Bear McCreary

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Name: Bear McCreary.
Profession: American musician and composer of movie, television, and video game music scores.
Birth Date: February 17, 1979.
Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Current Location: Based in Los Angeles, California.
Notable Works/Achievements:
Emmy Award winning composer.
Score for Battlestar Galactica (described by Variety as "the most innovative music on TV today" and by NPR as "a sci-fi score like no other").
Io9.com ranked him one of the Ten Best Science Fiction Composers of All Time.
WIRED Magazine declared him one of five "Secret Weapons" of the television industry.
Voted "Composers’ Choice Composer of the Year – Television" by ASCAP.
Protege of Elmer Bernstein.
Early compositions were for independent motion picture productions.
Co-wrote and performed "Blood Upon the Snow" for God of War with Hozier.
Other: Known for sound; 95 known credits.
Draft 1: Bear McCreary is an American musician and composer of movie, television, and video game music scores. Born on February 17, 1979, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he is currently based in Los Angeles, California. McCreary is an Emmy Award winning composer who was a protege of the late film composer Elmer Bernstein. His early work included compositions for independent motion picture productions. He gained recognition for his