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Gender: Male

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Homepage: http://www.bearmccreary.com

Movie Involvements: 64

TV Involvements: 32


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Walking Dead
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8

The Walking Dead

(2010) Music Producer
Halo
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8

Halo

(2022) Main Title Theme Composer
Battlestar Galactica
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8

Battlestar Galactica

(2004) Original Music Composer
Eureka
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8

Eureka

(2006) Music
Outlander
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8

Outlander

(2014) Original Music Composer
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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8
Black Mirror
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8

Black Mirror

(2011) Original Music Composer
See
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8

See

(2019) Original Music Composer

Acting

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Original Music Composer
Music
Main Title Theme Composer
Original Music Composer
2023 Main Title Theme Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music Score Producer
2022 Original Music Composer
Music
Music
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Music
Original Music Composer
Music Score Producer
Original Music Composer
Main Title Theme Composer
2021 Original Music Composer
Music Score Producer
2020 Music
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
2019 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
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Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2018 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
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Music
Music
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2017 Music
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music Score Producer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
2016 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2015 Original Music Composer
2014 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
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Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2013 Music
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Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2012 Original Music Composer
Music
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2011 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2010 Original Music Composer
Music Producer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
2009 Original Music Composer
2008 Music
Music
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2007 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2006 Original Music Composer
Music
2004 Original Music Composer
2002 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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