Bear McCreary Talks Singularity: Ekleipsis
About this episode
Bear McCreary discusses his new metal album Singularity: Ekleipsis and his journey as a composer.
If you know the name Bear McCreary, it's probably from the goosebumps he's given you without you even knowing it was him. You may know his work from Battlestar Galactica , The Walking Dead , God of War , and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . He's one of the most prolific composers working today, and on July 31st, he's releasing Singularity: Ekleipsis , his second metal album. He sat down with us to talk about creating something that is his own art. We dug into how neither of us comes from a metal background and what that means for the music he is creating. He drops some great recommendations of things to listen to in order to find your way into the genre. The album itself is brilliant from top to bottom. Bear McCreary discusses how this was, in his opinion, more finely tuned than the first, but both albums have been on constant repeat for me lately. About Bear McCreary and Singularity: Ekleipsis Award-winning composer and recording artist Bear McCreary began his career as a protégé of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, before bursting onto the scene scoring the revered series Battlestar Galactica in 2004. Since then, McCreary has won three Emmy Awards, including…
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