Bear McCreary, the composer known for his work on the music behind 2018’s God of War and its sequel, God of War Ragnarök, has spoken about his work on the franchise. Speaking to VGC, McCreary revealed that he believes that he has fulfilled his purpose with the God of War franchise for now.
McCreary started off by talking about the time he spent at the God of War 20th Anniversary Retrospective Gallery last month. He spoke about how moved he felt when he realised just how many people had been involved with the franchise throughout its time.
“We were just with the cast at the God of War 20th Anniversary Retrospective Gallery,” said McCreary. “There were exhibits along the wall for all nine games, so it’s this pantheon. I’m looking around the room, and I’m seeing all the artists that have contributed.”
“It was quite moving to realize how many people had been involved and that no single person has been involved in all of them in any kind of primary capacity. There’s been a sort of brain trust of people that go back to the first game.”
He also spoke about seeing the sheet music of his own works being showcased on the wall, and how it led to him feeling closure for the story of Kratos in the more recent titles.
“Coming into that room, I saw the God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarok sheet music on the wall – my signed scores in frames that I had given to Santa Monica – and it really hit me that I got to contribute to this,” McCreary continued. “Even with the God of War Valhalla DLC, there’s an ending cinematic to that, that really was important to me to score.
“It brings a sort of closure to Kratos’ arc, so I feel like my contribution, starting with E3 2016 all the way through to Valhalla, feels complete. I feel complete. I feel like I told a story.”
He also said that, while he does feel like he has gotten the closure he needed for his work on God of War, he is open to working on future projects in the franchise as well. Responding to VGC’s question about working on the music for Amazon’s adaptation of God of War, he said that he’s proud of his work, and that the people that need him have his number.
“If there’s anything else that needs music moving forward, they’ve got my number,” he said. “Everybody’s got my number, I’m here. I’m really proud of what I did.”
Amazon hasn’t yet premiered its adaptation of God of War, but production on the series has been going well enough that showrunner Ronald D. Moore has revealed that it has been greenlit for a second season.
“Right now I’m working on the adaptation of this videogame called God of War, it’s a big title in the gaming world that Amazon has ordered two seasons of and they asked me to come in, I’m literally in the writer’s room and that’s my new thing,” he said.
As for a new game, while no official announcements have been made, rumours indicate that a new God of War title that would focus on a smaller side-story will be coming out later this year.
