Who composed the music for both God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök?

Bear McCreary composed the music for both God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök.

McCreary created the musical identity of the Norse-era games, combining orchestra with Nordic instruments and vocal performances. His score for God of War (2018) includes the recurring main theme associated with Kratos, as well as distinctive music for Atreus and the game's mythological world.

He returned for God of War Ragnarök, expanding the musical language as the story moved across all nine realms and introduced characters such as Thor and Odin. The sequel's soundtrack includes new themes while developing ideas first established in the 2018 game.

The composer is easy to confuse with Gerard Marino, who worked on the music for the original God of War, and Bobby Tahouri, who composed God of War: Ascension. Cory Barlog is a director and writer associated with the series, not the composer of these two soundtracks.