Bear McCreary

Birth Name:

Bear McCreary

Birth Place:

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Profession

Composer, Music department, Actor, Director

Won an ASCAP Award in 2013 for his music in "The Walking Dead․"
Studied under famed composer Elmer Bernstein while completing a degree at the USC Thornton School of Music
Son of American author Laura Kalpakian
Made his motion picture film debut with "Step Up 3D" in 2010
Quote: "Musically, I really want to honor characters and write music that takes the audience back in time․ These are real people with real conflicts participating in real events․"
Quote: "The producers and I wanted to do something different because The Walking Dead" had become so dark [by season three]․""
Named sole composer to the "Battlestar Galactica" reboot in 2003 after composer Richard Gibbs opted out of the series following the pilot
As a joke, he prepared an 8-bit remake of the 'Dark Void' theme which would eventually be used for the game's prequel
As a protégé to Elmer Bernstein, he helped reconstruct the composer's original pencil score sheets from 1963's "Kings of the Sun․"
Self-taught accordion player as well as a classically trained pianist

2005IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2006IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for Television:Nominated
2007IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2008IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2009ASCAP Award - Top Television Series:Winner
2009IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
2009IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
2011IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
2013ASCAP Award - Top Television Series:Winner
2013OFTA Television Award - Best Music in a Series:Nominated
2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Winner
2014HMMA Award - Best Main Title - TV Show/Digital Streaming Series:Nominated
2014IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
2016HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film:Nominated
2016IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2016World Soundtrack Award - Discovery of the Year:Nominated
2016World Soundtrack Award - Television Composer of the Year:Nominated
2019Saturn Award - Best Music:Nominated
2019Reel Music Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Feature:Winner
2020IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Drama Film:Nominated
2020IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film:Nominated
2021IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for an Animated Film:Nominated
2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Soundtrack/Score:Nominated
2022HMMA Award - Best Original Score - TV Show/Limited Series:Nominated
2022IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
2022IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
2022Movie Music UK Award - Score of the Year:Winner
2022Movie Music UK Award - Best Original Score for Television:Winner
2022Reel Music Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
2022Reel Music Award - Overall Score of the Year:Winner
2023HMMA Award - Best Main Title - TV Show/Limited Series:Nominated
2023IFMCA Award - Composition of the Year:Nominated
2023IFMCA Award - Score of the Year:Winner
2023IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for an Animated Film:Nominated
2023IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
2023IFMCA Award - Composition of the Year:Nominated
2023IFMCA Award - Composition of the Year:Nominated
2023SCL Award - Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production:Nominated
2024IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film:Nominated
2024Movie Music UK Award - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film:Nominated
2025Emmy - Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program:Winner
2025HMMA Award - Best Main Title - TV Show/Limited Series:Nominated
2025IFMCA Award - Score of the Year:Winner
2025IFMCA Award - Composition of the Year:Nominated
2025IFMCA Award - Composition of the Year:Nominated
2025IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film:Nominated
2025IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for Television:Winner
2025SCL Award - Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production:Nominated
2025SCL Award - Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production:Nominated

Bear McCreary

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