Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer^[1][2][3] 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.

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.^[4] 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).^[5] Ray also played keyboards on American Pie, the album by Don McLean.^[6]

Colcord died on February 5, 2016, in Los Angeles at the age of 66. He had pancreatic cancer for four years.^[7] He was survived by his wife Madeleine, to whom he was married since 1983,^[8] and son Alex.^[4]

• 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

• 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")

• 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