my ▁nom ination ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Music ▁Com position ▁for ▁a ▁Series ▁for ▁season ▁one ▁of ▁Out land er . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Mc Cre ary ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁form ative ▁years ▁in ▁B elling ham , ▁Washington . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁author ▁Laura ▁Kal p ak ian ▁and ▁professor ▁Jay ▁Mc Cre ary ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁His ▁brother , ▁Br end an ▁Mc Cre ary , ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁music ian . ▁Bear ▁has ▁directed ▁and ▁produced ▁several ▁music ▁videos ▁for ▁Br end an ' s ▁band , ▁Young ▁Beautiful ▁in ▁a ▁Hur ry . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁B elling ham ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁class ically ▁trained ▁pian ist ▁and ▁self - t aught ▁accord ion ist . ▁He ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁ren owned ▁film ▁score ▁composer ▁El mer ▁Bern stein ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁re construct ed ▁and ▁re orch estr ated ▁Bern stein ' s ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁score ▁for ▁Kings ▁of ▁the ▁Sun . ▁ ▁Their ▁collaboration ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁complete ▁score ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁sound track ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁Batt l est ar ▁Gal act ica ▁and ▁Cap rica ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁worked ▁under ▁primary ▁composer