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Emmy Award winning composer Bear McCreary was first launched into pop culture with his groundbreaking score to the hit series Battlestar Galactica, that was lauded by Variety as “the most innovative music on TV today.” It “fits the action so perfectly, it’s almost devastating: a sci-fi score like no other” (NPR). Io9.com ranked McCreary one of the Ten Best Science Fiction Composers of All Time, and recently WIRED Magazine declared him one of only five “Secret Weapons” of the television industry. McCreary was recently voted “Composers’ Choice Composer of the Year – Television” by his peers in ASCAP, the first award of its kind. Bear has conducted orchestral performances of his music throughout North America and Europe, appearing at Fimucité in Tenerife, and the International Film Music Festival in Úbeda, Spain. In July 2014, his music was performed by the L.A. Philharmonic and L.A. Master Choraleat the Hollywood Bowl, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Attending the prestigious Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, Bear completed degrees in composition and recording arts. However, his professional training came from film music legend Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mocking Bird). Bear was one of Bernstein’s select protégés, and learned the tools of the trade working with and orchestrating for the maestro. Bear spent his childhood immersed in film and television music; he is delighted now to contribute back to the genres that inspired him.
Galactic Outlaws is a 2024 American epic science fiction action film written, co-produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp, based on the novel of the same name by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole. It is a sequel to the 2022 film Legionnaire and the second installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, Matt Damon, Jordana Brewster, Keanu Reeves, Tika Sumpter, James Marsden, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Green, and Morgan Freeman. The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on May 23rd, 2024, and was released on June 2nd; the film received very positive reviews, with praise for its performances, story, direction, action sequences, score, visual effects, cinematography, and emotional weight, as well as the darker and more mature themes compared to the first film. The film was a box-office success, grossing over $781 million worldwide against a break-even point of $223 million. A sequel, Kill Team, was released 2 years later.
