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Printer Friendly Version RAY COLCORD COMPOSER SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY THE KING'S GUARD – Jonathan Tydor, Director-Shoreline Entertainment Starring Eric Roberts, Ron Perlman and Lesley-Anne Down HEARTWOOD – Lanny Cotler, Director – Porchlight Entertainment/ Lions Gate Releasing Starring Jason Robards and Hilary Swank THE PAPER BRIGADE – Blair Treu, Director -Leucadia Films / Walt Disney Company Starring Kyle Howard, Robert Englund and Bibi Osterwald WISH UPON A STAR – Blair Treu, Director - Leucadia Films / The Walt Disney Company Starring Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris AMITYVILLE DOLLHOUSE – Steve White, Director -Spectacor Films/ Promark/ Republic Pictures Starring Robin Thomas and Allen Cutler THE SLEEPING CAR – Douglas Curtis - Vidmark Entertainment Starring David Naughton and Kevin McCarthy SONGS ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN II (animated film) – Larry Leker and Paul Sabella, Directors -MGM Featuring the voices of Bebe Neuwirth and Charlie Sheen BABES IN TOYLAND (animated film) – Paul Sabella, Director - MGM Featuring the voices of Lacey Chabert, James Belushi and Christopher Plummer EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (songs) – Julien Temple, Director-Warner Bros. Starring Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown and Jim Carrey ("Big & Stupid", "Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun") ADDITIONAL MUSIC LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER II - Jan de Bont, Director - Paramount Pictures / Mutual Film Company THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER – Simon West, Director - Paramount Starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, James Woods and Clarence Williams III DUMB & DUMBER - Peter Farrelly, Director- New Line Cinema Starring Jim Carrey, Lauren Holly and Jeff Daniels CASPER - Brad Silberling, Director- Amblin Productions / Universal Starring Jeff Daniels, Christina Ricci, Eric Idle and Cathy Moriarty 1 RAY COLCORD COMPOSER SELECTED MOVIES FOR TELEVISION/MINISERIES/SPECIALS SECRETS OF THE PHARAOH'S TOMB BBC Productions BLUE WHALES - GIANTS OF THE DEEP ABC/Kane Productions DEVIL'S FOOD (TV film) Pebblehut Productions JURY DUTY (TV film) ABC/Steve White Productions BEFORE THEY WERE STARS Bruce Nash/Steve Sauer/Scott (Four 1-hour specials) Sternberg/Katieface Productions TELEVISION'S GREATEST PERFORMANCES I & II Nash Entertainment 50 YEARS OF SOAPS (2-hour special) Moffitt-Lee Productions SELECTED TELEVISION SERIES - (700+ episodes) *ASCAP AWARD - 1999, Most Performed Themes LOST AT HOME NBC Productions FAMILY AFFAIR (Pilot, 2002) Pariah/Turner Television BIG BROTHER 2 (31 episodes) Our House Productions PROMISED LAND (15 episodes) Merlot Productions BOY MEETS WORLD (theme, 144 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV HILLER AND DILLER (18 episodes) Imagine Entertainment/Touchstone TV TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL Merlot Productions YOU WISH (theme, 13 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV DINOSAURS (64 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Disney/Henson *2-2-7 (theme, 5 episodes, BMI award) Columbia Pictures Television *SINGER & SONS (theme, 7 episodes, Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV Emmy Nomination - Main Title Theme Music) THE SIMPSONS Fox/Gracie Films THE TORKELSONS (theme, 22 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Disney TV WHERE I LIVE (theme, 21 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV ALMOST HOME (theme, 13 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV SCORCH (theme w/Phyllis Katz, 13 episodes) Lorimar Television THE ANN JILLIAN SHOW (theme, 7 episodes) Castlerock Entertainment THE CHARMINGS (theme, 13 episodes) Columbia Television WOMEN IN PRISON (theme, 13 episodes) Columbia Television DOUBLE TROUBLE (theme, 15 episodes) Embassy Television MISERY LOVES COMPANY (theme, 8 episodes) Michael Jacobs/Touchstone TV 2 RAY COLCORD COMPOSER THEATRE IS IT HOT IN HERE OR IS IT ME? Music Director, 2003, (starring Dee Wallace Stone) I'LL SETTLE FOR LESS Multiple songs, 2003, writer with Phyllis Katz *THE GROUNDLINGS Music Director from 1977 to 1986. *Dramalogue Award, Best Music Direction, 1985 JUDY CARTER, GODDESS OF MYSTERY Music Director, writer with Phyllis Katz OLYMPIC TRIALS - A CHICK HAZARD MYSTERY Music Director, writer w/ Phil Hartman KATZ - A ONE-WOMAN SHOW Music Director, writer with Phyllis Katz SELECTED RECORDS DINOSAURS - "BIG SONGS" Producer and writer AEROSMITH - "GET YOUR WINGS" Co-producer of platinum album THE ATLANTA AND ISLE OF WIGHT POP FESTIVALS Producer of double album LOU REED LIVE Musician (Gold Album) ROCK N' ROLL ANIMAL (LOU REED) Musician (Gold Album) AMERICAN PIE (DON MCLEAN) Musician (Platinum Album) SOURCE POINT (JOHN HAMMOND) Musician Staff A & R and Producer for Columbia Records from 1970 to 1973. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & TEACHING Ray is currently serving as a governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Ray is the past president of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, the professional organization for composers, and on the board of directors of the Film Music Society. He is also President and founder of the Composers and Lyricists Legal Aid Society. For several years Ray has taught a class at UCLA Extension entitled "Music Production for Film and Television." STUDIO Ray owns and operates a full-service recording studio, Superscore Studios. It features complete video lockup, a digital Euphonix console with 288 automated inputs, 32 tracks of Protools HD digital editing, a second complete Protools system, and is heavily set up for synthesizers and samplers, as well as having a live room for recording musicians. SUPERSCORE STUDIOS: 323-654-2710 CONTACT: Austin Godsey: Artists Management 818-506-8344 More information can be found at Ray’s web site: http://www.raycolcord.com/ Ray’s credits are also listed at the Internet Movie Data Base: http://us.imdb.com/ 3.
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