Musique Fantastique

December 19, 2023

Bear McCreary & Sparks & Shadows Score PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

Hollywood Records, Disney Branded Television and 20th Television are excited to release PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS Original Series Soundtrack with themes by Bear McCreary and music by Sparks & Shadows. The epic score weaves together mythic undertones and modern intensity, adding a dynamic layer to the captivating story. The series premieres the first two episodes on Dec. 20 on Disney+, followed by new episodes weekly and the original soundtrack is available on digital platforms on December 22.

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Jeffries), Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.

Sparks & Shadows is a multifaceted entertainment company founded by Bear McCreary. The company functions as a full-service music production studio, record label, publishing entity, and general headquarters from which all of McCreary’s projects are developed—be they high-profile film scores, television scores, or video games, and other endeavors such as Broadway shows, graphic novels, artist development, and a label for rising artists.

McCreary reflects on the project – “With the brilliant composers from my team at Sparks & Shadows by my side, I am honored to be a part of Disney’s stellar creative team, and to help bring Rick Riordan’s mythical vision to vibrant musical life. This exciting new series gave me the opportunity to embrace the kind of sweeping melodically-driven orchestral scores that always inspired me as a kid. Writing distinct and memorable themes for each character was a joy. I can’t wait for the legions of fans around the world to hear this music and be transported away.”

Based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood”). Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, and executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shortz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.

Watch the PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS film trailer: