Unwrapping DaVinci's Demons Collectors Edition Soundtrack by Bear McCreary

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Composer Bear McCreary's label, Sparks & Shadows recently released a special, 2-disc, collectors edition of his DAVINCI'S DEMONS original score.  McCreary's main title was nominated and won him his first Emmy award.  This release delivers 30 minutes of previously unreleased music and Christopher Coleman takes you inside the extensive liner notes included.

The music is from Sparks & Shadows' release and no copyright infringement is intended but offered for informational purposes only.

DAVINCI'S DEMONS (COLLECTORS EDITION)

Original Release Date: October 22, 2013

Number of Discs: 2

Label: Sparks & Shadows

Tracks used:

00:00 - "01 The DaVinci's Demon's Main Title"

01:44 - "12 - Ben Venga Maggio"

03:26 - "18 - Fireside"

05:50 - "17 - Easter Mass"

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Six Cues from the Whedonverse

Six Cues from the Whedonverse

by Kristen Romanelli

Historically, music is an active participant in the "Whedonesque" school of storytelling. As composer Christophe Beck has said, Joss Whedon is "very conscious of music and how it is used, and he's always trying to find new and different ways to implement it." Bear McCreary is the next composer to work with Whedon on the small screen. His penchant for melodies and strong thematic work makes him seem like a clear choice for a program that crosses Marvelverse with Whedonverse. With the imminent premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., let's look at some noteworthy cues from Whedon's past.

"Close Your Eyes" — Christophe Beck, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

While there are several innovative musical moments in this program, this particular selection is special because of how it developed over the course of three years. This falling sixth leitmotif debuted in the second season of Joss Whedon's cult classic television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is commonly known as the "Buffy-Angel love theme" and it's introduced in the episode "Surprise" when Angel silences a panicked Buffy with a kiss. As musicologist Janet K. Halfyard has observed, this tender, gentle theme enjoys this one scene as a true love theme before everything takes a turn for the worst.  "Close Your Eyes," its variations, and its harmonic partners http://youtu.be/7NjXEDyzFsk appear in Seasons 2 through 4 of Buffy, and finally in Angel Season 1 episode "I Will Remember You," which features a major key variation of the theme.

"Hero" — Robert J. Kral, Angel (Hero)

In the beginning of Angel the series, the eponymous hero was guided into his investigations by a peculiar, half-demon man named Doyle who received psychic visions from "The Powers That Be." Although Doyle never made it out of the first season, his send-off was nothing short of spectacular. Robert J. Kral's soaring orchestral music, featuring the voice of Elin Carlson, underscores Doyle's sacrifice, which prevents a device from destroying anyone with human DNA. This trope of standing as a champion in the face of sure defeat continues through the series, and the music similarly plays with both the melancholy and heroic.

"River Tricks Early" — Greg Edmonson, Firefly (Objects in Space)

Poor River Tam. Taken from her family, getting her brain sliced and diced by the Alliance—now, she finds that even on a ship full of outsiders, she remains the fringe element. When Jubal Early, a ruthless hunter looking to collect River, boards and seizes Serenity, it is up to the mysterious waif to outwit him and save the crew. Before this cue begins, River's established, minor-key piano motif plays as she sadly tells Early that she's unwanted and has become a part of the ship. A deep, eerie woodwind and guitar play beneath Early as he stalks his prey; soon, River and Early's instruments intertwine, and a distant, childlike singing echoes, juxtaposing the psychotic profile River paints of the bounty hunter's early life; and, as Early realizes that she isn't on Serenity but has seized his ship, familiar fiddle slurs and chords mark her triumph—she is a scoundrel worthy of Serenity.

