Grammy Award–nominated, Emmy and BAFTA Award–winning composer and artist Bear McCreary will perform music from his globally renowned catalogue live in Australia this July.
Best known for his work on ‘God of War’,’The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, ‘Outlander’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’, and ‘The Walking Dead’, McCreary will be playing selections from his iconic scores along with music from his epic rock concept album ‘The Singularity’ on his hugely anticipated Themes & Variations tour. Starting on the 18th April in London, McCreary will then travel through Europe and North America before landing in Australia in July.
Bringing the orchestral and emotive nature of his compositions and score work together with the kinetic nature of a rock show, the live experience will feature a seven-piece band led by McCreary.
“After celebrating the twentieth anniversary of my first screen credit, for composing the music to 2004’s Battlestar Galactica, along with the release of my debut rock record, The Singularity, the time has finally come to take my music on the road!” says McCreary. “I am thrilled to perform highlights from throughout my career and visit some of my favourite cities in the world. I look forward to connecting with fans and bringing my music to bombastic life on the concert stage. Let’s go!” BEAR McCREARY
McCreary’s prolific talents earned widespread acclaim in 2004, with his work on the influential series ‘Battlestar Galactica’ introducing audiences to his music. His career has continued to flourish since then, with McCreary becoming a three-time Grammy Award nominee, a four-time Emmy Award nominee and winner of the Emmy for ‘Outstanding Original Main Title Theme’ (‘Da Vinci’s Demons’), and the fifth most celebrated composer in the history of the International Film Music Critics Association.
Recent projects include the Amazon Original hit series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’; ‘Foundation’ for Apple TV+; the beloved Starz series ‘Outlander’; Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’; Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Films’ ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’; AMC’s global phenomenon ‘The Walking Dead’; Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’.; and the video game ‘Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge’ for Disney.
McCreary’s acclaimed scores to Sony PlayStation’s blockbusters ‘God of War’ and ‘God of War Ragnarök’ have earned him honours including Grammy Award nominations for ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games’ and awards from the Game Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the International Film Music Critics Association, the ASCAP Composers Choice Awards, and the BAFTA Games Awards.
‘The Singularity’ is an epic concept album that features an all-star lineup of vocal talent and musicians, including Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), Rufus Wainwright, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Slash, Joe Satriani, and more. Cinematic in its presentation, ‘The Singularity’ is also a graphic novel, with select monologues from the novel appearing as narrations on the album, read by actors Lee Pace (The Hobbit, Foundation), Danai Gurira (Black Panther, The Walking Dead), and Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, God of War Ragnarök).
Tickets for Bear McCreary’s Australian tour are on sale to the general public from 10am local time, Wednesday 26 March.
For ticketing and pre-sale information, visit destroyalllines.com.
