Battlestar Galactica: Season 3
 Film Music Weekly / IF Magazine, 11/09/07:
___"Bear McCreary has used Battlestar Galactica to reveal himself as one of the most innovative and intriguing composers on TV... one of the freshest talents in the scoring business."
Entertainment Vine, November 1, 2007:
___"Bear McCreary has done an outstanding job, perhaps the finest evolution in TV history... lovely, heartbreaking, exciting... by far the most compelling score I have listened to this year."
Sci Fi Dimensions, January 2008:
___"McCreary's effort is sure to top many lists as best soundtrack of 2007. Any aficionado of contemporary American musical composition should check it out... far and away McCreary's most ambitious project to date."
Soundtrack.net, 10/25/07:
___"A Major Achievement."
Blog Critics Magazine, 10/31/07:
___"Bear's work for Battlestar Galactica is far and away some of, if not the best soundtrack work done for any television series... simply spectacular."
Blogger News Network, 10/23/07:
___"Featuring more instruments, more variation and more experimentation than any other series on television. Rarely does a television score pack so much dramatic punch along with a tremendous handle on futuristic action."
Soundtrack Collector, October, 2007:
___"McCreary continues his groundbreaking tradition... an emotional, soul-stirring experience."
Score Notes, October, 2007:
___"A terrific score... the best mixed album of the year."
Cinema Blend, 10/22/07:
___"Bear McCreary, building on the moving themes and scores he composed... took things to a new height for the tormented third season."
Don D'Ammassa, November 11, 2007:
___"The best original soundtrack of any television series with which I'm familiar."
MovieMusic, 11/11/07:
___"The music has again evolved and McCreary has done an excellent job... brilliant."
SF Crows Nest, 11/11/07:
___"Bear McCreary's haunting soundtracks weave in and out of the program superbly, amplifying key moments with tense string movements, bold drums and assorted world music influences."
Sci Fi Pulse, 11/01/07:
___"Very high quality music... let it transport you elsewhere and enjoy"
G-Pop, November 2007:
___"... Reflects every nuance of the story... Perfect for fans of any music[al genre]."
Film Score Monthly, November, 2007:
___"Bear McCreary [has had] the chance to expand some of his episode scores to greater symphonic heights."
AllMusic, Novmber 2007:
___"Starting in 2004, composer Bear McCreary broke the mold with his music for 'Battlestar Galactica.'"
Monster Sci Fi Show Blog, 12/3/07:
___"Bear McCreary has become an incredible composer who embodies the spirit of BSG in his music." Intrada, November, 2007:
___"McCreary continues ideas... expands creative colors, textures."
Soundtrack.net, 10/09/07:
___Exclusive "Battlestar Galactica Season Three" First Listen
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2
E! Online, 06/29/06:
___"Rich, raw, oddly stirring... kick-ass and powerful as hell."
iFMagazine, 07/17/06:
___"McCreary’s approach is just as adventurous and exciting as anything that’s being heard inside of a cinema."
Lower Decks, 07/02/06:
___"[McCreary's music] rivals some of the best film composers of today."
MusicOnFilm, 10/11/06:
___"... McCreary has again managed to craft feature quality scores week after week."
GoodSound, 09/01/06:
___"The alternately tragic and heroic music provided by Bear McCreary... lifts the series into the pantheon of all-time great TV sci-fi."
FilmGuru.net, June 2006:
___"McCreary continues his explosive work on the season two score."
Monsters And Critics, 08/09/06:
___"FIVE STARS: ... a rich, versatile work that can truly be described as art."
FilmMusicOnTheWeb, December 2006:
___"I can say with absolute certainty that Bear McCreary has more than delivered the goods."
G-Pop, June 2006:
___"The music makes Galactica feel more like a theatrical release than a television series."
American Music Preservation, 06/20/06:
___"Of exquisite beauty... a fabulous piece of music."
MongrelDogs, 07/01/06:
___"Superb... relentless and uncompromising.... heartbreaking, melancholy and uplifting at the same time."
The Trades, 07/09/06:
___"McCreary builds upon his accomplishments to scale new heights with this impressive mix."
The Soundtrack Channel, 06/27/06: (video excerpt)
___"... an impressive offering from a composer we are sure to hear more from in the very near future."
Sci Fi Pulse, 06/26/06:
___"The music... is a triumph in its own right."
Science Fiction Weekly, 08/03/06:
___"McCreary's music here stands on its own."
Galactica Actual Podcast, 06/15/06:
___"One of the best soundtracks I've heard." (audio recording)
Soundtrack Collector, 06/27/06:
___"This series is [McCreary's] baby and it certainly shows."
Cinescape, 06/22/06:
___"Uniquely interesting and affecting... McCreary crafts environmental landscapes that seethe with ethnicities and living, breathing personalities."