"Serenity" — David Newman, Serenity

I've been unfair to Serenity in the past. While Edmonson's Firefly score is very focused on the Western aspects of the series, it's easy to get lost in the other elements contributed by David Newman. For cues like "River Goes Wild" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRYVmD44PwM], Newman's score evokes both River's damaged, triggered state of mind and the chaotic setting of the Alliance frontier. Simply enough, however, the heart of his score is found right in his Serenity theme, as the ship is introduced, flying over a dusty planet where she descends for a job. It begins with what could be described as an almost-romantic seafaring melody and flows into a bright, Western-influenced jig, which then crescendoes into a fanfare of brass... right before the ship begins to fall apart.

"Taking Down Rossum" — Rob Simonsen, Mychael Danna, Dollhouse (The Hollow Men)

The short-lived series Dollhouse doesn't have a released soundtrack, but Rob Simonsen has made a handful of tracks available. Their sound is grounded in the rapidly approaching cyber-dystopia brought on by Rossum's brain-wiping technology—it is gritty and electronic yet sophisticated. Throughout the series, "music box" arpeggios and piano capture the childlike innocence of "actives"—people who have had their minds wiped, leaving them in a blank state. "Taking Down Rossum" marries the high-pressure action of infiltrating the headquarters of the series "Big Bad" with the delicate Actives motif.

"Red Ledger" — Alan Silvestri, The Avengers

For The Avengers, Alan Silvestri was faced with the daunting task of scoring the story of a band of vastly different heroes—few of whom actually get along. While "Helicarrier" and "The Avengers" are certainly the most grandiose of the score's cues, I'm most drawn to "Red Ledger," which evokes work from Silvestri's prime. It begins with Natasha's theme, recalling back to when she "interrogates" Russian thugs at the start of the film. The music is hushed as Loki works to manipulate her, but just as we hear the two melodies play counterpoint to each other, Natasha is playing against Loki. After the Black Widow wins her bluff, Loki's manipulation continues—her counterpoint disappears and he weaves beneath the increasingly heated conversation of the Avengers.

So, will the past inform the future of music in the Whedonverse? Very likely. Alongside the superheroic music expected of a Marvel program, we can anticipate music that McCreary has described as "quirky and intimate" and very much in the vein of both Whedon and McCreary's earlier work. I believe we can expect orchestral melodies that will highlight Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s narrative, and thematic development that is tightly tied to the show's characters.

What do think we'll hear in a McCreary-Whedon pairing?

Europa Report (Soundtrack) by Bear McCreary - Review

The Wonder of Space Realized

Review by Thomas Midena

A scientific expedition travels further into space than humanity has ever gone before and uncovers an incredible mystery about our universe? Sounds like the recipe for an excellent science fiction soundtrack! 

The EUROPA REPORT film uses a realistic “found footage” format to present a fictional story of the first crewed mission to one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa. You only need to listen to the first minute of this score to have a good idea of the style of the whole album, and that’s all the time it took for me to be hooked.

The same rapid, pulsing beat which opens in “Lift Off” (1) can be heard through a large portion of the score, providing a consistent and wonderfully exciting tonal base. Similar to MCCREARY’s other recent science fiction score, “Defiance”, swirls of increasingly emotive strings wash over the low beat. There’s nothing unique here - or in any of this soundtrack - but MCCREARY certainly has a way of playing with melodies that is very easy to listen to. There’s nothing too musically complex going on here, so the vast majority of listeners will enjoy themselves to some extent.

However, unlike “Defiance” - which is deliberately hyped up to eleven with screaming electronic sounds - EUROPA REPORT is notably subdued. MCCREARY shows remarkable restraint, keeping the music at a temperate level even when he needs to communicate shock and excitement. Sure, the bombasity of “Defiance” may be more unique and memorable, but EUROPA REPORT is arguably a more beautiful, tonally-consistent album.

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Bear McCreary Wins First Emmy for Da Vinci's Demons

Big ups to composer BEAR MCCREARY for bringing home his first-ever Emmy for his main theme from DA VINCI'S DEMONS.  For all of the great television music he's been writing over the last ten years, it's nice to see him finally get this sort of recognition.  Next up ... AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D!

Check the full press release below...


