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Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary

Sound • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA • Born February 17, 1979

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.

34
Films
5.8
Avg Score

Filmography (34)

The Devil's Mouth

The Devil's Mouth

2026 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 46m
48
Original Music Composer
Drop

Drop

2025 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 35m
61
Original Music Composer
The 4:30 Movie

The 4:30 Movie

2024 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 28m
60
Original Music Composer
Imaginary

Imaginary

2024 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 44m
48
Original Music Composer
The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023 • Horror, Fantasy • 1h 59m
61
Original Music Composer
We Have a Ghost

We Have a Ghost

2023 • Horror, Comedy • 2h 7m
61
Original Music Composer
Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive

2022 • Action, Thriller • 1h 35m
57
Original Music Composer
The Babysitter: Killer Queen

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

2020 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 41m
58
as Frank the Recording Artist
Original Music Composer
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

2020 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 49m
49
Original Music Composer
Freaky

Freaky

2020 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 42m
63
Original Music Composer
Ava

Ava

2020 • Action, Thriller • 1h 36m
55
Original Music Composer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 12m
60
Original Music Composer
The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

2019 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 4m
72
Original Music Composer
Happy Death Day 2U

Happy Death Day 2U

2019 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 40m
62
Original Music Composer
Child's Play

Child's Play

2019 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 30m
57
Original Music Composer
Eli

Eli

2019 • Horror • 1h 38m
58
Original Music Composer
Rim of the World

Rim of the World

2019 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 39m
53
Original Music Composer
The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 42m
55
Original Music Composer
Hell Fest

Hell Fest

2018 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 29m
55
Original Music Composer
Tau

Tau

2018 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 37m
58
Original Music Composer
I Still See You

I Still See You

2018 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 38m
58
Original Music Composer
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

2018 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 44m
58
Original Music Composer
Colossal

Colossal

2017 • Science Fiction, Drama • 1h 49m
62
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day

2017 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 37m
66
Original Music Composer
Victor Crowley

Victor Crowley

2017 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 23m
55
Music Score Producer
Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

2017 • Drama, Romance • 1h 46m
67
Original Music Composer
The Boy

The Boy

2016 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 38m
60
Original Music Composer
The Forest

The Forest

2016 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 33m
48
Original Music Composer
10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 44m
72
Original Music Composer
Digging Up the Marrow

Digging Up the Marrow

2015 • Horror • 1h 38m
58
Original Music Composer
Everly

Everly

2015 • Action, Thriller • 1h 33m
51
Original Music Composer
Europa Report

Europa Report

2013 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 30m
64
Original Music Composer
Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D

2010 • Drama, Romance • 1h 47m
62
Original Music Composer
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

2007 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 37m
55
Original Music Composer

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