I am scoring The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power.
I am thrilled to musically guide audiences through major events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth & honored to score a series featuring a majestic main title by Howard Shore
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Bear McCreary 
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Composer - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, God of War, Foundation, Walking Dead, Godzilla: KOTM, 10 Cloverfield Lane
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"'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' was viewed by 25 million viewers globally over the initial 24 hours that the TV series’ first two episodes were available for streaming on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories. " -
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Had fun chatting about Dwarves (and Kratos) with on the red carpet for !
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So… who’s gonna give these extended episodic albums a listen?
What’s your favorite moment in the new material?
Is there anything here you wish made the cut on the first album?
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Episodic albums for #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPower will be available exclusively on as each episode streams on .
Once all episodes stream, these albums will be available on ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
(Collectors of physical media stay tuned for news!)
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But if you’re more like me — a hardcore fan of film scores, #TheLordOfTheRings, Tolkien, or are simply curious about how music shapes to narrative drama — the episode specific albums might be for you.
If you’re willing to embark, an eight-hour musical journey awaits!
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Not gonna lie… I would recommend casual fans stick to the main Season One Soundtrack Album. At 2.5 hours, even that “shorter” album is massive, if not overwhelming.
If you’re looking for an efficient, beautiful overview of the #LOTR score, I made that record for you!
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If a track has a unique name, it’s more than 50% unreleased material.
If the name shares keywords from a previous track, it includes less than 50% new material. (“The Boat and The Crater” for example.)
If a track name is identical, the music is identical. (Very few of these)
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Most music represented on the primary soundtrack album will re-appear somewhere on these episodic albums, though in a greatly altered or expanded form.
So… how can you tell what’s different on these episodic albums?
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For the episodic albums, you get a playlist much closer to the narrative arc of each episode.
Virtually every second of score is here. Some cues have been combined into suites to create continuous musical tracks (keeping Harfoot cues together, Elven cues together, and so on).
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For the main “Season One” album, I recut, and even rewrote & re-recorded, much of the music to create an emotional listening experience that captures the season’s narrative arc in a symphonic format.
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We just dropped TWO new #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPower
albums, for Episode One and Two. Listen now on !
These weekly episodic albums will contain almost entirely new music and suites, different from the Season One soundtrack album.
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Catch the first two episodes of #LOTRonPrime last night?
Get your own copy of 's incredible soundtrack on 2XLP Vinyl or CD, with all new theme by Howard Shore, NOW: mondoshop.com/collections/al
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Screen Rant spoke to the #TheRingsOfPower team at the premiere, learning more about the series' five-year plan, the character arcs of the first season, and the ways 's score is influenced by Howard Shore's work on #LordOfTheRings: buff.ly/3TyySYM
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We were thrilled to perform a live version of Nolwa Mahtar at the after-party at with violin solo, 15 taiko drummers, 2 cellists and conducting! #TheRingsOfPower
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An unforgettable night at @LOTRonPrime #London premiere last night! #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPower
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And thanks to all the fans, and Tolkien experts, for attending and bringing their love of the lore and passion for Middle-earth. I hope you all love the show we’ve made. What a thrill to meet so many of you in person, including and so many more!
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There is a lot of talent and passion for storytelling in this photo. I’m honored to be a part of this family! ❤️🎶
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I also met John Howe, one of the artists who has shaped our collective visual language associated with Tolkien’s writings. I told him how much musical inspiration I’ve drawn from staring at his images. What an honor to collaborate with this man!
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I met the legendary John Rhys-Davies, and chatted about early Gregorian polyphonic music… before he suddenly broke out into song with and ! Never thought I’d witness a “3 Tenors” style performance with Gimli, Durin and Pharazon, but here we are! 🤣
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We shocked the afterparty crowd with a surprise performance! I wrote a custom suite of my #LOTR themes for a massive 10-piece percussion ensemble, full choir, and the stunning Sandy Cameron on violin.
We shook the walls of the British Museum! 🤘🏼❤️🎶
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If you listen to all that and are for some weird reason still itching for more, #GodOfWar #Ragnarok is right around the corner. Along with about 7 hours of currently unreleased score from #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPower.
But that’s it. That’s the list. I swear!
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Well….. I also did a game called Dark Void, which was the first time I tried a big symphonic melody ala Elmer Bernstein.
Oh and Human Target, where I learned how to write symphonic music on a weekly basis. That crash course made LOTR’s crushing schedule possible.
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I mean, ok, yeah…. There are definitely some great moments of orchestral themes in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Oh, and The Professor and The Madman. That cello solo!
But that’s it. Truly.
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Damn, you’re right. Yes, gotta include Da Vinci’s Demons on that list. It was my first “historical epic” I cut my teeth on.
And Cloverfield Paradox is where I upped my game for orchestral writing. Learned SO MUCH on that score.
But there. That’s the list.
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Welcome new followers! 🤓
If you want to hear where my LOTR mood started, check out God of War. Or Outlander. Or Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Or Black Sails. Or Battlestar Galactica (season 2 is a good album to start with). Or Godzilla. Or 10 Cloverfield Lane. Or……….
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@bearmccreary I did not know your music before Rings of Power. What are your top two favorite scores of yours before Rings? Thanks.
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Let's enjoy a sneak preview of the new #RingsOfPower TV show with the man who wrote the music I'll ask him about his #LOTR conversations with Howard Shore, his childhood ambitions and his musical heroes. He's here at 11.30am this morning
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Hanging with #KelseyWoods from .
We heard this great piper from like a mile away! Er, wait, I mean from like 1.609 kilometers away 🤓
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#London vibes
#NotAllThoseWhoWanderAreLost
Recovering from jet lag, and excited to attend tomorrow night’s final premiere event for #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPower
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25 years ago today, I remember waking up with excitement and a little anxiety. Yes, I was (and remain) a movie nerd 🤓
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Aug 29th 1997 - 25 years ago today Skynet become self aware #Terminator 2 #JudgementDay
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My love of @bearmccreary music is often that for all the flashy technique / elaborate recording, the underlying core (the NOTES!) is always solid. Few folks really do themes well. And this is a great one; very "classic." One foot in the traditions of old.
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As you said, I like to make themes crystal clear! Interesting and thorough analysis. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and enthusiasm.
HINT: there are at least 2 other primary score themes on the record you missed. Maybe give “Nampat” and “The Mystics” another listen… 😉
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For all those interested in @bearmccreary's score for #RingsOfPower #LOTRROP
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The music on #TheRingsOfPower needs a special nod, because it does a lot of heavy lifting for the series. 's score here might be one of his masterpieces. The variety of instruments and themes for different races and characters is amazing. The Dwarf music is a banger.
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My Lord of the Rings: #TheRingsOfPower cover feature for is now online – featuring some extra colour from my trip to hear the great record the score in North London!
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