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, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Penguins of Madagascar, Big Hero 6: The Series, 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 Film Year Film 1996 Fugitive Rage Friend of the Family II 1999 Star Portal American Intellectuals 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins 2002 Balto II: Wolf Quest 2003 Tara Beethoven's 5th 2004 Balto III: Wings of Change 2005 Paine Management The Trouble with Dee Dee 2008 Happy Campers 2010 Boobs: An American Obsession
Television Year Series Notes 1997–2000 South Park 1998–1999 Hercules 2000–2001 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 2001–2003 Small Shots 2002–2007 Kim Possible Emmy nominated: Outstanding Music Direction and Composition, 2005 2005–2006 The Buzz on Maggie 2006–2007 American Dragon: Jake LongSeason 2 2007–2010 The Sarah Silverman Program 2008–2015 The Penguins of Madagascar Emmy wins: Outstanding Music Direction and Composition, 2011 Outstanding Original Song—Children's and Animation, 2012 2013–2014 Monsters vs. Aliens 2016–2018 Lost in Oz 2017–2021 Big Hero 6: The Series 2019–2021 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
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