William Olvis (1958 – May 6, 2014) was an American composer for TV and movies. He most famous compositions were those for TV series Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman and Gabriels Fire.He began his professional career in 1988 composing the score for the ABC telefilm "Evil in Clear River" and went on to compose and work on the scores for many TV series and movies including 'Kill Me Again', '29th Street', 'Red Rock West','Separate Lives' and 'Steal Big Steal Little'.