Age: 47
male
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.
Bear McCreary
Composer
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Legionnaire: Legends Never Die is a 2026 American epic science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It is a direct sequel to Attack of Shadows and is the fifth and final installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series, as well as the only film in the series not to be based on a book by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole, but features a story conceived by the two writers. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Jordana Brewster, Colin Farrell, Lucas Black, Peter Weller, Tyrese Gibson, Naomie Harris and Tika Sumpter. Legends Never Die premiered in Los Angeles on December 18th, 2026, and was released 5 days later; it was the first film in the series since the first and second films to receive critical acclaim, with praise for uniting the original and new casts, as well as the action sequences, visual effects, darker tone, direction, story, and the film's emotional weight. It also grossed over $2.291 billion worldwide and became the highest grossing film in the series. The film became the best reviewed Galaxy's Edge film, and is considered the fitting end to the series.
