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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 – We begin with selections from Bear McCreary’s first TV series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. We’ll hear selections from the fantastic Season 3 album featuring one of the greatest action cues of all time – “Storming New Capria.” We also snuck in THE WALKING DEAD main theme into this episode… hope you enjoy it!
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 – Up next we’ll be playing music from arguably McCreary’s greatest achievement. The score for Human Target was one of the most ambitious scores ever written for television; a score written for an average of 60 players per week. The season one finale featured 90 players making it the largest orchestra ever assembled for episodic television. McCreary would received an Emmy nomination for his super main theme.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 – Bear McCreary week continues here at CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO with music from the short lived TV series based on the popular James Cameron Terminator films called TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 – Next up is music from DA VINCI’S DEMONS, a show that garnered Bear McCreary his first ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 – We conclude our look at the TV music of Bear McCreary with his outstanding music to the 2011 superhero TV show, THE CAPE.
For more information about Bear McCreary and his latest assignments, check out his fantastic site at www.bearmccreary.com That’s where I went to get all the info for this week’s spotlight. Enjoy!
Erik,
Great show as usual! I can always count on you to give me a better perspective on an artist that I have not studied as well as I should have. Bear is certainly a talented composer in his own right.
Thanks for the enlightenment!
Dane
Like I said during the show, Bear’s blog is a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for tuning in, Dane!