[Nicolai P. Zwar]

I first noticed Bear McCreary because he did the music for the television series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, where he took over from Richard Gibbs from the Mini-Series. It was a very original approach to scoring a space odyssey series, neither grand orchestral like STAR WARS or the 1978 show, nor electronic and/or ambient like more modern movies and shows, instead, it was in turns percussive, minimalist, and melodic, without ever being overly romantic. So I got all of the Battlestar Galactica music on CD. McCreary then did WALKING DEAD, which was also excellently scored, though I don’t have that music in any form. But back when these shows ran I took notice of the name.

I think McCreary is really versed in a wide musical vernacular and quite talented. He’s also very prolific, and I have a number or his scores in my collection by now.