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Thomas Newman was originally hired to compose the film's score, but was replaced by Bear McCreary due to Newman's scheduling conflicts. The Last Voyage of the Demeter was theatrically released in the United States on August 11, 2023, by Universal Pictures.
McCreary's latest feature scores include Ava, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Freaky and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. In June 2023, McCreary replacing [clarification needed] Thomas Newman as a score composer in the latest upcoming film The Last Voyage of the Demeter, directed by André Øvredal.
In 2011, he composed “Fanfare for STS-135,” a rousing orchestral work played at the launch of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis, commemorating the final shuttle launch in American history. In quiet moments (few and far between), McCreary often wonders what his longtime friend and mentor Elmer Bernstein would say about his career.
Feb 21, 2020 · Around five years ago I spotted Bear McCreary at a Marvel music panel at ComiCon. While there were several huge film composers and Bear there for a TV series (AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.), he was the one courting long lines of fans awaiting his autograph.
Oct 19, 2019 · In the sleepy port town of Bellingham, Washington, sixteen-year-old aspiring composer Bear McCreary imagined and wrote his own films, just so he could score them. A chance encounter led him to film music legend Elmer Bernstein, who moored his boat in Bellingham harbor.
In 1999, Newman composed the score to American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments; this was the first of several collaborations with director Sam Mendes.
May 2, 2018 · Below, we discuss McCreary’s composing idols and origins, how the projects he chooses reflect his tastes, his aversion to being typecast or developing a distinctive style, his composing process...
