Ellis' work encompassed all areas of music, from records to film, commercials, and television. His television theme music credits include NBC News At Sunrise with Connie Chung and the original cartoon series Spider-Man. In the early 1960s, Ellis had a contract to produce his own easy listening record albums with RCA Victor, MGM, and Columbia, the most popular probably being Ellis in Wonderland.
Ellis also composed two extended themes for The Today Show, the first in 1971. It was used as the Friday closing theme (and eventually the show's full-time theme) until the end of the decade. Ellis composed a second Today Show theme based on the trademark NBC chimes. That theme was the NBC show's signature from 1978 to 1985 and has appeared irregularly on the morning program ever since.
Using the name of his wife Yvette Blais as a pseudonym, Ellis composed nearly all of the background music for cartoon studio Filmation from 1968 to 1982, according to the booklets for many of the DVDs for the studio's shows.
Before adopting the Yvette Blais pseudonym, Ellis used the pseudonym Spencer Raymond on 1968's Fantastic Voyage, George Blais on some of Filmation's early '70s output and its feature films, and even the name of his then-teenaged son Marc Ellis on 1969's The Hardy Boys. (Marc would later become a composer in his own right, assisting his father without credit on later Filmation scores, and even receiving onscreen credit for co-composing the theme music to the 1979 Flash Gordon cartoon.) Ray Ellis was directly credited, however, for The Archie Show and Sabrina the Teenage Witch background music.
Ellis, who resided in Los Angeles, also composed the music for the 1980s US edition of Sale of the Century theme, along with Hot Streak, Scrabble, Scattergories and Time Machine with his son Marc that includes the Jack Grimsley's score from 1980 and the famed Reg Grundy Productions fanfare at the end of each broadcast.
Ellis died, age 85, of complications from melanoma on 27 October 2008 at an assisted-living facility in Encino, California. He was survived by sons Marc and Jeffrey.
You've Changed
Ray Ellis & Orchestra Lyrics
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That sparkle in your eyes is gone
Your smile is just a careless yawn
You're breaking my heart
You've changed
You've changed
Your kisses now are so blase
I can't understand
You've changed
You've forgotten the words, I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realize you've ever cared
You've changed
You're not the angel I once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
It's all over now
You've changed
You've forgotten the words, I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realize you've ever cared
You've changed
You're not the angel I once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
It's all over now
You've changed
You've changed
The lyrics of Ray Ellis & Orchestra's song "You’ve Changed" is a hauntingly beautiful portrayal of lost love and changing emotions. The first stanza of the song marks regret when the singer notices a change in their loved one's expression. The "sparkle in your eyes is gone," and "Your smile is just a careless yawn." This change, of course, is troubling and "breaking my heart." In the second stanza, the singer describes how "Your kisses now are so blasé” and "You're bored with me in every way." The singer can't understand or comprehend the sudden transformation in their lover's behavior.
In the chorus, the singer emphasizes the stark difference between the present and the past. The lover has “changed" so much that they have even forgotten the words "I Love You” and ignore the stars above them. The lyrics, “I can't realize you've ever cared,” adds an element of disbelief and heartbreak. The final stanza, the singer acknowledges the truth when they say “You're not the angel I once knew/No need to tell me that we're through/It's all over now /You've changed." The lyrics allude to the fact that the love is gone, and it’s useless to hold on anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
You've changed
You are different now from how you used to be
That sparkle in your eyes is gone
I no longer see the excitement and joy in your eyes that used to be there
Your smile is just a careless yawn
Your smile is no longer genuine, it's just something you do without really meaning it
You're breaking my heart
Your actions and behavior are causing me intense emotional pain
Your kisses now are so blase
Your kisses lack passion and enthusiasm, they are boring and unexciting
You're bored with me in every way
You find me dull and uninteresting in every aspect of our relationship
I can't understand
I can't comprehend why you have changed and become this way
You've forgotten the words, I love you
You no longer express or demonstrate love towards me, even though we've shared many memories together
Each memory that we've shared
All the experiences we have had together, both good and bad
You ignore every star above you
You are indifferent to the beauty and wonder around you, whether it's the stars in the sky or the love that we used to share
I can't realize you've ever cared
I can't believe that you ever had real feelings of love or affection for me, given your current behavior
You're not the angel I once knew
You are no longer the kind and loving person that I fell in love with
No need to tell me that we're through
It's obvious to me that our relationship is over, there's no need to explicitly state it
It's all over now
Our relationship has reached its end
You've changed
You are no longer the person that I once knew and loved
Lyrics © CONSALAD CO., Ltd., Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Carl Fischer, Bill William Carey
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tuxguys
At the end of her life, off of this magnificent LP, she delivers what are, for me, the definitive versions of "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Don't Explain," and this tune.
The instrument (her voice) is almost entirely gone; the taste and musicianship remain unsurpassed.
@roywillis2750
Well said my friend.
@ManagerGuy1
oh yeah! The sound quality is great!!
@pepperlooking4salt
<3