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Jeremy Zuckerman
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Zuckerman at San Diego Comic-Con in 2011
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| Born | July 31, 1975 Newburgh, New York, U.S.
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Music for Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra |
Jeremy Zuckerman (born July 31, 1975) is an American composer. He creates music for many things, like movies, TV shows, and even modern dance. He is most famous for writing the music for the popular animated shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
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About Jeremy Zuckerman
Jeremy Zuckerman grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He came from a Jewish family.
Early Music Journey
Jeremy started learning piano when he was just five years old. His mom was his first teacher. As a teenager and young adult, he played guitar and synthesizer. He was in heavy metal and coldwave bands.
College Studies
He went to the Berklee College of Music. There, he studied jazz and how to make music with computers. He earned a bachelor's degree from Berklee. Later, he got a master's degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He focused on modern music and computer music there.
Jeremy's Career in Music
Music for TV and Movies
Jeremy Zuckerman began his career making music for TV and films. In 2004, he started a company called The Track Team. He worked with his friend Benjamin Wynn (also known as Deru).
They created the music for the very popular TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. This show even won a special award called a Peabody Award in 2008. Jeremy also wrote the music for the next show in the series, The Legend of Korra.
The Track Team also made music for other animated shows and movies. These included Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness for Nickelodeon. They also worked on some DC Comics animated films.
In 2017, Jeremy and Benjamin decided to work on their own projects. They had won two Emmy Awards and were nominated five times for their music.
After The Track Team, Jeremy continued to score many projects. He wrote music for the first three seasons of the TV show Scream. He also composed for PBS documentaries like Nature: Snow Monkeys and Nature: Yosemite. Other documentaries he worked on include Beartrek and Stuntman.
In 2020, Jeremy worked on the film Horse Girl. He also created music for an episode of the Showtime series Cinema Toast. This episode was directed by actress Aubrey Plaza. Jeremy has also composed for director Natasha Kermani's films Lucky and V/H/S/85.
In 2023, Jeremy helped create the music for the film Postcard from Earth. This movie was made for and shown at Sphere in Las Vegas.
The Echo Society
Jeremy Zuckerman is a founder of The Echo Society. This is a group of artists in Los Angeles. They create and perform new music and visual art. The group includes other composers like Brendan Angelides and Nathan Johnson.
Jeremy's music for The Echo Society often uses traditional instruments. He explores how sounds can change and become complex.
Music for Modern Dance
Jeremy has also created music for modern dance performances. He worked with choreographer Benjamin Levy on a piece called Everyone, Intimate, Alone, Visibly. He also created the music for Khaos, a dance commissioned by the Scottish Dance Theatre. Jeremy composed and performed live music for Lisa Wahlander's dance piece The Impermanent Sky.
Music for Theatre
Jeremy composed music for plays by Juli Crockett. These include [or, the whale], which was an opera with spoken words. He also worked on Orpheus Crawling, an experimental opera.
Music Albums and Scores
Jeremy Zuckerman has released many albums of his music. These often feature the scores he created for TV shows and movies.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (Music From The Animated Series) (2023)
- Lucky (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2021)
- This Little Land of Mines (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
- Beartrek (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
- Yosemite (From PBS’s "Nature") [Original Television Soundtrack] (2019)
- Snow Monkeys (From PBS’s "Nature") [Original Television Soundtrack] (2019)
- Scream: The TV Series Seasons 1 & 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (2016)
- Khaos (2016) - dance score
- The Legend of Korra (Original Music from Book One) (2013)
- A Leading Man (Original Score) (2013 - with Benjamin Wynn)
- DC Showcase: Superman / Shazam! The Return of Black Adam (2011 - with Benjamin Wynn) - score soundtrack
- Egantic (2010) - Ginormous remix album. Tracks 1 and 4
- Diamond Dave (2003) - David Lee Roth album. Jeremy played guitar, accordion, and other instruments.
- The Trailer Park Singles EP (2016) - Tommy MV$ERVTI extended play. Jeremy helped with track 1.
Awards and Recognitions
Jeremy Zuckerman has won and been nominated for several awards for his music.
- 2019 Doc LA Film Festival (won) - Best Composer for This little Land of Mines
- 2018 News & Documentary Emmy Awards (nominated) - Outstanding Music and Sound for Nature: Yosemite
- 2017 Daytime Emmy Awards (nominated) - Outstanding Sound Editing for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards (won) - Outstanding Sound Editing for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2015 News & Documentary Emmy Awards (nominated) - Outstanding Music and Sound for Nature: Snow Monkeys
- 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards (nominated) - Outstanding Sound Editing for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2014 Playfest (Malaga, Spain) - Jeremy was a featured composer. Music from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra was performed.
- 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards (nominated) - Outstanding Sound Editing for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2013 GoldSpirit Awards (nominated) - Best TV Soundtrack for Legend of Korra (Original Music from Book One)
- 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards (won) - Outstanding Sound Editing for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- 2011 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (nominated) - Best Sound Editing for DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
- 2009 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (nominated) - Best Sound Editing for Avatar: The Last Airbender
See also
- List of soundtrack composers
