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title: "1 Overtones Harmonic Quotes By Bear McCreary"
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> [When you hit a string or a piece of metal or anything that vibrates, you hear the fundamental pitch that the thing is vibrating at, but you hear a series of overtones - of harmonic frequencies - that you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/when-you-hit-a-string-or-a-piece-of-metal-or-anything-that-vibrates/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/bear-mccreary-4348_anything_when-you-hit-a-string-or-a-piece-of-meta_379323.jpg)

## More by Bear McCreary

> [I think the thing that music can do is be unsettling. It is abnormal - music that's perceived to be different in an unresolved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-think-the-thing-that-music-can-do-is-be-unsettling-it-is-abnormal/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [There are certain things I've always wanted to hear vido game scores do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/there-are-certain-things-i-ve-always-wanted-to-hear-vido-game-scores/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [I grew up watching sci-fi and horror and dramas and playing video games. These are all things I enjoy doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-grew-up-watching-sci-fi-and-horror-and-dramas-and-playing-video/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [There was a time after doing 'Battlestar Galactica,' where I had my pick of projects that wanted taiko drums and ethnic vocals. You know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/there-was-a-time-after-doing-battlestar-galactica-where-i-had-my-pick/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [The showrunner relationship in television is what the director relationship in film, there's really no more important relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/the-showrunner-relationship-in-television-is-what-the-director/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [I mean, I think everybody has fond memories of 'Masters of the Universe.' It was just one of the things in the '80s. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-mean-i-think-everybody-has-fond-memories-of-masters-of-the-universe/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [When you hit a string or a piece of metal or anything that vibrates, you hear the fundamental pitch that the thing is vibrating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/when-you-hit-a-string-or-a-piece-of-metal-or-anything-that-vibrates/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [Galadriel is driven by a sense of justice, if not a sense of revenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/galadriel-is-driven-by-a-sense-of-justice-if-not-a-sense-of-revenge/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [The great thing about scoring sci-fi shows is that you basically get to make up the rules, because you're creating a self-contained universe; when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/the-great-thing-about-scoring-sci-fi-shows-is-that-you-basically-get/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [It's hard to take a series of intervals that we all recognize, and arrange them in a way that is not so simplistic, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/it-s-hard-to-take-a-series-of-intervals-that-we-all-recognize-and/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [I approach everything from the same perspective which is character and story, which then influence the musical style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-approach-everything-from-the-same-perspective-which-is-character/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [I understand fans being hesitant to embrace 'The Rings of Power.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-understand-fans-being-hesitant-to-embrace-the-rings-of-power/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [On a network show, you can get six days to score an episode. On 'Outlander,' because it's premium cable and because of the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/on-a-network-show-you-can-get-six-days-to-score-an-episode-on/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [I was thrilled to have had the opportunity to work Mark Hamill in creating the 'Child's Play Theme.' He dove into the experience head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-was-thrilled-to-have-had-the-opportunity-to-work-mark-hamill-in/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

> [At first glance, I was nervous that 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' would be difficult to approach... It ties together a cinematic universe that spans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/at-first-glance-i-was-nervous-that-marvel-s-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

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