The animation community is mourning the loss of Guy Moon, the four-time Emmy-nominated musician behind the iconic scores of The Fairly OddParents. Moon was 63 years old when he was tragically killed in a traffic accident on Thursday morning. His family confirmed his passing, and official medical reports cited traumatic injuries from the collision as the cause of death, according to Deadline.
“We are overcome with grief to announce the passing of our beloved patriarch, Guy Moon,” the family said in a statement on Facebook. “We feel singularly blessed to have been able to call him dad and husband. As we stand together at the base of what seems to be an insurmountable grief, we are emboldened to grieve him with honor and courage with the tools that he equipped us with in his beautiful life. He has left an unmistakable legacy, and will be profoundly missed by us, his family, and countless others whose lives he impacted.”
Deadline says that, beyond his work on The Fairly OddParents, the Annie Award winner composed for the other Butch Hartman series: T.U.F.F. Puppy and Danny Phantom, for which he also wrote the catchy theme song. His extensive resume also includes writing music for Big Time Rush, Back at the Barnyard, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Cow and Chicken, and the Johnny Test reboot on Netflix.
Moon’s versatility as a composer was evident in his move from television to the big screen. He provided the scores for The Brady Bunch Movie and its sequel, along with the three live-action Fairly OddParents movies. In 2017, he composed the music for the thriller The Crash. His work also reached mainstream cinema through soundtrack contributions to major hits such as Minority Report, Mystic Pizza, and Fight Club, via Deadline.
Deadline reported that memorial plans for the composer include a tentative celebration of life in Los Angeles on his birthday, February 7, as well as a future service in his hometown in Wisconsin.