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“There’s a demon in me!” Brendan McCreary sings. Next to him on stage at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., there’s his brother, composer Bear McCreary, smiling at the news – there's a demon inside. Even at the most sinister of lyrics, no one can fault McCreary and the band for smiling as they play Bear’s lush concept album, The Singularity.

It’s a story full of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, which Bear has dreamed about since he was 16 years old. There’s even a song in the metal album he wrote at that age, titled “Escape from the Machines.” The album is just the beginning of The Singularity, which continues as a graphic novel and live concert experience.

The album – which features Corey Taylor, Faroese singer Eivør (Gods of War), Slash, and Serj Tankian, among many others – is a vast world similar to the games,...

Slash teams up with composer Bear McCreary for an epic new song “The End of Tomorrow” from the latter’s forthcoming album, The Singularity, arriving May 3rd.

The near-11-minute track opens with an instrumental orchestral intro before Slash’s guitar cuts through the mix. His tone and style are immediately recognizable, with McCreary entrusting the Guns N’ Roses axeman with the main melodic lines in the arrangement.

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Bear’s brother, Brendan McCreary, contributes lead vocals to the track and assumes a prominent role, as the song traverses many movements and cinematic turns — not surprising given Bear’s background in film, television, and video game scores.

For those approaching the song via Slash’s notable guest spot — namely Gn’R fans — “The End of Tomorrow” immediately recalls “November Rain” in its maximalism and narrative weight, and the Use Your Illusion masterpiece was a direct influence according to McCreary.

Acclaimed composer Bear McCreary has announced a new concept album, The Singularity, which includes contributions by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, and more renowned artists. Ahead of its May 10th release, McCreary has released the single “Type III” featuring Rufus Wainwright.

The album also features Jens Kidman (Meshuggah), Joe Satriani, Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Brendon Small (Dethklok), Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals), Esjay Jones (We Are Pigs), Gene Hoglan (Dethklok), and others.

The award-winning McCreary is best known for his musical composition on such TV shows and movies as Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, and more, as well as a number of notable video games. He co-wrote The Singularity with his brother Brendan McCreary, who also lends his vocals to eight of the tracks.

A writer working in the mediums of comedy and music, Mark Rivers has been able to bring both of these creative passions into play with the Netflix animated series, Big Mouth.

Created by by Nick Kroll, Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg and Mark Levin, the raunchy and heartfelt series centers on teenage friends who find their lives turned upside down by the good, the bad and the ugly of puberty—and as one might expect, Big Mouth has given Rivers the opportunity to craft songs you might not hear anywhere else. Receiving his first Emmy nomination in 2018 for the Queen-inspired tune “Totally Gay”—with Brendan McCreary providing the Ghost of Freddie Mercury’s pipes—Rivers has since gone on to write four songs for the series’ second season, and three for My Furry Valentine, a Valentine’s Day special released ahead of Season 3, with titles like “I Love My Body,” “Sex...

For composer Mark Rivers, there were three keys to cracking the tricky “Big Mouth” Season 1 song “Totally Gay”: the hopeful lyrics, the Queen-inspired melody, and finding a singer who could really sound like Freddie Mercury.

“If he couldn’t do a good Freddie Mercury, the whole thing would’ve just been kind of subpar,” Rivers said in an interview with IndieWire, while in production on Season 2 of the Netflix original series. “When I very fortunately found the singer, Brendan McCreary, he actually did a better high, rockin’ Freddie so he actually pushed the range level higher to where his Freddie sweet spot was.”

Unlike other productions, Rivers wasn’t given lyrics or music, so he settled on the composition’s tone largely on his own, right from the start.

“Obviously the genre was ‘It’s a Queen Song,’ but we didn’t really discuss what variety of Queen songs...

Exclusive premiere of Brendan McCreary’s song from the soundtrack of The Boy. Here at Shock, we’re big fans of composer Bear McCreary; not just for his work on AMC’s The Walking Dead but for his music in a myriad motion pictures, including the recent creeper The Forest (arguably, his sound was that film’s greatest asset).…

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Set against the super-niche world of live-action role-playing (Larp), Knights of Badassdom‘s social misfits approach their real-ish fantasizing the same way they approach their bong hits and guitar shredding: with a dedication that verges on “too much.” Yet Joe Lynch’s horror comedy, which finally earned a limited release after years of production woes, never feels in sync with its geek influences. In more appropriate terms, this isn’t a film that wears its heart on its sleeve because it’s hard to pin anything to a sorcerer’s robes.

The well-documented production foibles of Lynch’s film don’t seem to have reached its music, as Knights of Badassdom’s score brings a fanboy enthusiasm to its anachronistic combination of Renaissance and metal soundscapes. Long a fan favorite in television since his work on SyFy’s Battlestar Galactica revamp, Bear McCreary is no stranger to film music — this...

A bunch of stuff has happened since the last update. Let's start with Caprica.

Caprica season two will resume on Beginning of Line with episode 14 (of 18) this Tuesday. Teresa Jusino posted this earlier:

There are 18 episodes total in Caprica Season 2 here at Beginning of Line. Episodes will now be posting every Tuesday between November 29th and December 27th. Just in time for your Solstice celebrations. :)Anyone interested in writing an episode of season three (coming in 2012) or submitting fan art, hit the link.

