Bear McCreary has announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming Starz original series Outlander. The show is created by Ronald D. Moore based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling books and stars Caitrona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Duncan Lacroix, Annette Badland and Stephen Walters. The series follows the story […]
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Bear McCreary to Score Starz’s ‘Outlander’
Posted: January 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Outlander, Ronald D. Moore, Starz
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 22, 2013)
Posted: September 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Back in the Game, Bear McCreary, Ben Decter, Bob Thiele, CBS, Hostages, Jake Monaco, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, Lucky 7, Mark Kilian, Michael Wandmacher, NBC, Nick Urata, Paul Koch, The Goldbergs, The Michael J. Fox Show, Trophy Wife
Premiering on Tuesday, September 24, on ABC is Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and starring Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge and Chloe Bennett. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) is scoring the show weekly with a full orchestra. To […]
Mychael Danna, Bear McCreary and John Lunn Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Bear McCreary, David Javerbaum, Elliot Lawrence, Emmy Awards, John Lunn, Mychael Danna
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out this afternoon at the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. John Lunn has received his second Emmy for his music for Downtown Abbey in the Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) category after last year’s win. Mychael Danna won his first Emmy Award for the mini-series World Without End […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2013)
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2 Guns, Bear McCreary, Brendan Canning, Clinton Shorter, Drift, Europa Report, Heitor Pereira, Michael Yezerski, Rob Simonsen, The Canyons, The Smurfs 2, The Spectacular Now
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband). […]
‘Caprica’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Caprica, score, Soundtrack, Syfy
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Caprica. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Also included are two songs from the series performed by Young Beautiful in a Hurry. The soundtrack will be released […]
‘Europa Report’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Europa Report, score, Soundtrack
Sparks & Shadows Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Europa Report. The album features the film’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galacticia). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is also in […]
Comic-Con 2013 Update
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Bear McCreary, Comic-Con, Jeremy Zuckerman, Ryan Shore, Scott Glasgow
Since our last update on this year’s film music-related events at Comic-Con in San Diego, a couple of additional announcements have been made. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has joined the panel The Anatomy of Superhero Film Music: Bringing a Comic Book to Life, which also features such participants as Marco Beltrami and […]
Bear McCreary to Score Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Posted: July 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bear McCreary, Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios
Bear McCreary has been tapped to score Marvel’s highly anticipated TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The show from executive producers Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse, Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) marks Marvel’s first television series. Jeffrey Bell (Angel, Alias) and Jeph Loeb (Smallville, Lost) also serve as executive […]
Bear McCreary to Score Starz’s ‘Black Sails’
Posted: July 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Black Sails, Jon Steinberg, Starz
Bear McCreary is composing the score for the upcoming Starz original series Black Sails. The pirate adventure is created by Jon Steinberg (Jericho) & Robert Levine (Touch) follows the tales of Captain Flin and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. The show’s cast includes Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach […]
‘The Character of Music’ Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: July 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Brian Reitzell, Comic-Con, Dino Meneghin
The line-up for this year’s The Character of Music panel at Comic-Con in San Diego has been announced. A number of composer and executive producer teams will discuss the dynamics of music in film and television. Panelists include Bear McCreary and Jonathan Steinberg (Black Sails), Brian Reitzell and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), and Dino Meneghin and […]