Guy Moon

Guy Vernon Moon (February 7, 1962 – January 8, 2026) was an American composer who was known for composing music for various films, television productions, and, most notably, animations - which the latter includes The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Cow and Chicken, and Johnny Bravo. Moon graduated from the University of Arizona before starting his composition career. He was known for his frequent collaboration with animator Butch Hartman, with his work being nominated for four Emmy Awards.

Early life and education Guy Vernon Moon was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 7, 1962. Moon was raised in Fort Atkinson, where he would start his music career. Moon played piano for his school's swing choir and tuba in the marching band. He also composed cadences for the marching band. He graduated from the University of Arizona School of Music. Moon moved from Wisconsin to California in 1986.

Career In his early career in the 1980s, Moon composed the film Creepozoids (1987). He went on to begin his work in animated films, contributing to the score of The Land Before Time (1988) before composing for the animated shows The Addams Family (1992) and Johnny Bravo (1997). He won a 2007 Annie Award for Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production, three consecutive BMI Cable Awards from 2002 to 2004, and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Fairly OddParents. Moon composed other Nickelodeon shows including ChalkZone (2002–2005), Back at the Barnyard (2007–2010), and the live action series Big Time Rush (2009–2013). He had also contributed to vocals and writing lyrics for two episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Moon also worked on feature films, including The Truman Show (1998), Fight Club (1999), American Psycho (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and Evan Almighty (2007). He composed such films as The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), as well as its sequel, A Very Brady Sequel (1996). His later career was dedicated to more live action works including The Green Vail (2024) and The Artist (2025).

Personal life and death Moon resided in San Fernando Valley. He was married and had three children. He suffered from tinnitus in his final years after sustaining an injury to his eardrum.

On January 8, 2026, Moon was hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Wilmington, Los Angeles. He died of traumatic injuries at the scene, at the age of 63.

Filmography Source: Film Year Film Notes 1987 Creepozoids 1988 Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 1989 The Runnin' Kind Deadly Weapon The Occultist 1990 Diving In 1991 Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story Pink Lightning Love and Curses... and All That Jazz Captive 1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Out-of-Sync Howling: New Moon Rising 1996 A Very Brady Sequel 1999 Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story 2001 These Old Broads The Way She Moves 2003 The Electric Piper Produced in 2000 2004 Mickey The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2006 The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators 2009 The Call 2010 Forsaken 2011 A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! 2012 Big Time Movie A Fairly Odd Christmas 2014 A Fairly Odd Summer 2017 The Crash 2024 Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe AdventureFinal film

Television Year Series Notes 1988–1989 Baby Boom 1989–1990 The Famous Teddy Z Brand New Life Snoops 1990 Elvis Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue 1991–1992 Man of the People 1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special Episode: Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love 1992–1993 The Addams Family 1992–1996 California Dreams 1993–1995 2 Stupid Dogs 1994–1995 The Ren & Stimpy Show Backup vocalist and additional composer (episodes: "Blazing Entrails" and "A Scooter for Yaksmas") 1995–1996 What a Cartoon! Episodes: "Cow and Chicken: No Smoking", "Boid 'n' Woim", "Pizza Boy: No Tip", "Bloo's Gang: Bow-Wow Buccaneers", "Tumbleweed Tex: School Daze" 1996–1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 1996 Cave Kids 1997 Johnny Bravo Season 1 only 1997–1999 Cow and Chicken 1998–2001 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Episodes: "The Fairly OddParents" segments, "Hobart" segments, "Enchanted Adventures", "The Man with No Nose", "Terry and Chris" 1999 The Angry Beavers Backup vocalist with Charlie Brissette, Mitch Schauer, and Shawn Patterson in the episode "The Legend of Kid Friendly" 1999 Little Witch 1999–2000 Movie Stars 1999–2000; 2002; 2005; 2023–2025SpongeBob SquarePants 7 episodes (with the soundtrack "Bartmania A") 2001–2017 The Fairly OddParents 2002–2004 ChalkZone 2003 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Additional music (episodes: "The Eggpire Strikes Back", "Love Potion 976/J", "Holly Jolly Jimmy", "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion") 2004–2007 Danny Phantom Theme song composer and performer 2005–2008 Johnny Test 2006–2009 Yin Yang Yo! Theme song writer 2007–2009 Tak and the Power of Juju 2007–2011 Back at the Barnyard Also voice as a vocalist for the episode "A Barn Days Night" 2008–2009 Random! Cartoons Episodes: "Sparkles and Gloom", "Super John Doe Junior", "Dr. Dee and Bit Boy" 2009–2013 Big Time Rush with Dusty Moon 2010–2015 T.U.F.F. Puppy 2014–2016 100 Things to Do Before High School 2017–2018 Bunsen Is a Beast 2018–2019 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2021–2022 Johnny Test Netflix revival series