Bear McCreary 🐻🎶
@bearmccreary
New single "Cool Kids", OUT NOW. Composer - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, God of War, Walking Dead, Godzilla: KOTM, Battlestar Galactica
After my record release at Wacken I got inspired to update my playlist with some more heavy tunes.🤘🏻 Have any of these albums been in regular rotation for you? More on the playlist! open.spotify.com/playlist/1YP...
💥 The Singularity: Ekleipsis is OUT NOW! Play it loud, and share your favorite track below! ❤️🐻
Cannot WAIT to play this one live on July 31st at Wacken Open Air, which also happens to be the day my new album The Singularity: Ekleipsis drops! Any other tracks you’re looking forward to seeing live? 👀 🎶 “Black Box” ft. Joe Duplantier and The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices
San Diego Comic Con! See you THURSDAY July 23rd at 11:45am in room 6BCF for Musical World Building with Ariel Lawrence, Jeff Wadlow, Gene Hoglan and Raya Yarbrough
🚨 Who’s going to San Diego Comic Con? I'm thrilled to host another installment in my panel series, Musical World Building, at SDCC on Thursday July 23rd at 11:45am in room 6BCF. Expect an eclectic roster of guests (to be announced soon). See you there!
My mom’s new book, UNDESIRABLE, is out today. A brutally honest memoir about our family’s struggles with a returning soldier from Vietnam. So proud of you, Mom!
Looking forward to my North American West Coast Dates this September! Which city will I see you at? Tickets on my website.
I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey. I’ve been working on this for years with a stunningly talented team of developers, musicians, performers, and singers, and look forward to sharing more of all our work with you soon!
I mean... I'll take that compliment from Asdru Sierra and run with it for the rest of my life. 🤘🏼🐻 What’s your favorite hurdy gurdy solo I’ve ever played? From our recording session for "Industrial Revolution" on The Singularity.
“Incinerator” (feat. @serjtankian.bsky.social) made Apple Music’s Rock in Spatial Audio playlist! Honored to be in the ranks with classic bangers from Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes and more.
Tickets to my European summer tour are AVAILABLE NOW! My set features songs from The Singularity, themes from throughout my scoring career… and some new surprises! Join me for a limited VIP meet & greet / signing / photo op before the show. I can’t wait to see you there!
🚨EUROPE - SUMMER TOUR! Tickets on sale 3/18 at 12pm CET From Dublin, to Helsinki, to our first appearance at Wacken Open Air, my band and I are thrilled to bring The Singularity, my scores, and perhaps a few surprises, to you all. Which city will I see you in? Raise your hands!
Thrilled to announce I'll be performing at the legendary @wackenopenair.bsky.social in Germany this summer! See you there🤘🏻 Info and tickets at wacken.com
POLL: What is the correct number of tracks for kick drum on a metal record? A. 1 B. 9 C. ALL THE TRACKS!
As a composer and as a fan, I want a sequel to give me exactly what I love… and exactly what I didn’t know I needed. What are your favorite video game sequels? I’ll go first… Mega Man 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3!
For the film Revolt, I wanted the music to feel mechanical and alien, so we built an orchestra out of obsolete tech. Anybody have fond memories of this floppy disk drive noise?
Themes aren’t just melodies, they’re storytelling tools. For Percy Jackson Season 2, the music had to evolve with Percy. What are your favorite character themes ever written for a film, tv series, or video game?
The Season 2 soundtrack for @percyseries.bsky.social is OUT NOW. Reimagining the main title was intimidating, but the goal was simple: deeper sound, higher stakes. Enjoy! 🐻♥️
Counting down the most surprising sounds in my music. Which is your favorite?
So excited to finally debut Outlander in Concert! Who’s gonna join us in Scotland next May? 🏴 🎵 ❤️ Thanks to @thr.com for unveiling our new concept!
NEW BLOG - Deathstalker: A Musical Journey. The absolutely crazy story of how I started this song more than 20 years ago, and ended up finishing it with Slash
So… what cities should I try to hit next year? 🤘🏼🐻 Read more: bearmccreary.com/tour-journal...
My FINAL tour blog for 2025 is finally up! We ended our Themes And Variations Tour in style, Down Under 🇦🇺 🐨. Thanks to all the fans for showing up to my first tour, and following along with these blogs. I am grateful for your energy, your passion, and your voices.
I surprised famed cult movie composer @chuckcirino.bsky.social with a request for his Top 5 Spaghetti Western Film Scores, and he listed them immediately! What scores would YOU add to this list? Part 2 coming soon! #FilmComposer #Soundtrack #Westerns #Nerds
