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Bear McCreary is a quickly growing name for the industry. He was already a master of television musical scoring, having done Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Human Target, Black Sails, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and even the short-lived Constantine, but in recent years his branching into feature films has been outstanding. The Forest, The Boy, and the Rest Stop films were his foray into horror, but his scores for 10 Cloverfield Lane, Colossal, Europa Report and Rebel in the Rye showcase his diverse abilities to craft specific and engaging themes and genres with panache and skill the likes of which are truly unique, with his sound his own and easily noticeable for how different it is from other greats like Zimmer, Williams, Howard, Newman and Horner. With Happy Death Day (released just a couple weeks before his anticipated score for The Walking Dead), Bear crafted a horror score that enhances the film to additional heights while standing alone as a brilliant solo listen, with a bigger orchestral sound than was needed for a sci-fi/horror slasher comedy.
Bear McCreary is my favorite composer, and one of the best we have in any field. Happy Death Day is an outstanding addition to his discography, being both intense and thoughtfully gorgeous. It's just under 40 minutes, but like most of his scores, the value of revisiting it over and over is absurdly high. Backlot Music's CD is solid, with a pretty good booklet with credits and images, but if you're not a collector or "purist" looking for the best sound, the mp3 is decent. Worth the purchase if you're a McCreary fan or film score lover.
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