A Look Into Bear McCreary's Creative Process
Emmy-nominated composer<a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.biobear.html”> Bear McCreary discusses how he created the opening title music, including his collaboration with writer/director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator). <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music creative director <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.bio.html”>Tom Seufert works with McCreary on commercial projects and felt it would be helpful to inform entertainment professionals about the video: “Bear McCreary Sessions: ‘The Walking Dead.'”
At the age of 24,<a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.biobear.html”> Bear McCreary was launched into pop culture with his score to Sci Fi Channel’s hit, “Battlestar Galactica.” Four seasons and seventy-five episodes later, Galactica is universally revered, having won the prestigious Peabody Award and special recognition from the United Nations. McCreary’s many other credits include Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, Eureka, Caprica, Trauma, and The Cape while his videogame credits include Sony’s successful “SOCOM 4: U.S. NAVY SEALS.”
Attending the prestigious Thorton School of Music at USC, Bear completed degrees in composition and the recording arts, but his practical professional training came from film music legend Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments). McCreary was one of Bernstein’s select proteges and learned the tools of the trade working with and orchestrating for the maestro.
Bear McCreary has worked with <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music on various projects including a global campaign for Smirnoff. Other recently <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music projects include Canon, Kohler, HBO, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Chrysler and Lexus.
About <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music
<a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music is a boutique music house with an extraordinary group of star composers, new emerging artists and award winning songwriters, composers and sound designers.
<a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music‘s mission is to deliver inspired creative innovation to clients by exploring diverse musical possibilities within <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music‘s roster which includes Academy Award nominated sound designer Herwig Maurer (Apocalypto),<a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.biobear.html”> Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica), Transcenders (Gossip Girl), hot new bands like Dubstep artist Propellant and KCRW discovery Big Moves plus award winning staff composers and songwriters. For more info on <a href="http://www.visualmusicartists.com.“>Visual Music please visit www.visualmusicartists.com.
Contact:www.visualmusicartists.com.">Visual Music www.visualmusicartists.com.bio.html">Tom Seufert Creative Director Contact Tom via email iPhone: 310 266-8524 studio: 818 704-6585
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
With a string of festival appearances across the globe, including CineGlobe at CERN (Switzerland/France), Oscar®... Read More