I was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered tonight.  You can listen to the complete segment on the NPR website.

‘Battlestar Galactica’: Beyond Background Music

 

All Things Considered
June 21, 2009 – 

“Insurgency, religious fanaticism, technology run amok: a few of the themes explored in Battlestar Galactica, the science-fiction TV series about a civilization running for its life from human-like robots. The series has been honored with a Peabody, as well as awards for acting, visual effects and sound design. But its unsung character has been its music — until now.

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I know, I know… I’ve hardly updated this thing all summer.  Well, I’ve had good excuses, writing music you’ll hear very soon.  I finished the next four episodes of Battlestar Galactica (HOLY FRAK! THEY ARE AWESOME!), and I am in the process of scoring Eureka, which has been airing for a couple weeks (also an outstanding season, with some amazing twists coming up).  I recently began scoring my second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.  I can’t say much about that, but you guys are in for a special musical treat in the first episode!  >:)    More on that later…

I’ve been getting some great press lately, especially for the last round of Battlestar Galactica concerts last spring.  Here are some of the ones worth checking out.  Click on the logos or links to read the whole article.

I was honored to make the July cover of International Musician!  It’s a very glowing article.  You don’t get much better than the opening paragraph: “[McCreary] has the potential to become a true composer rock-star, complete with screaming fans and sold out concerts in addition to a top-notch talent”   

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