Last Updated: 16 Apr, 2024 | Views: 320
Age: 45
Profession: Musician
Other Profession(s): Composer
Famous For: La La Land Records, Sparks, And Shadows
Higher Education: University of Southern California
Net Worth: $14 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Bear McCreary was born on 17th February 1979 and specializes in music for movies, television shows, and video games. His work includes the scores of Battlestar Galactica (2004), Agents of SHIELD, Outlander, and many more. The main title of Da Vinci's Demons, which he composed for season one of Outlander, earned him an Emmy nomination. He is also a two-time British Academy Games Award winner for his contributions to God of War and Ragnarök.
Bear Mccreary Career:
Bear Mccreary Television
Bear Mccreary Battlestar Galactica And Caprica
Bear McCreary worked with primary composer Richard Gibbs on the three-hour miniseries that served as a pilot for Battlestar Galactica's reimagined series.
Bear McCreary Human Target
Bear McCreary composed the score for Human Target (based on the comic book of the same name). It was recorded with a full orchestra for the pilot episode, as well as the main theme. There is no other television series with such a large orchestra.
Bear McCreary Black Sails
Bear McCreary composed the opening title sequence to Black Sails, which featured a sea shanty-inspired theme. A hurdy-gurdy is accurately depicted as an instrument of the time.
Bear McCreary Outlander
Every season of Outlander had a soundtrack composed by McCreary. His longtime collaborator and partner, Raya Yarbrough, sang the main title.
Bear Mccreary Other Series:
Bear McCreary announced he would compose the scores for AMC's The Walking Dead and NBC's The Cape during Comic-Con 2010.
His score for ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was announced on 15th July 2013. On 4th September 2015, McCreary released the soundtrack.
Bear McCreary Films:
Bear McCreary worked on several films, scoring My Baby's Daddy and Johnson Family Vacation as well as Rest Stop, both direct-to-video.
Bear MccrearyVideo Games:
Bear McCreary created an eight-bit rendition of the Dark Void theme, originally an April Fool's joke. This theme, however, was used for Dark Void Zero, the prequel to Dark Void. The songs were composed using an actual NES console and cartridge to create an eight-bit atmosphere.
Bear McCreary Personal Life:
Bear McCreary cites Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, and Shirley Walker as his favorite composers. He looked up to them as a child. McCreary continues to be inspired by contemporary composers such as Hans Zimmer.
Bear McCreary Awards:
• Music Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme
• IFMC Award for Best Original Television Score
• IFMC Award for Best Original Score for Video Games or Interactive Media
• Music Critics Association Award for Best Film Composer
