{"id":33570,"date":"2026-08-09T00:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33570"},"modified":"2026-08-09T00:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:53:57","slug":"madonna-pays-tribute-to-late-ray-of-light-producer-william-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33570","title":{"rendered":"Madonna Pays Tribute To Late &#8216;Ray Of Light&#8217; Producer William Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/madonna\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madonna\" data-tag=\"madonna\">Madonna<\/a> paid tribute to her late <em>Ray of Light<\/em> producer <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/william-orbit\/\" id=\"auto-tag_william-orbit\" data-tag=\"william-orbit\">William Orbit<\/a>, saying in an Instagram post that he gave her \u201ca magic carpet to fly on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you,\u201d she writes today. \u201cI realized that music did not have to fit into categories or genres. So we created our own.\u201d See the post below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orbit, who won a Grammy for his on Madonna\u2019s multiplatinum album <em>Ray of Light <\/em>and also worked with such other artists as U2, Britney Spears, No Doubt and Blur, died July 23 at the age of 69. His death <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/william-orbit-dead-1237028473\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1237028473\">was announced<\/a> by his family this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madonna\u2019s tribute today is accompanied by footage from the \u201cRay of Light\u201d song video as well as a clip of them accepting the Best Pop Album Grammy in 1999. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoodbye William Orbit,\u201d she writes. \u201cI had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you. I realized that music did not have to fit into categories or genres. So we created our own. You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealized dreams. Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places. Sad and Joyful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI sang in ways I\u2019d never sung before,\u201d she continues. \u201cI used words without caring if they made sense or not. In many ways you were my Ray of Light \u2013 as was my daughter Lola who was born around this time \u2013 I was starting a new chapter, I was choosing another road to walk down \u2013 and you were right by my side with your crooked teeth and your genius, way of hearing music. The studio was often church like and I would sit in silence, waiting for your ideas to explode out of your keyboard or your guitar and then I would run with them\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI miss those days. Only you could inspire me to write a song like Drowned World or Swim. You were so otherworldly. So singular. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe years passed and I moved on to make music with other people, but I have never forgotten you or the magical time we spent together. Goodbye Billy Bubbles. 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