Ray Colcord

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Raymond Rudolph Colcord

Born February 9, 1948(1948-02-09)
Manhattan, New York, New York City, U.S. (1948–1961)
Pasadena, California (1966–present)

Ray Colcord (February 9, 1948) is an Grammy-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 governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and a past President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists. 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).

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[edit] Film

Journeys Below the Line: ER - The Prop Masters (video documentary short)

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

[edit] 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")

[edit] 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)

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)

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

[edit] Music

Ray also played keyboards on the Lou Reed live album Rick 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.

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