BEAR MCCREARY EARNS FIRST EMMY® AWARD
MAIN TITLE THEME
DA VINCI’S DEMONS

(September 16, 2013 – Culver City, CA) On September 15, 2013, composer Bear McCreary earned his first Emmy® Award for the Main Title Theme for DA VINCI’S DEMONS at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.  McCreary had been nominated one previous time in the same category for HUMAN TARGET.

“To be nominated alongside some of the most exciting composers working in the industry was, itself, a tremendous honor.  I am totally overwhelmed by this win,” said McCreary.

McCreary credits his collaboration with show creator David S. Goyer as to what led to his first Emmy Award win.

“I must share this award with series creator David S. Goyer.  When I played him my first demo for the main title, he gave me the greatest feedback a producer can bestow.  He said the music was too short!” described McCreary. “The theme was so catchy, he wanted to hear more of it.  So, he re-cut his first episode and nearly doubled the length of the Main Title sequence, giving me the opportunity to expand on my ideas.  Now that the Main Title Theme and Main Title Design have both won Emmys, I think its safe to say that Goyer had the right idea!”

McCreary’s sweeping orchestral score for DA VINCI’S DEMONS was meticulously researched to accurately represent the time period, without being bound to it.  His score combines full orchestra, Renaissance instrumentation, choir and ethnic soloists with the renowned Calder Quartet and surging contemporary synthesis.

“For DA VINCI’S DEMONS, I looked to the real-life Leonardo for inspiration.  He famously wrote backwards and forwards, so I decided to do (try) the same thing with his theme!” said McCreary.  “It was a nice idea at the time, but proved rather difficult to produce anything with emotional meaning. It took a while, but ultimately, I think the end result works beautifully.  It's emotional, and fits Leonardo's character beautifully.  Yet, at the same time, it feels like a palindrome.”

It’s this sort of out-of-the-box thinking that led WIRED Magazine to call McCreary a “Secret Weapon” in a recent issue.  His unique combination of atypical instrumental background (he is a professional accordionist) with rigorous classical training prepared him to compose for disparate genres.  By the age of 24, McCreary was launched into pop culture history with his groundbreaking score to Syfy’s hit series Battlestar Galactica, for which he composed “the most innovative music on TV today” (Variety). It “fits the action so perfectly, it’s almost devastating: a sci-fi score like no other” (NPR).  Io9.com declared Bear McCreary one of the Ten Best Science Fiction Composers of all time, listing him alongside legends John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Bernard Herrmann.

This fall McCreary’s music can be heard on the new series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. McCreary continues to write for the television show The Walking Dead.  Recently he lent his talents to Syfy and Trion World’s groundbreaking entertainment experience, Defiance, a combined launch of a MMO videogame. His film projects include Europa Report and Knights of Badassdom.  His other credits include critically acclaimed scores for series such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Eureka, Human Target, and The Cape. His videogame credits include SOCOM 4 and Dark Void.

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Caprica: The Series (Soundtrack) by Bear McCreary - Review

Two Years, Two Hours, Two Discs

Review by Richard Buxton

With one thundering flash of might, the conniving snake was no longer of this world - its reign over the year of 2013 collapsing in an instant - and so began the year of the BEAR.

Released on the same day as Europa Report, CAPRICA is BEAR MCCREARY’S sixth-score release of 2013, putting him alongside MARCO BELTRAMI and JOE HISAISHI as one of this year’s most prolific composers. That said, the single season of CAPRICA originally aired in 2010, with the pilot episode’s original score being released in 2009. Coming almost two years after the airing of the show, was it worth the wait?

Perhaps to make up for such a long wait, CAPRICA’S release is made up of two discs, totaling almost 2.5 hours of BEAR MCCREARY’S score and original songs. This will no doubt please fans of the show and the score, but there’s a distinct feeling throughout that with a little more precision, CAPRICA’S running-time could have been drastically reduced without suffering any noticeable loss in quality. Listening to the series’ score after having heard the pilot score is something of a disappointing experience. Not because the pilot score promises particularly great things for the full season’s score, but because the majority of the second release offers merely more of the same, rather than reaching new heights as one would expect given how much more music there is to work with.

