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Bear McCreary

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Bear McCreary is a degreed graduate of the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music (in 'Composition and Recording Arts'). Bear McCreary was one of a small and select group of proteges of the late, many-honored film composer Elmer Bernstein. Although he is now firmly in the mainstream of film composition... See full bio »

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2014 Black Sails (TV series) (filming)
– Episode #1.6
– Episode #1.8
 
2013 Digging Up the Marrow (documentary) (filming)
 
2013 Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (post-production)
 
2013 Knights of Badassdom (completed)
 
2012-2013 Holliston (TV series)
– Farm Festival (2013)
– Kevin's Wedding (2013)
– Cursed (2013)
– Blobby (2013)
– Joe's Soda (2013)
See all 17 episodes »
 
2013 Defiance (TV series)
– Everything Is Broken (2013)
– Past Is Prologue (2013)
– The Bride Wore Black (2013)
– If I Ever Leave This World Alive (2013)
– I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (2013)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2013 Europa Report
 
2013 Da Vinci's Demons (TV series)
– The Lovers (2013)
– The Hierophant (2013)
– The Devil (2013)
– The Tower (2013)
– The Magician (2013)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2010-2013 The Walking Dead (TV series)
– Welcome to the Tombs (2013)
– This Sorrowful Life (2013)
– Prey (2013)
– Arrow on the Doorpost (2013)
– Clear (2013)
See all 35 episodes »
 
2011-2012 Shelf Life (TV series)
– Ghosts of Christmas Past (2012)
– Oh, Canada! (2012)
– The Boogie Man, Pt. 2 (2012)
– The Boogie Man, Pt. 1 (2012)
– Wigging Out (2012)
See all 32 episodes »
 
2012 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (TV movie)
 
2007-2012 Eureka (TV series)
– Just Another Day... (2012)
– Double Take (2012)
– Mirror, Mirror (2012)
– The Honeymooners (2012)
– Smarter Carter (2012)
See all 65 episodes »
 
2012 Daybreak (TV series)
– Chapter 5 (2012)
– Chapter 4 (2012)
– Chapter 3 (2012)
– Chapter 2 (2012)
– Chapter 1 (2012)
 
2012 D.N.E.: Do Not Erase (short)
 
2012 The Asset (TV movie)
 
2011 Moon Breakers (Video Game)
 
2011/V Infected (short)
 
2011 Chillerama (segment "Zom-B-Movie")
 
2011 Socom 4: U.S. Navy Seals (Video Game)
 
2011 The Cape (TV series)
– Endgame (2011)
– Razer (2011)
– The Lich: Part 2 (2011)
– The Lich: Part 1 (2011)
– Goggles and Hicks (2011)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010 The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV series)
– How the Nerd Stole Christmas (2010)
 
2009-2010 Caprica (TV series)
– Apotheosis (2010) (music by)
– Here Be Dragons (2010) (music by)
– The Heavens Will Rise (2010) (music by)
– The Dirteaters (2010) (music by)
– Blowback (2010)
See all 18 episodes »
 
2010 Step Up 3D
 
2009-2010 Trauma (TV series)
– Crossed Wires (2010)
– Sweet Jane (2010)
– Frequent Fliers (2010)
– Scope of Practice (2010)
– Targets (2010)
See all 20 episodes »
 
2010 Human Target (TV series)
– Christopher Chance (2010) (music by)
– Victoria (2010) (music by)
– Tanarak (2010) (music by)
– Corner Man (2010) (music by)
– Baptiste (2010) (music by)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2010 Dark Void (Video Game)
 
2009 The Plan (video)
 
2009 Setting the Tempo (video short)
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Journey Ends - The Arrival (video documentary short)
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica: ...And They Have a Plan (video documentary short)
 
2009 The Musicians Behind 'Daybreak' (video documentary short)
 
2009 Evolution of a Cue (video documentary short)
 
2009 Creating a Musical Personality (video documentary short)
 
2008-2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
– Born to Run (2009)
– Adam Raised a Cain (2009)
– To the Lighthouse (2009)
– Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009)
– Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009)
See all 31 episodes »
 
2004-2009 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
– Daybreak: Part 2 (2009)
– Daybreak: Part 1 (2009)
– Islanded in a Stream of Stars (2009)
– Someone to Watch Over Me (2009)
– Deadlock (2009)
See all 71 episodes »
 
2008-2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.10 (2009)
– Episode #1.9 (2009)
– Episode #1.8 (2009)
– Episode #1.7 (2008)
– Episode #1.6 (2008)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know (TV documentary short)
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica: Cylons - The Twelve (video documentary short)
 
2009 The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
 
2009 Empire State (TV movie)
 
2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (video)
 
2008 Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon (TV documentary short)
 
2008 Battlestar Galactica: Revealed (TV documentary short)
 
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV movie)
 
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (TV mini-series)
– Escape (2007)
– Survivors (2007)
– The Lab (2007)
– Free Fall (2007)
– Operation Raptor Talon (2007)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2007 VirtuaGirl (short)
 
2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (video)
 
