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Sound

Bear McCreary

Profession
Sound
Born
February 17, 1979 · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Biography

Emmy Award winning composer Bear McCreary was first launched into pop culture with his groundbreaking score to the hit series Battlestar Galactica, that was lauded by Variety as “the most innovative music on TV today.” It “fits the action so perfectly, it’s almost devastating: a sci-fi score like no other” (NPR). Io9.com ranked McCreary one of the Ten Best Science Fiction Composers of All Time, and recently WIRED Magazine declared him one of only five “Secret Weapons” of the television industry. McCreary was recently voted “Composers’ Choice Composer of the Year – Television” by his peers in ASCAP, the first award of its kind. Bear has conducted orchestral performances of his music throughout North America and Europe, appearing at Fimucité in Tenerife, and the International Film Music Festival in Úbeda, Spain. In July 2014, his music was performed by the L.A. Philharmonic and L.A. Master Choraleat the Hollywood Bowl, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Attending the prestigious Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, Bear completed degrees in composition and recording arts. However, his professional training came from film music legend Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mocking Bird). Bear was one of Bernstein’s select protégés, and learned the tools of the trade working with and orchestrating for the maestro. Bear spent his childhood immersed in film and television music; he is delighted now to contribute back to the genres that inspired him.

Known for

The Walking Dead poster
The Walking Dead
Series · 2010 · ★ 8.1
10 Cloverfield Lane poster
10 Cloverfield Lane
Film · 2016 · ★ 7.0
Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Film · 2019 · ★ 6.7
Happy Death Day poster
Happy Death Day
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.7
Black Mirror poster
Black Mirror
Series · 2011 · ★ 8.3
The Boy poster
The Boy
Film · 2016 · ★ 6.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Series · 2022 · ★ 7.2
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Series · 2013 · ★ 7.5
Happy Death Day 2U poster
Happy Death Day 2U
Film · 2019 · ★ 6.3
The Cloverfield Paradox poster
The Cloverfield Paradox
Film · 2018 · ★ 5.6
Halo poster
Halo
Series · 2022 · ★ 8.2
Outlander poster
Outlander
Series · 2014 · ★ 8.2

Filmography