Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary

Birthdate
February 17, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Known For
Sound

Details

Birthdate
February 17, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Known For
Sound

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.

Bear McCreary's LGBTQ+ Titles

Chillerama
Chillerama
Director

Acting (5)

2020
The Babysitter: Killer Queen as Frank the Recording Artist
2019
Raising Kratos as Self
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary as Self
2014
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as Zombie
2010
The Making of The Walking Dead as Self

Directing (1)

2011
Chillerama • Director
• Director

Sound (92)

2024
We Never Smiled in the 90’s • Music
• Music
2024
Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 Movie • Music
• Music
2024
The 4:30 Movie • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2024
Imaginary • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return • Music
• Music
2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
• Main Title Theme Composer (5 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (5 episodes)
2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians • Main Title Theme Composer (8 episodes)
• Main Title Theme Composer (8 episodes)
2023
The Last Voyage of the Demeter • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2023
We Have a Ghost • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2023
Splinter • Music Score Producer
• Music Score Producer
2022
The Witcher: Blood Origin • Original Music Composer (4 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (4 episodes)
2022
Call Me Miss Cleo • Music
• Music
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power • Original Music Composer (16 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (16 episodes)
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening • Music
• Music
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
• Music Score Producer
• Original Music Composer
2022
Last Seen Alive • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2022
Halo • Main Title Theme Composer (8 episodes)
• Main Title Theme Composer (8 episodes)
2021
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
• Music Score Producer (10 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (10 episodes)
2020
Fund the Bat • Music
• Music
2020
Freaky • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2020
The Babysitter: Killer Queen • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2020
Ava • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2020
Snowpiercer • Original Music Composer (10 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (10 episodes)
2020
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution • Music
• Music
2020
Fantasy Island • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
See • Original Music Composer (16 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (16 episodes)
2019
Eli • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
Child's Play • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
Rim of the World • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
Raising Kratos • Music
• Music
2019
The Professor and the Madman • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2019
Proven Innocent • Original Music Composer (13 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (13 episodes)
2019
Happy Death Day 2U • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
Pooka! • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
Welcome Home • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
Hell Fest • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
I Still See You • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
Tau • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2018
The Shadow Hours • Music
• Music
2018
The Cloverfield Paradox • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2017
A Holliston Halloween • Music
• Music
2017
Unrest
• Conductor
• Original Music Composer
2017
Happy Death Day • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams • Original Music Composer (3 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (3 episodes)
2017
Rebel in the Rye • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2017
Victor Crowley • Music Score Producer
• Music Score Producer
2017
Revolt • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2017
Animal Crackers • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2017
Colossal
• Orchestrator
• Original Music Composer
2016
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot • Original Music Composer (6 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (6 episodes)
2016
10 Cloverfield Lane • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2016
The Boy • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2016
The Forest • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2015
Digging Up the Marrow • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2014
Constantine • Original Music Composer (13 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (13 episodes)
2014
Everly • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2014
Intruders • Music (8 episodes)
• Music (8 episodes)
2014
Outlander • Original Music Composer (91 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (91 episodes)
2014
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2014
Black Sails • Original Music Composer (38 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (38 episodes)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. • Music (136 episodes)
• Music (136 episodes)
2013
Europa Report • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2013
Defiance • Original Music Composer (38 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (38 episodes)
2013
Da Vinci's Demons • Original Music Composer (1 episode)
• Original Music Composer (1 episode)
2013
Knights of Badassdom • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome • Music (10 episodes)
• Music (10 episodes)
2012
The Asset • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2011
Black Mirror • Original Music Composer (1 episode)
• Original Music Composer (1 episode)
2011
Chillerama • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2011
The Cape • Original Music Composer (10 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (10 episodes)
2010
The Walking Dead
• Music Producer (22 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (177 episodes)
2010
Step Up 3D • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2010
Caprica • Original Music Composer (18 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (18 episodes)
2010
Human Target • Music (12 episodes)
• Music (12 episodes)
2009
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2008
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy • Music (10 episodes)
• Music (10 episodes)
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Music (1 episode)
• Original Music Composer (31 episodes)
2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2007
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2006
Rest Stop • Original Music Composer
• Original Music Composer
2006
Eureka • Music (65 episodes)
• Music (65 episodes)
2004
Battlestar Galactica • Original Music Composer (73 episodes)
• Original Music Composer (73 episodes)
2002
Periphery, Texas • Music
• Music