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Music announces the release of the HAPPY DEATH DAY soundtrack, featuring music by Bear McCreary (Rebel in the Rye, 10 Cloverfield Lane) digitally on October 13 and on CD on October 20, 2017.
Blumhouse (Split, Get Out, Whiplash) produces an original and inventive rewinding thriller in HAPPY DEATH DAY, in which a college student (Jessica Rothe, La La Land) relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer's identity. HAPPY DEATH DAY is directed by
Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) and written by Scott Lobdell.
"When I first saw Happy Death Day, I was immediately struck by the film's perfect balance of horror and dark comedy," said McCreary. "The main character, Tree, hilariously captures a millennial spirit the horror is genuinely terrifying, and the comedy pitch perfect. The film is a goldmine for musical inspiration!"
In the thriller, the killer's identity is hidden behind a baby-face mask. McCreary had to look no further than to his three-year old daughter for inspiration in creating the score. "Christopher Landon and I decided to give this voiceless character a voice in the score," McCreary explained.
Bear collected recordings of his daughter that he used throughout. "These sounds of her giggling and whispers were digitally mangled and distorted, until they became terrifying vocal textures, with menacing bass, crackling breathy overtones. One baby whimper in particular became the theme for the killer, wailing like a banshee over the score. I combined the baby voice with a full orchestra, and the end result truly terrified me. I am hopeful it will have the same effect on the audience."
ABOUT BEAR McCREARY
EMMY®-winning composer Bear McCreary is one of the most sought-after talents in the industry today. In 2017, Bear had an impressive showing at Sundance with three films at the festival:
Danny Strong's drama
Rebel in the Rye, the sci-fi thriller Colossal starring Anne Hathaway, and Jennifer Brea's documentary Unrest. Some of McCreary's other film credits include the critically-acclaimed Paramount
Pictures and Bad Robot film, produced by J.J. Abrams, 10 Cloverfield Lane, the animated feature Animal Crackers, and Disney's Step Up 3D. His videogame credits include Sony PlayStation's highly anticipated new God of War.
McCreary burst onto the scene scoring the influential and revered Battlestar Galactica. His music for the series was lauded by Variety as "innovative," and "like no other" by NPR. McCreary won an EMMY Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme for Da Vinci's Demons. McCreary also received EMMY nominations for his work on
Black Sails, Outlander and Human Target. He has twice been awarded "ASCAP Composer of the Year - Television" by his peers. He currently scores AMC's record-shattering global phenomenon The Walking Dead, as well as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. McCreary frequently performs in concert throughout North
America and Europe, including the Getty Center, the Hagen Philharmonic and Ballet in Germany, the Television Academy, and the Golden
State Pops Orchestra. In July 2014, Maestro Gustavo Dudamel conducted a suite of McCreary's music with the L.A. Philharmonic and L.A. Master
Chorale at the Hollywood Bowl.