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So Unboxes Us All - Caprica (Bear McCreary) 2-Disc Limited Edition from La-La Land Records

So you say La-La Land Records' 2009, single-disc release of Bear McCreary's CAPRICA wasn't enough for you? Well, the prolifically terrific label is back with a 2-disc, limited edition release of the original score! Christopher Coleman gives you a peek at what's included.  (Confession.  Due to a bit of a negative-reaction to Season 4 of Battlestar Galatica, Christopher has not yet watched  the actual tv-show, so expect a wee bit 'o ignorance on some of the details. Still, this is about the CD release, not the show. OK?)

The music is from La-La Land Records release and no copyright infringement is intended but offered for informational purposes only.

Tracks used:

Track 01 - "Caprica Main Title" (Disc 1)

Track 11 - "Caprica Buccaneers Theme (from "Rebirth")" (Disc 1) 

Track 01 - Caprica Abides (Instrumental Version) (from "Rebirth" and "Apotheosis") (Disc 2)

Track0 8 - "The Cylon Whisperer" (from "The Heavens Will Rise" and "Here Be Dragons")

CAPRICA (THE SERIES): LIMITED EDITION
Original Release Date: 2013

Number of Discs: 2

Number of Tracks: 43

Label: La-La Land Records

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Battlestar Galatica at The House of Blues with Bear McCreary

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CAST REUNITES ON STAGE DURING

BEAR MCCREARY: THE MUSIC OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CONCERTS

AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN SAN DIEGO



Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Soundtrack Debuts on Billboard Charts at #195

Burbank, CA – July 28, 2009– Universal Cable Productions presented Bear McCreary and the music from Battlestar Galactica for three nights at the House of Blues in San Diego from July 23-25th – during Comic-Con! Each of the nights was hosted by and featured appearances by members of the cast of Battlestar Galactica. The concerts celebrated the July 28 release of a special 2-CD set, Battlestar Galactica: Season 4, which reached the top 10 on Amazon’s Best Seller list for overall music sales, peaking at #4 and debuts at #195 on the Billboard Top 200. La-La Land Records is releasing the Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 soundtrack through a license agreement with NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group.

The Thursday night concert was hosted by Edward James Olmos and featured guest appearances by Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek), Luciana Carro (Captain “Kat” Katraine), Michael Hogan (Colonel Tigh), and Katee Sackhoff (Captain Kara ‘Starbuck’ Thrace). “The highlight of the concert for me,” composer Bear McCreary described, “was hearing the audience explode as Katee Sackhoff and I sat down at the piano and kicked into ‘All Along the Watchtower.’”

Featuring a cast reunion on stage with a touching tribute to producer Harvey Frand, who recently passed away, Friday’s concert was a must-see event. Joining Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama) and Grace Park (Sharon ‘Boomer’ Valerii) – the evening’s emcees – on-stage were Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek), Michael Hogan (Colonel Tigh), Michael Trucco (Samuel Anders), Nicki Clyne (Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson), Michelle Forbes (Admiral Helen Cain), James Callis (Gaius Baltar), and executive producer David Eick.

Grace Park took over hosting duties for Saturday night’s performance which featured an appearance by Tahmoh Penikett (Captain Karl ‘Helo’ Agathon). The performance included fan favorites “Adama and Roslin,” “Pegasus,” “Prelude to War,” the theme music for the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica, and a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song.”

"Bear McCreary’s music was an integral part of the re-invention of Battlestar Galactica. Its complexity, depth, and breadth helped elevate the series beyond a simple ‘Space Opera.’ Seeing Bear play his music at the House of Blues, and having it serve as an impromptu tribute to Harvey, was a real honor," said Mark Stern, EVP, Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions.

The emcee the first two nights, Edward James Olmos agrees. “The day has finally come when I will be able to experience live the sights and sounds of Bear and his friends. Wow.... what a privilege!"