2006 Rest Stop (video)
 
2006 Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance (TV mini-series)
– Webisode 10 (2006)
– Webisode 9 (2006)
– Webisode 8 (2006)
– Webisode 7 (2006)
– Webisode 6 (2006)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2006 Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far (TV documentary)
 
2005 Geek Like Me (short)
 
2004 Riding Shotgun (short)
 
2004 Free Radicals (short)
 
2004 The Runaround (short)
 
2003 The 5 Coolest Things (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2003 The Gamers (short)
 
2003 Gossip (short)
 
2003 Band Camp (short)
 
2002 The Midnight Express (short)
 
2002 Sonny Listening (short)
 
2002 When the Kids Are Away (short)
 
2002 Periphery, Texas
 
1998 A Good Lie (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (30 titles)
2013 Defiance (TV series) (composer: theme music - 12 episodes)
– Everything Is Broken (2013) (composer: theme music)
– Past Is Prologue (2013) (composer: theme music)
– The Bride Wore Black (2013) (composer: theme music)
– If I Ever Leave This World Alive (2013) (composer: theme music)
– I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (2013) (composer: theme music)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2013 Da Vinci's Demons (TV series) (composer: theme music - 8 episodes)
– The Lovers (2013) (composer: theme music)
– The Hierophant (2013) (composer: theme music)
– The Devil (2013) (composer: theme music)
– The Tower (2013) (composer: theme music)
– The Magician (2013) (composer: theme music)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2013 Shelf Life (TV series) (music producer - 12 episodes)
– Shelf of the Dead, Part 2, Fear the Reaper (2013) (music producer)
– Shelf of the Dead, Part 1 (2013) (music producer)
– I Know What You Did Last Thursday (2013) (music producer)
– Pristine (2013) (music producer)
– Toypocalypse Now (2013) (music producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Video Game) (composer: original title theme)
 
2010-2013 The Walking Dead (TV series) (composer: theme music - 15 episodes)
– I Ain't a Judas (2013) (composer: theme music)
– Killer Within (2012) (composer: theme music)
– Pretty Much Dead Already (2011) (composer: theme music)
– Secrets (2011) (composer: theme music)
– Chupacabra (2011) (composer: theme music)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2012 School and Board (TV series) (music producer - 4 episodes)
– Unveiling (2012) (music producer)
– Test Scores (2012) (music producer)
– Rainy Day Fund (2012) (music producer)
– Open Interviews (2012) (music producer)
 
2012 Daybreak (TV series) (composer: theme music - 5 episodes)
– Chapter 5 (2012) (composer: theme music)
– Chapter 4 (2012) (composer: theme music)
– Chapter 3 (2012) (composer: theme music)
– Chapter 2 (2012) (composer: theme music)
– Chapter 1 (2012) (composer: theme music)
 
2012/I Room 237 (documentary) (musician: clavinet)
 
2012 S.H.I.E.L.D.E.D. (short) (composer: themes)
 
2011/V Infected (short) (composer: theme music)
 
2011 No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure (short) (music producer)
 
2011 Red Faction: Origins (TV movie) (music producer)
 
2011 Socom 4: U.S. Navy Seals (Video Game) (conductor)
 
2011 The Cape (TV series) (composer: theme music - 10 episodes, 2011) (conductor - 9 episodes, 2011)
– Endgame (2011) (composer: theme music)
– Razer (2011) (composer: theme music, conductor)
– The Lich: Part 2 (2011) (composer: theme music, conductor)
– The Lich: Part 1 (2011) (composer: theme music, conductor)
– Goggles and Hicks (2011) (composer: theme music, conductor)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010-2011 Human Target (TV series) (composer: theme music - 7 episodes)
– Marshall Pucci (2011) (composer: theme music)
– Imbroglio (2011) (composer: theme music)
– The Other Side of the Mall (2010) (composer: theme music)
– The Wife's Tale (2010) (composer: theme music)
– Ilsa Pucci (2010) (composer: theme music)
See all 7 episodes »
 
Caprica (TV series) (composer: theme music - 4 episodes, 2010) (score producer - 1 episode, 2009)
– Blowback (2010) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Retribution (2010) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Reins of a Waterfall (2010) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Rebirth (2010) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Pilot (2009) (score producer - uncredited)
 
2010 Step Up 3D (conductor)
 
2009-2010 Trauma (TV series) (composer: theme music - 20 episodes)
– Crossed Wires (2010) (composer: theme music)
– Sweet Jane (2010) (composer: theme music)
– Frequent Fliers (2010) (composer: theme music)
– Scope of Practice (2010) (composer: theme music)
– Targets (2010) (composer: theme music)
See all 20 episodes »
 
Battlestar Galactica (TV series) (composer: additional music - 2 episodes, 2004) (musician: piano - 1 episode, 2009)
– Someone to Watch Over Me (2009) (musician: piano)
– Bastille Day (2004) (composer: additional music)
– Water (2004) (composer: additional music)
 