Soundtrack.net, 05/27/06:
___Exclusive "Battlestar Galactica Season Two" First Listen
Sci-Fi Storm, 08/11/06:
___"Music with an empathic edge."
Soundtrack.net, 05/29/06:
___"The music is great... vastly different from anything else."
Science Fiction Buzz, 06/19/06:
___"Bear McCreary has outdone himself."
The Theater Absurd, 06/26/06:
___"Great... violent, primal, visceral..."
Wrong Turn 2
Dread Central, 09/21/07:
___"A gleefully demented surprise... If you feel like creating an earthquake in your living room, look no further than this album!"
Film Score Monthly, November, 2007:
___"I had as much fun listening to this CD as the filmmakers did creating the film. Give this one a chance—it’s an infectious brew that grows more endearing with repeat plays."
Film Music Weekly, 11/09/07:
___"McCreary gives the music of Wrong Turn 2 a ferocious, fun energy. Better yet, it never sounds like 'horror music'... murderously fun."
Movie Wave, November, 2007:
___"The main idea of the the theme is a brilliant one. It dominates the score and is impressive."
Intrada, November, 2007:
___"Wild licks for electric guitar, sitar, electric bass, electric fiddle & keyboard mingle with spoons, jugs & washboards to create 'mutant bluegrass.'"
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1
G-Pop, June 2005:
___"This is the greatest television soundtrack ever created."
MovieMusic, February 2006:
___"FIVE STARS: A versatile and varied musical masterpiece."
Sci Fi Dimensions, July 2005:
___"... [music] unlike anything heard on any other science fiction show."
MusicOnFilm, 06/08/05:
___"... some of the best music I've heard for recent television."
Soundtrack.net, 06/22/05:
___"FOUR STARS: The pulse-pounding onslaught of drums and chimes provides a uniquely primal feel to the show... You're in for a treat."
TheLogBook, Summer 2005:
___"The action cues from this selection are some of the best I've heard, period."
Cinescape, 06/02/05:
___"McCreary is showing himself to be a capable and sensitive composer whose work underlies the new BG’s elegantly introspective and exotically atmospheric sensibility."
FilmMusicReview, 06/22/05:
___"McCreary is able to perform minor miracles."
Soundtrack.net, 01/06/06:
___One of the TEN MOST INTERESTING SCORES OF 2005
Sci Fi Dig Podcast, 10/3/05:
___"Outstanding. This soundtrack rules." (audio recording)
Music from the Movies, Summer 2005:
___"Stunningly Beautiful."
Science Fiction Weekly, Summer 2005:
___"What would McCreary do on the big screen? One suspects that he'll get a chance to show us in the not-too-distant future."
Cinemusic, 08/13/05:
___"... In your face, tribal, percussive."
Soundtage AV, 11/01/05:
___"At the age of 26, [McCreary] shows signs of the level of genius of his mentor, the late Elmer Bernstein."
Monsters And Critics, 08/13/05:
___"Pulse-Pounding... Solemn and Haunting."
FilmMusicOnTheWeb, July 2005:
___"With McCreary onboard as the series composer, [the producers] have naught to do but place unconditional trust in him for the rest of season two and beyond."
Home Theater Sound, Fall 2005:
___" ...Bear McCreary. Remember that name -- he has the rare ability to elevate scenes with everything from sublimely heartbreaking to crushingly frightening music."
AllMusic, Summer 2005:
___"To McCreary, space music can sound like almost any earth-bound style."
Rest Stop
AintItCool News, 05/08/07:
___"[McCreary] has managed a small claim in reshaping the way we hear horror with his score to "Rest Stop."
Soundtrack.net, 01/29/07:
___"A fresh take on horror film music, just like 'Battlestar Galactica' was a fresh take on Sci-Fi scoring."
Film Music Weekly, 02/19/07:
___"A creative musical mix, crossing country rock and classic horror stylings with a progressive sense of rhythm... wickedly effective."
Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries
Science Fiction Weekly, Spring 2004:
___"...absolutely delightful"
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