“I was thrilled to be able to bring the Music of Battlestar Galactica to the House of Blues during Comic-Con,” said McCreary. “All three evenings were magical in their own way, and I'll never forget them. The cast members who jumped on stage thrilled the crowd, and many fans that approached me at the signings afterwards had lost their voices from screaming all night…and yet, despite the intense energy coming from the audience, when I played my intimate, quiet piano compositions the hall was respectfully silent. It was all the energy of a rock concert combined with the loving attention of a symphonic concert audience.”

Season 4 composer McCreary was recently called one of the top 10 composers “that make space adventures epic” by www.io9.com. His work on the television series Battlestar Galactica has been described as offering “some of the most innovative music on TV today,” by Variety, and his blog www.bearmccreary.com/blog, which features in-depth inside looks at the process of scoring Battlestar Galactica, was called "one of the best blogs in the business. It's a fascinating look at the process of making music for film and television and the care he takes with aligning the score with the twists and turns of each character's plot lines," by The Hollywood Reporter.

McCreary’s feature film credits include Wrong Turn 2 and the Rest Stop films. He also scores the series Eureka and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and will be scoring the upcoming Syfy series, and Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica and the Capcom video game Dark Void. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.

Read more about composer Bear McCreary here

Composer Bear McCreary Talks Dark Void

Composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, Sarah Connor Chronicles) gives us a little insight into his first video game project, Capcom's DARK VOID. The game's release date has been pushed to 2010, it looks like it will be worth the wait. Yes...the game looks pretty much...incredible. Looking forward to hearing what McCreary does musically to match the visuals!

Get more info on Dark Void here

New Site for Bear McCreary's Battlestar Galactica Orchestra Unveiled!

BEAR MCCREARY ANNOUNCES WINNER OF DESIGN CONTEST

Arild W. Tvergrov Wins Contest and Designs Battlestar Galactica Orchestra Website

(July 16, 2009- Los Angeles, CA) – Norwegian web designer Arild W. Tvergrov was named the winner of the “Design the BSG Orchestra Website” contest by composer and orchestra founder Bear McCreary. The 23 year-old developer’s winning design can be viewed at www.bsgorchestra.com.

Arild W. Tvergrov is a web designer and developer at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo in Norway. His current web projects include Final Fantasy Norge (http://finalfantasy.no/), the largest Scandinavian Final Fantasy fansite, The Norwegian Latin America Research Network (http://www.norlarnet.uio.no/), Network for Asian Studies (http://www.asianettverket.no/url/forsiden/), and of course The Battlestar Galactica Orchestra Website.

As part of the prize he has won, Tvergrov will be flown to San Diego for the July 23rd performance of The Music of Battlestar Galactica at the House of Blues as part of Comic Con. He will be given all access to the band’s sound check, and will be given Bear’s personal baton from that evening, a poster, and the Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 soundtrack all autographed by Bear and/or the members of the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra.

Battlestar Galactica composer and Battlestar Galactica Orchestra founder Bear McCreary was recently called one of the top 10 composers “that make space adventures epic” by www.io9.com. His work on the television series Battlestar Galactica has been described as offering “some of the most innovative music on TV today,” by Variety, and his blog www.bearmccreary.com/blog, which features in-depth inside looks at the process of scoring Battlestar Galactica, was called "one of the best blogs in the business. It's a fascinating look at the process of making music for film and television and the care he takes with aligning the score with the twists and turns of each character's plot lines," by The Hollywood Reporter.

McCreary announced the design contest on his blog on June 21, 2009. “I was thrilled with the quality of the submissions to our contest,” McCreary said. Because of that he decided to give a special limited edition signed CD to all of the contest entrants.

“Arild's design is unique and captures the spirit of the BSG Orchestra,” explained McCreary. “Were it not for this web design contest, I would never have had the chance to witness the dedication and enthusiasm he brings to his projects. I greatly look forward to meeting him backstage in San Diego."

