Don B. Ray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Don Brandon Ray June 7, 1925 Santa Maria, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2005 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California |
| Alma mater | California State University |
| Occupation | Television composer |
| Website | donbrandonray |
Don Brandon Ray (June 7, 1925 – April 16, 2005) was an American television composer.
Career
Ray worked for CBS for 30 years, composing music for television series including Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone,[1] Rawhide, The Governor & J.J. and Men at Law.[2]
In 1974, Ray was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the category “Best Music Composition - For a Series, a Single Program of a Series” for the Hawaii Five-O episode “Nightmare in Blue”.[3][4]
In 2000, Ray wrote the Orchestration Handbook.[5]
Death
Ray died in April 2005 of an infection at the Santa Monica University in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 79.[6]
References
- ↑ The Twilight Zone FAQ (All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond). Applause. November 2015. ISBN 9781495046117.
- ↑ The Musical Woman - Volume 1. Greenwood Press. 1983. p. 179. ISBN 9780313235870.
- ↑ "Don B. Ray". Television Academy. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Don B Ray". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1974. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Orchestration: Handbook. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2000. ISBN 0634013114.
- ↑ "Don Ray, 79; Composer, Conductor Worked for CBS TV for 30 Years". Los Angeles Times. April 22, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
External links
- Don B. Ray at IMDb
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