Don B. Ray
American television composer
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Don Brandon Ray (June 7, 1925 – April 16, 2005) was an American television composer.
June 7, 1925
Don B. Ray | |
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| Born | Don Brandon Ray June 7, 1925 Santa Maria, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2005 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation | Television composer |
| Website | donbrandonray |
Education
Ray earned a B.A at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1948 and later an M.A. in music from California State University, Long Beach.
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 Award 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]
