He, along with his younger brother David, founded the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps in 1971, where Ron served as the composer, arranger, and drill designer.
Ron studied under the guidance of Academy and Emmy Award-nominated composer Lalo 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 by Hanna-Barbera.
Ron later joined the composing team of Mike Post and Pete Carpenter, where he worked on various popular television series such as The A-Team, Magnum, P.I., and Hardcastle and McCormick.
Jones has since been a vocal critic of Rick Berman-era Star Trek[1] and has stated that the music in the subsequent spin-offs is less melodic and more electronic in nature.