Bear McCreary
Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California.
Influences
McCreary cites Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bermstein, Alan Menken, Christophe Beck, Michael Giacchino, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Buddy Baker, James Newton Howard, John Barry, Lalo Schifrin, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone, Shirley Walker, Basil Poledouris, Michael Kamen, Joel McNeely, Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Newman, Rachel Portman, David Newman, Alexandre Desplat, Marc Shaiman, Brian Tyler, George Bruns, Oliver Wallace, Leigh Harline, Frank Churchill, Paul Smith, Leonard Bernstein, Nino Rota, Rolfe Kent, Kevin Kiner, Trevor Horn, Christopher Young, Alfred Newman, Hans Zimmer, John Powell and Lorne Balfe as influences.