In this series of blogs, I chronicle my path bringing The Singularity to life as a rock album, graphic novel, and concert experience. My previous blogs can be found here: “Discovering Metal,” “Writing the Record,” “Variety of Voices,” “Instrumentalists,” and “Boingo Boys.” For most rock records, the processes of writing the music and lyrics, and […] The post The Singularity: Mixing the Madness appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I explore the detailed musical depths of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. For a comprehensive look at my score for the series, explore my previous blog entries here, and check out the soundtrack albums (a compilation for each season and a comprehensive album for each episode) available on […] The post The Lord of the Rings: Episode 203 appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I chronicle my path bringing The Singularity to life as a rock album, graphic novel, and concert experience. My previous blogs can be found here: “Discovering Metal,” “Writing the Record,” “Variety of Voices” and “Instrumentalists.” Amidst the diverse and eclectic roster of phenomenal musicians I was fortunate to collaborate with […] The post The Singularity: Boingo Boys appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I chronicle my path bringing The Singularity to life as a rock album, graphic novel, and concert experience. My previous blogs can be found here: “Discovering Metal,” “Writing the Record,” and “Variety of Voices.” The Singularity represents a collaboration with more than thirty guests, drawn from across rock, pop, metal, […] The post The Singularity: Instrumentalists appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I chronicle my path bringing The Singularity to life as a rock album, graphic novel, and concert experience. My previous blogs can be found here: “Discovering Metal” and “Writing the Record.” I began writing what would become The Singularity in the Summer of 2019, and by the end of that […] The post The Singularity: Variety of Voices appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I explore the detailed musical depths of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. For a comprehensive look at my score for the series, explore my previous blog entries here, and check out the soundtrack albums (a compilation for each season and a comprehensive album for each episode) available on […] The post The Lord of the Rings: Episode 202 appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I chronicle my path bringing The Singularity to life as a rock album, graphic novel, and concert experience. My previous blog can be found here: “Discovering Metal.” As a young aspiring composer, I experimented with every genre I could, particularly film scores and rock music. However, after the sudden launch […] The post The Singularity: Writing the Record appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

In this series of blogs, I explore the detailed musical depths of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. For a comprehensive look at my score for the series, explore my previous blog entries here. SCORING EPISODE 201“ELVEN KINGS UNDER THE SKY” For the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of […] The post The Lord of the Rings: Episode 201 appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

Kratos emerged onscreen, rowing a boat through a mysterious fog in the livestream of The Game Awards in early December, 2023. I heard thousands of shocked fans in the theater erupt into applause and smiled, knowing that thousands more were doing the same around the world. I felt a sense of mischievous euphoria, witnessing the […] The post God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more

When my longtime friend and frequent collaborator Jonathan Steinberg called me to say he was working with author Rick Riordan to develop Riordan’s legendary Percy Jackson novels into a series for Disney+, I knew immediately the show would be visionary. I had worked closely with Jon in the past, including on the symphonically muscular Human […] The post Percy Jackson and the Olympians appeared first on Bear McCreary ..read more