Luciana Carro (Caprica's Priyah Magnus, Battlestar's Kat) has joined Twitter. You can follow her here: @LucianaCarro. These days, she is working on season two of Falling Skies, along with Ryan Robbins and a bunch of Caprica and BSG writers -- Remi Aubuchon, Mark Verheiden, David Weddle and Bradley Thompson. From their recent tweets, Luciana is playing a character called Crazy Lee and they recently wrapped filming episode four.

Happy Halloween!

In today's round of updates, Alessandra Torresani is a zombie, Aleks Paunovic is Frankenstein, Ryan Robbins turns invisible, and Michael Hogan fights Frankenstein.

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Not sure what kind of creature Sasha Roiz plays in Grimm, but NBC will re-air the pilot again on Saturday, November 5. If you're in the Us, you can watch the episode on NBC.com/Grimm. You can also catch it tomorrow at 7 pm on Syfy. NBC has posted a bunch of behind-the-scenes photos here (no Sasha). Episode 1x02, "Bears Will Be Bears," airs on Friday at 9 pm.

Bear McCreary has posted the official album artwork for his Chillerama: Zom-b-Movie soundtrack, which gets released in a couple of weeks. You can see it on Bear's site. Here is a snippet from the press release that goes with it:

This Fall McCreary Fights Off The Zombie Apocalypse, One...

BuySoundtrax Records has announced the November release of the Chillerama: Zom-b-Movie – Original Soundtrack featuring music by Bear McCreary ("The Walking Dead", Knights of Badassdom) with the new track “I Don’t Want to Die a Virgin” by Young Beautiful in a Hurry.

In addition to McCreary’s score for Zom-b-Movie, the soundtrack features the score to the newly rediscovered classic Deathication from director Fernando Phagbeefy. The first 100 people to order the recording at BuySoundTrax.com will receive a copy autographed by Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary (Young Beautiful in a Hurry) and Zom-b-Movie director Joe Lynch.

In the spirit of classic anthology films like Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie and containing films that celebrate the golden age of anatrichilia, Chillerama spans over four decades of cinematic excellence, offering viewers a glimpse into the joy of the late-night feature. The Zom-b-Movie segment was directed by Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2,...

BuySoundtrax Records has announced the November release of the Chillerama: Zom-b-Movie . Original Soundtack featuring music by Bear McCreary ( The Walking Dead , Knights of Badassdom ) with the new track "I Don.t Want To Die A Virgin," by Young Beautiful in a Hurry. In addition to McCreary.s score for Zom-b-Movie, the soundtrack features the score to the newly rediscovered classic Deathication from Director Fernando Phagbeefy. The first 100 people to order the recording at BuySoundtrax.com will receive a copy autographed by Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary (Young Beautiful in a Hurry) and Zom-b-Movie director Joe Lynch. In the spirit of classic anthology films like Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie and containing films that celebrate the golden age of...

When you think soundtracks that kick ass, one name comes immediately to mind ... Bear McCreary. The guy has delivered the goods on so many projects it's hard to list them all, but now you have your chance to get your mits on a few of them. Read on!

From the Press Release

Bear McCreary falls victim to the zombie apocalypse, not once but twice this fall. AMC will begin airing the second season of the acclaimed series "The Walking Dead" on Sunday, October 16th, and BuySoundtrax Records has announced the November 2nd release of his original songs and score for Chillerama: Zom-b-Movie. To celebrate these two events, McCreary has launched a new version of his very popular website and blog.

AMC’s critically acclaimed original series "The Walking Dead" is back with its highly anticipated second season. Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time,...

La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album for the NBC superhero drama The Cape. The 2Cd-set includes selections of the original score from the show by composer Bear McCreary. More than 150 minutes of music is included on the 2 disc release, which is limited to 2000 copies. To listen to audio clips and order the soundtrack, visit the label’s online store and check out McCreary’s official website for more information, including video clips about the making of the score. The Cape created by Tom Wheeler and starring David Lyons, Keith David and Summer Glau aired earlier this year on NBC and the complete series is available on DVD. To learn more about the superhero show, visit the official series webpage.

Here’s the track list of the album:

Disc 1:

1. The Cape Main Title (0:49)

2. A New Day Ahead from “Pilot” (3:02)

3. The Death of Vince Faraday from “Pilot...

One weekend monster update coming up.

Galactica Geek, a new BSG site run by the folks behind Battlestar Wiki, that will cover everything from the shows and the cast & crew to the fans, has launched today. Hit the link to check it out. You can also follow them on Twitter @galacticageek and Facebook.com/GalacticaGeek.

And in news of the regular variety:

The Hunger Games with Paula Malcomson has finally wrapped production in North Carolina. The film is still scheduled for release in March.

Gun Hill Road has opened in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego this weekend. More details on Facebook. The Miami Herald has a new interview with Esai Morales.

Fort McCoy with Eric Stoltz will be shown at the Boston Film Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Details and tickets here. Eric's new episode of Glee airs this Tuesday at 8 pm. Spoiler TV has the teaser.