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series) (composer: theme music - 9 episodes)
– Vick's Chip (2008) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– What He Beheld (2008) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– The Demon Hand (2008) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Dungeons & Dragons (2008) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Queen's Gambit (2008) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2007 Eureka (TV series) (musician: accordion - 13 episodes)
– A Night in Global Dynamics (2007) (musician: accordion - uncredited)
– All That Glitters (2007) (musician: accordion - uncredited)
– Maneater (2007) (musician: accordion - uncredited)
– God Is in the Details (2007) (musician: accordion - uncredited)
– Sight Unseen (2007) (musician: accordion - uncredited)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2005 Geek Like Me (short) (musician: accordion)
 
2004 Johnson Family Vacation (composer: additional music)
 
2004 The Alamo (musician: accordion - uncredited)
 
2004 Free Radicals (short) (musician: accordion)
 
2004 My Baby's Daddy (composer: additional music, conductor)
 
2003 Battlestar Galactica (TV mini-series) (composer: additional music - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.2 (2003) (composer: additional music)
– Episode #1.1 (2003) (composer: additional music)
 
2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (musician: accordion - uncredited, scoring assistant)
 
2003 Gossip (short) (musician: accordion)
 
2002 When the Kids Are Away (short) (conductor, orchestrator)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
2013 Holliston (TV series)
– Farm Festival (2013) ("Love It Down Your Throat")
 
2013 Defiance (TV series)
– Pilot, Part 1 (2013) (writer: "The Ritual of Perpetual Motion" - uncredited, "Terraform My Heart" - uncredited, "Theme from Defiance" - uncredited / performer: "Theme from Defiance" - uncredited)
 
2010-2013 The Walking Dead (TV series)
– Welcome to the Tombs (2013) (writer: "The Walking Dead Main Title" - uncredited)
– This Sorrowful Life (2013) (writer: "The Walking Dead Main Title")
– Prey (2013) (writer: "The Walking Dead Main Theme" - uncredited)
– Arrow on the Doorpost (2013) (writer: "The Walking Dead Main Title" - uncredited)
– Clear (2013) (writer: "The Walking Dead Main Title" - uncredited)
See all 35 episodes »
 
2012 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (TV movie) (writer: "Apocalypse: Blood & Chrome" - uncredited, "The Galactica" - uncredited)
 
2007-2012 Eureka (TV series)
– Just Another Day... (2012) (music: "You Are My Home")
– O Little Town... (2010) (producer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - uncredited, "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming" - uncredited, "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" - uncredited)
– A Night in Global Dynamics (2007) (writer: "Live Forever")
 
2010 Caprica (TV series)
– End of the Line (2010) (music: "Capricoperatica" - uncredited)
– There Is Another Sky (2010) (writer: "Live Forever" - uncredited / music: "Tauron Ceremony Song" - uncredited)
– Reins of a Waterfall (2010) (writer: "Voices of the Dead" - uncredited)
– Rebirth (2010) (music: "Caprica Abides" - uncredited)
 
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
– Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today (2008) (arranger: "La Llorona" - uncredited)
– Automatic for the People (2008) (writer: "Live Forever" - uncredited)
– Samson & Delilah (2008) (arranger: "Samson & Delilah" - uncredited)
 
2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (video) (writer: "Rattlesnake on the Highway", "Jesus, He Forgives You Too", "Lonely Woman", "Down Home Salvation")
 
2004-2008 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
– Revelations (2008) (music: "Diaspora Oratorio" - uncredited / lyrics: "Diaspora Oratorio" - uncredited)
– Guess What's Coming to Dinner (2008) (music: "Gaeta's Lament" - uncredited)
– Escape Velocity (2008) (music: "All That Remains" - uncredited / lyrics: "All That Remains" - uncredited)
– Crossroads: Part 2 (2007) (producer: "All Along The Watchtower" / arranger: "All Along The Watchtower")
– Taking a Break from All Your Worries (2007) (music: "All That Remains" - uncredited / lyrics: "All That Remains" - uncredited)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2006 Rest Stop (video) (writer: "All That Remains", "Lonely Woman", "Down Home Salvation" / producer: "All That Remains", "Lonely Woman", "Down Home Salvation")
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2013 Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (post-production)
Zombie
 
2011 Chillerama
Painter (segment "Zom-B-Movie") (uncredited)
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Guest at Bar
– Deadlock (2009) … Guest at Bar (uncredited)
 
2003 Gossip (short)
Accordion Player (uncredited)
 
1999 And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (TV movie)
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2009 Evolution of a Cue (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2009 The Musicians Behind 'Daybreak' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2009 The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2011 Chillerama (segment "I Don't Want to Die a Virgin")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Dust Up (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2010 The Making of The Walking Dead (documentary short)
Composer
 
2009 Setting the Tempo (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Evolution of a Cue (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The Musicians Behind 'Daybreak' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Creating a Musical Personality (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Served as musical director for The Johnny "Vatos" Tributes to Halloween in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. He arranged, orchestrated and conducted the hits of Oingo Boingo as well as songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas for an 18-piece band, which included Oingo Boingo alums Steve Bartek, John Avila, Johnny 'Vatos' Hernandez... See more »

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