Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958). == Biography == Raymond Spencer Ellis was born in Philadelphia. He composed, and performed much of the underscore music for the animated Spider-Man (1967 TV series). He composed two extended themes for The Today Show, the first in 1971. It was used as the Friday closing theme (and eventually... [more on Wikipedia]