Bear McCreary

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- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Released 2008

- Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
- Released 2007

- Rest Stop
- Released 2006

- Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
- Released 2008

biography

Score composer Bear McCreary was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on February 17, 1979, the son of the writer Laura Kalpakian. He obtained degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and became a protTgT of the film composer Elmer Bernstein, for whom he reconstructed and re-orchestrated the score for the 1963 film Kings of the Sun, resulting in the recording of a new album of the music. After scoring a number of short films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, McCreary was hired to compose the music for a new version of the television series Battlestar Galactica, which premiered on the Sci Fi Channel in 2004. Soundtrack albums of his music were released in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009 by La-La Land Records, corresponding to the four seasons of the series. In 2006, McCreary scored the straight-to-video film Rest Stop, with a soundtrack album released by PlanR. (He also scored the 2008 sequel, Rest Stop: Don't Look Back; its soundtrack album was released by La-La Land.) In 2007, he scored Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, another straight-to-video feature, and La-La Land released the soundtrack album. In 2008, he provided music for the TV series Eureka on the Fox network, and there was a soundtrack album on La-La Land. The same year, the label released McCreary's score music for the Sci Fi Channel's series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. La-La Land also released his soundtrack album for the straight-to-video Battlestar Galactica prequel film Caprica in 2009; McCreary was hired to score the Caprica TV series premiering on the Sci Fi Channel in 2010. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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- - BSG Music is Finally on iTunes!
  - - 11/7/2009
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  - Finally… Finally… Finally! I’ve been teasing you loyal blog readers about a big announcement for weeks, and here it is: NBC Univers…

- - New Docs: Dark Void, T:TSCC & Eureka
  - - 11/6/2009
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    - Bear's Battlestar Blog
  - There are some new cool documentaries out there worth pointing out. First up: GameTrailers.com has a Dark Void Character Development Diary: This is…

- - BSG: The Plan
  - - 10/27/2009
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    - Bear's Battlestar Blog
  - SPOILERS ARE PLANNED: My score for Battlestar Galactica evolved dramatically over the 4 seasons. Character themes were introduced, developed and occ…

- - Johnny “Vatos” Tribute to Halloween 2009
  - - 10/12/2009
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    - Bear's Battlestar Blog
  - October is a busy month of concerts for me. In addition to the Stu Phillips tribute with the Golden State Pops, I’m returning to the stage w…

- - BSG Suite in Symphonic Orchestra Concert, Oct. 24!
  - - 10/8/2009
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    - Bear's Battlestar Blog
  - ONE NIGHT ONLY: On October 24th, the Golden State Pops Orchestra will perform a special tribute to composer Stu Phillips to commemorate his 80th bir…

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- - Yeah!
  - - By Atomic Willow
    - 8/4/2009 17:31:23
  - I totally agree. His work on Terminator: TCSS was great, but his battlestar work was the *swear word*.
    
    His discography really needs to be updated.
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- - Um...
  - - By Eris82
    - 7/11/2009 23:43:40
  - Why are there no Battlestar Galactica soundtracks? Some of his best stuff are strewn throughout all four seasons.
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- - An Amazing Composer
  - - By Robja Falu
    - 3/18/2009 06:54:35
  - Can't get enough of Bear. His tones sets the mood for a lot of the shows I watch. I wonder what a solo endeavor would sound like. Probably Gold!
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- - RE: Season 4 Battlestar Galact
  - - By RAZGRIZ 1138
    - 6/10/2008 15:55:56
  - With the music featured in the episodes from the past few weeks, I think we're in store for an incredible soundtrack. Make sure you check out his Battlestar Blog, he actually posts some of the sheet music and describes the creative processes in his music. He truly is a genius, and is a very nice guy based on some correspondence I've had with him from my radio days.
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- - Season 4 Battlestar Galactica
  - - By r49dcr
    - 5/17/2008 03:05:04
  - I'm wondering what the season 4 soundtrack will have in store for us? Each successive year has been bested by the next. I hope the trend continues.
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