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Don Brandon Ray (June 7, 1925 – April 16, 2005) was an American television composer.

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, Rawhide, The Governor & J.J. and Men at Law.

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".

In 2000, Ray wrote the Orchestration Handbook.

Death

Ray died in April 2005 of an infection at the Santa Monica University in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 79.

References

1. The Twilight Zone FAQ (All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond). Applause. November 2015. ISBN 9781495046117.
2. The Musical Woman - Volume 1. Greenwood Press. 1983. p. 179. ISBN 9780313235870.
3. "Don B. Ray". Television Academy. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
4. "Don B Ray". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1974. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Orchestration: Handbook. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2000. ISBN 0634013114.
6. "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

• 1925 births
• 2005 deaths
• American male television composers
• American composers
• People from Santa Maria, California
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni
• California State University, Long Beach alumni