Tvergrov is doubly excited to have won the contest – not only is he an up and coming web designer, he is a true fan of McCreary’s! “This is surreal,” said Tvergrov. “I am soon off to San Diego to meet my favorite composer and most certainly one of the greatest musical geniuses alive — Bear McCreary … I hope the design is to his liking and that it at least remotely measures up to the ingenious work of Bear and his band.”

To see the winning entry visit the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra’s new website at www.bsgorchestra.com.

Bear McCreary Concerts and Caprica Soundtrack Release

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA COMPOSER BEAR MCCREARY TO RELEASE TWO RECORDINGS AND ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES AND COMIC CON CONCERTS

Taiko Drums To Start Summer With A Bang -- SO SAY WE ALL!!!

(May 27, 2009- Burbank, CA) – Battlestar Galactica and Caprica composer Bear McCreary will have a busy summer, with the release of two soundtrack recordings and concert performances. On June 13 the music from Battlestar Galactica will kick-off the 2009 Grand Performances Series at California Plaza. Three days later, on June 16, La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica.

Bear McCreary will again conduct the music from Battlestar Galactica for three nights at the House of Blues in San Diego from July 23-25th – during Comic Con! The concerts will celebrate the July 21 release of a special 2-CD set, Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.

Battlestar Galactica began as an original SCI FI Channel mini-series in 2003. Billions of human lives were consumed by nuclear fires as the Cylons, intelligent robots created by man, rebelled against their makers. A small, rag-tag fleet of survivors escaped and fled into the outer reaches of the universe in search of the mythical, lost "13th colony" — Earth.

The SCI FI series celebrated its finale in March of 2009, having received boundless critical acclaim and awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award as well as special recognition from the United Nations. A few weeks later, the prequel Caprica, set 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, was released on DVD by Universal Home Entertainment. Caprica will begin airing in early 2010 on the SCI FI Channel. The series chronicles an astonishing scientific breakthrough taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have collided, along with the fates of two families. Joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror, two rival clans led by powerful patriarchs, Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) and Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition as the final war for humanity looms.

On June 16, 2009 La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica, composed by Bear McCreary, one of the top young composers working in Hollywood. His work on the television series Battlestar Galactica has been described as offering “some of the most innovative music on TV today,” by Variety, and his blog www.bearmccreary.com/blog, which features in-depth inside looks at the process of scoring Battlestar Galactica, was called "one of the best blogs in the business. It's a fascinating look at the process of making music for film and television and the care he takes with aligning the score with the twists and turns of each character's plot lines," by The Hollywood Reporter.

Bear McCreary’s feature film credits include Wrong Turn 2 and the Rest Stop films. He also scores the series Eureka and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and will be scoring the upcoming SCI FI series Caprica and the Capcom video game Dark Void. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.

In 2005 La-La Land Records released the soundtrack for Battlestar Galatica: Season One, which quickly became the top selling release by the label. One year later, the second season was released and was celebrated with Bear McCreary’s first sold-out concert performance in Los Angeles. In 2008 the concerts moved to a larger venue selling out two nights at the famed Roxy on the Sunset Strip. The two-CD Season Four soundtrack will be released on July 21st. The first disc features music from seasons 4.0 and 4.5, with the music from “Daybreak”, the stunning series finale, featured on the second disc.

The Caprica original soundtrack will be available in stores or from www.lalalandrecords.com on June 16, 2009. Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 will be available on July 21st.

The Music of Battlestar Galactica Performances:

Grand Performances 2009 Summer Series at California Plaza

June 13, 2009 at 7PM, Downtown Los Angeles

Free concert

Comic Con

The House of Blues San Diego (1055 Fifth Avenue)

July 23, 24 and 25

Ticket information visit www.bearmccreary.com/blog

Composer Bear McCreary Scores Capcom's Dark Void

Composer BEAR MCCREARY of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNORS CHRONICLES has scored Capcom's upcoming title, DARK VOID. In this video, he briefly shares about his approach to scoring this video game and how it differs from his previous works from which he has gained notoriety.