Bear McCreary And Slash Team Up For A Classic Theme

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ACCLAIMED COMPOSER BEAR McCREARY AND ROCK LEGEND SLASH TEAM UP ON NEW VERSION OF CULT CLASSIC DEATHSTALKER THEME

All-star band on new film’s title track features singer Brendan McCreary, original Deathstalker II composer Chuck Cirino, drummer Gene “The Atomic Clock” Hoglan, bassist Pete Griffin, and guitarist Omer Ben-Zvi

LOS ANGELES (OCTOBER 7, 2025) – The ’80s cult classic Deathstalker is back in an amped-up, reverential reboot, courtesy of writer-director Steven Kostanski (Frankie Freako, Psycho Goreman) and executive producer Slash (Guns N’ Roses). The film features a stellar, rousing, equally tributary title track from Emmy and BAFTA Award–winning composer Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead) and Slash.

Deathstalker (Songs from the Motion Picture), a three-track single, will be released digitally by Sparks & Shadows Records on October 10, 2025, day and date with the film’s theatrical release. The mesmerizing title track features McCreary and Slash leading an all-star band comprised of singer Brendan McCreary, original Deathstalker II composer Chuck Cirino, drummer Gene “The Atomic Clock” Hoglan (Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad), bassist Pete Griffin (Steve Vai, Zappa Plays Zappa), and guitarist Omer Ben-Zvi (Bear McCreary). The digital release also features “Walking Alone” by Danish actress and singer-songwriter Nina Bergman and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy (The Offspring). A radio version of the hard-rocking “Deathstalker” title track rounds out the three-track single.

Pre-save at your favorite streamer now: https://sparksandshadows.ffm.to/deathstalker

A reboot of the beloved 1983 sword-and-sorcery romp, the new Deathstalker film stars Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick, The Matrix Reloaded) as the titular warrior, as well as Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, and Nicholas Rice. Actor/comedian Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, The Goldbergs) voices Doodad, a benevolent wizard joining Deathstalker on his journey. The Deathstalker reboot will open exclusively in theaters on October 10, 2025.

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAdo8drjc_M

“I loved [the original] Deathstalker. It was sort of tongue-in-cheek, exaggerated, and low budget, and it had this great theme song,” says Slash. “My whole interest in getting to do this new one—which isn’t a remake, it’s sort of another version of it—was really nostalgic for me. Once we got the script, I thought, ‘Man, we could really make a great movie.’ And Daniel Bernhardt coming in and being the lead was awesome because he played the part so perfectly. It was really a passion project.”

To produce a theme song that would not only complement the original but also elevate the overall experience, Slash joined forces with his hard-rocking film, TV, and video game composer pal Bear McCreary.

“One of the great things about being a producer is I get to get involved in the music,” Slash explains. “We wanted to do a remake of the ‘Deathstalker’ theme, and I’m good friends with Bear McCreary, so I called him, and it turns out he’s a big Deathstalker fan and a fan of Chuck Cirino, the original composer for the original song. So we thought, ‘Let’s remake the song: We’ll get a live band and we’ll do it like that.’ So we went into a studio, Bear and I and some musicians and Chuck. And we did a great version of the original theme song. It was just a blast to do. That’s how it all came together.”