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Ronald Neal Jones (born July 7, 1954) is an American composer. He has composed music for various television shows likeStar Trek: The Next Generation,DuckTales,American Dad!, andFamily Guy. Along with the creator ofThe Fairly OddParents,Butch Hartman, he composed the show's theme song and music for its episodes. He currently resides inStanwood, Washington, where he owns Sky Muse studios, a recording facility designed for music recording and post-production.
Jones was born inKansas City, Kansas. He, along with his younger brother David, founded theOregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps in 1971, where Ron served as the composer, arranger, and drill designer. After completing his degree in music composition and music theory, he moved toLos Angeles to pursue further education at the Dick Grove School of Music. Ron studied under the guidance of Academy and Emmy Award-nominated composerLalo Schifrin, who asked him to copy a concerto for guitar and orchestra. While attending Dick Grove, Ron composed a movie for NBC and began writing music for a television series produced byHanna-Barbera. He also arranged and composed the theme songs ofThe Smurfs andThe Snorks. Ron later joined the composing team ofMike Post andPete Carpenter, where he worked on various popular television series such asThe A-Team,Magnum, P.I., andHardcastle and McCormick. In 1987, he was recruited byDisney Music President Chris Montan to compose music for Disney's first syndicated cartoon series,DuckTales.
Jones composed the music for 42 episodes ofStar Trek: The Next Generation during the first four seasons (1987–1991). However, at the beginning of the fourth season, the producers decided to replace Jones with other composers. Jones has since been a vocal critic ofRick Berman-eraStar Trek[1] and has stated that the music in the subsequent spin-offs is less melodic and more electronic in nature.[2] He once stated in an interview that he believed the theme for the seriesEnterprise would have been more suitable for the opening ceremonies of the WNBA.[3]
Jones created music for the first 12 seasons (1999–2014) ofFamily Guy.[4][5]
Jones, with various other music and lyric collaborators, has received four Emmy nominations for his work on this series: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in2000 ("We Only Live to Kiss Your A*s" aka "This House is Freakin' Sweet", from "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater") and2011 ("Christmastime is Killing Us", from "Road to the North Pole"); Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in2008 ("Lois Kills Stewie") and2011 ("Road to the North Pole"). His collaborative work on the series also earned a Grammy nomination for2012's Best Song Written for a Visual Media ("Christmastime is Killing Us").[6]
For the two-part episodes of "Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie", Jones paid homage to his own music from aStar Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode, "The Best of Both Worlds"[7] and used parodies of two cues. The piece which originally appeared when Locutus ofBorg first appears is reused whenLois reappears in "Lois Kills Stewie".[8] These parodied cues are available on Jones' website.[9]
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