Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary, the composer of Knights of Badassdom’s soundtrack, would like you to think he was inspired. Here’s how he describes his process: “In the darkest hours of a cold winter night, I read a script chronicling adventurous LARPers, an evil curse, Read More

Black Sails is a new pirate-based television show on Starz. The other most recent pirate-themed product people might have in mind is Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Both the game and the TV show feature real pirates like Charles Vane and Anne Bonny, Read More

I have not yet heard a Bear McCreary soundtrack that I didn’t like, and Da Vinci’s Demons is no exception. McCreary, whose current work for television includes The Walking Dead and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has managed to create Read More

Bear McCreary provided the fantastic score for Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica a few years ago, and the score had a CD release shortly after the series aired. Now the prolific composer is back with an expanded version of the Read More

Joss Whedon’s upcoming Marvel-verse TV show, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, is one of the most exciting new series on the network horizon. It’s only fitting that one of genre TV’s most exciting composers has been tapped to provide Read More

There's no denying that one of the key factors in Battlestar Galactica's awesomeness is its amazing soundtrack and score by Bear McCreary. We're sharing a stripped down and extra-awesomeified version of that soundtrack with you in our newest giveaway. Read More

Though this is the most basic version of the Battlestar Galactica themes and tunes that you’re ever likely to hear, these “simplified” versions still represent an intellect and emotion that is missing from most mainstream television shows. Read More

When I heard that Fandomania had received a copy of SOCOM 4 for review, I jumped on it because of all the great things I've read about Bear McCreary's work. I had pretty high expectations for this soundtrack from the beginning, therefore, and I was not Read More

For those who are interested in good instrumental music, either for background or foreground listening, this is certainly worth picking up. And if you’re as much of a fan of the show as I am, that makes it even better. Read More

Talented and prolific composer Bear McCreary joins us for this week's episode! We also catch up on our TV and discuss the big Eureka / Warehouse 13 crossover. Read More

This collection, like Bear McCreary's other Battlestar Galactica soundtracks, is characterized by grand and emotionally driven arcs that expertly exemplify contemporary composition rather than the type of traditional orchestral pieces often used in Read More

Next week the soundtrack from Battlestar Galactica's fourth and final TV season is hitting stores. We were able to get our hands on an advance copy, and here's the full review of this marvelous release. Read More