Adam Berry

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Adam Barrett Berry (born December 3, 1966) is a two-time American Emmy Award-winning television and film composer and a Grammy Award-winning producer and member of the new age band White Sun. He is originally from Los Angeles. Some of his credits include South Park, Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, and The Sarah Silverman Program. He worked closely with Trey Parker and Matt Stone's in developing the scores for the first four seasons of South Park, and also played in their punk band, DVDA.Nye, Sean. "Generation X, South Park, and TV Music Composition: An Interview with Adam Berry." Music In Television: Channels of Listening, ed. James Deaville. London: Routledge, 2011. pp. 217-26. As a member of White Sun, Berry garnered a Grammy Award for best New Age album in 2017 for the album White Sun II.

Further reading

  • Nye, Sean. "From Punk to the Musical: South Park, Music, and the Cartoon Format." Music In Television: Channels of Listening, ed. James Deaville. London: Routledge, 2011. pp. 143–64.
  • Nye, Sean. "Generation X, South Park, and TV Music Composition: An Interview with Adam Berry." Music In Television: Channels of Listening, ed. James Deaville. London: Routledge, 2011. pp. 217–26.

Filmography

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! Year

! Film

rowspan="2"| 1996

| Fugitive Rage

Friend of the Family II
rowspan="2"| 1999

| Star Portal

American Intellectuals
2000

| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

2002

| Balto II: Wolf Quest

rowspan="2"| 2003

| Tara

Beethoven's 5th
2004

| Balto III: Wings of Change

rowspan="2"| 2005

| Paine Management

The Trouble with Dee Dee
2008

| Happy Campers

2010

| Boobs: An American Obsession

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! Year

! Series

! Notes

1997–2000

| South Park

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1998–1999

| Hercules

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2000–2001

| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

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2001–2003

| Small Shots

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2002–2007

| Kim Possible

| Emmy nominated:

  • Outstanding Music Direction and Composition, 2005
2005–2006

| The Buzz on Maggie

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2006–2007

| American Dragon: Jake Long

|Season 2

2007–2010

| The Sarah Silverman Program

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2008–2015

| The Penguins of Madagascar

| Emmy wins:

  • Outstanding Music Direction and Composition, 2011
  • Outstanding Original Song—Children's and Animation, 2012{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077468/awards |title= Awards for Adam Berry |work= Internet Movie Database |accessdate= November 26, 2012}}
2013–2014

| Monsters vs. Aliens

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2016–2018

| Lost in Oz

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2017–2021

| Big Hero 6: The Series

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2019–2021

| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

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References

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