Which composer is credited alongside Jeremy Zuckerman on the series?

Benjamin Wynn is credited alongside Jeremy Zuckerman on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The pair worked together through The Track Team, a Los Angeles music and sound-design company they founded in 2004. During the series’ early development, they created its musical and sonic identity together. Their responsibilities later became more distinct: Zuckerman handled the musical composition, while Wynn focused primarily on sound design.

That division explains a common source of confusion. Zuckerman is usually described as the show’s composer, but reference listings credit both Zuckerman and Wynn because Wynn helped create the broader audio production and was formally associated with the series’ music and sound work. Wynn is also known by the professional name Deru.

The show’s score drew on instruments including the guzheng, pipa and duduk to complement its East Asian-inspired setting. Wynn and Zuckerman later collaborated on The Legend of Korra, where Zuckerman was the sole composer and Wynn served as lead sound designer.