For the second and third seasons he did so with “acoustic guitars and drums to connect with the farmhouse setting (check out ‘Message to Morgan’).” He blended these with a small orchestra for the gut-crushing mid-season finale (‘Sophia').
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“This approach allowed me to create big emotional impacts with sparse musical gestures.”Īs the series progressed, McCreary was able to expand the musical palette. Those moments when McCreary’s music kicks in, viewers know they are about to be treated to something important. During the zombie apocalypse, silence would be the most prevalent – the lack of sound is what survivors would notice. “When we started discussing the first season we agreed that drama, action, and horror would be felt more intimately if the score were used only in pivotal scenes, and that it should be written with tonal clarity,” McCreary explained of his initial approach to scoring The Walking Dead. The cop left with no choice shoots her, and as she falls, the tremolo string arpeggios of the “Main Title Theme” by McCreary crescendo, drawing millions of viewers into this harrowing world of The Walking Dead.
Then she turns around… revealing that all is not quite what it seems. Premiering on Halloween 2010, in 120 countries simultaneously, The Walking Dead became a cultural zeitgeist practically overnight. He said, “narrowing down the highlights from seven years of work was a tremendous challenge.” For this long-awaited release, McCreary selected both his personal favorites from the first seven seasons, along with those most frequently requested by fans.