TV series)
Where I Live (TV series)
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==Music==
==Music==
Ray also played keyboards on the [[Lou Reed]] live album ''Rock n Roll Animal'' (1974) along with Pentti Glan (drums) and [[Prakash John]] (bass) of the contemporary [[Alice Cooper]] band, and [[Dick Wagner]] and [[Steve Hunter (musician)|Steve Hunter]] on guitars. The album was recorded live on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York.
Ray played keyboards on the [[Lou Reed]] live album ''Rock n Roll Animal'' (1974) along with Pentti Glan (drums) and [[Prakash John]] (bass) of the contemporary [[Alice Cooper]] band, and [[Dick Wagner]] and [[Steve Hunter (musician)|Steve Hunter]] on guitars. The album was recorded live on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York. Ray also played keyboards on "American Pie", the award-winning album by Don Maclean


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:56, 19 August 2009

Ray Colcord III

Ray Colcord is an Emmy-nominated American film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, most famous for hit TV series such as 227, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, My Two Dads, Dinosaurs, 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, and a member of the National Film Preservation Board. He has received ASCAP, BMI, and Dramalogue awards. Prior to his film career, Ray Colcord worked as an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) representative for Columbia Records, and was music director of the Los Angeles improvisational comedy group "The Groundlings, " which turned out such celebrities as Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira).

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)

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)

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)

Off Your Rocker (TV movie)

The Facts of Life (TV series) - Composer

Music

Ray played keyboards on the Lou Reed live album Rock n Roll Animal (1974) along with Pentti Glan (drums) and Prakash John (bass) of the contemporary Alice Cooper band, and Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars. The album was recorded live on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York. Ray also played keyboards on "American Pie", the award-winning album by Don Maclean

References