Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Gaeta's Lament - Alessandro Juliani
2. Signal
3. Resurrection Hub
4. Cult of Baltar
5. Farewell Apollo
6. Roslin Escapes
7. Among the Ruins
8. Laura Runs
9. Cally Descends
10. Funeral Pyre - Kandyse McClure
11. Roslin and Adama Reunited
12. Gaeta's Lament (Instrumenta) - Bear McCreary
13. Elegy
14. Alliance - Bear McCreary
15. Blood on the Scales
16. Grand Old Lady - Raya Yarbrough
17. Kara Remembers
18. Boomer Takes Hera - Raya Yarbrough
19. Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
20. Diaspora Oratorio

Disc 2:

1. Caprica City, Before the Fall
2. Laura's Baptism
3. Adama in the Memorial Hallway
4. Line
5. Assault in the Colony
6. Baltar's Sermon
7. Kara's Coordinates
8. Earth
9. Goodbye Sam
10. Heart of the Sun
11. Starbuck Disappears
12. So Much Life
13. Easterly View
14. Passage of Time

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15713 in Music
• Released on: 2009-08-10
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Soundtrack, Import
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 136 minutes

Customer Reviews

Bear McCreary jumps to another landmark!
Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Soundtrack - Bear McCreary.

My Review:

After the recent success, and end, of one of the best shows ever made, Bear McCreary has made not 1 but 2 CD's of emotionally drawing and complex scores ever from the show. He continues the sweeping multi-faceted talent of instruments at his use. Bear McCreary gets really into it, adding and mixing constantly what feels right at that right moment, intricacies levelled throughout the entire album, adding true emotion, you may never catch the deepness of these songs the first time and they only get better with time; with clever cross-cut shots to coincide with his musical taste, drama and real build-up of tension unlike most shows these days.

There are many songs that stand out, the ones for me were,

Disk 1
Gaeta's Lament, The Signal, Resurrection Hub, Roslin Escapes, Among the Ruins, Cally Descends, Funeral Pyre, Roslin and Adama Reunited, Gaeta's Lament - Instrumental, Elegy, The Alliance, Blood on the Scales, Kara Remembers, Boomer Takes Hera, Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1, Diaspora Oratorio.

Disc: 2
Caprica City, Before the Fall, Laura's Baptism, Adama in the Memorial Hallway, Assault on the Colony, Kara's Coordinates, Earth, Goodbye Sam, The Heart of the Sun, Starbuck Disappears, So Much Life, An Easterly View.

Verdict:

This is the extraordinary talent of Bear McCreary. 9.5/10.

Battlestar Sonatica
Bear McCreary's work for the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica has received substantial critical acclaim, and with good reason. His scores for seasons one to three have been some of the finest music produced for either television or film. Season four is, incredibly, an improvement on even these towering soundtracks.

The music comes on two CDs, one featuring the standout music [i.e. not the many character and location motifs that were re-used from previous soundtracks in the actual TV shows] for the majority of season four, and the other containing the full score for the two-part finale - 'Daybreak'. Beginning with Alessandro Juliani's [Lt. Felix Gaeta] haunting and beautiful lament, it just keeps getting better and better. Aside from the tearful lament, real highlights of the set for me are the last three tracks on the 'Daybreak' CD, which tie in to some of the most emotional moments in the entire series. The 15 minute epic 'Assault on the Colony' is similarly superb - it even trumps season's three highlight - 'Storming New Caprica' - in terms of it's epic quality and ferocity.

I simply cannot fault the music or the product, if you're a fan of the show then this is a must.

The final chapter
The wait is over and the final soundtrack of Battlestar Galactica is here. There are so many differing emotions that this album creates that it is difficult to discuss them all. Beginning the haunting vocals of Alessandro Julianni singing his Lament, this is an altogether more mature experience than the previous albums. Whereas before, the soundtracks produced wonderful music and score, this fourth displays Bear's growth within the show. The first disc is the, slightly, more traditional of the two. Hailing from the first 19 episodes of the season, it deals with spirituality (The cult of Baltar), emotional farewells (this seasons fantastic arrangement of 'Wander my Friends' in 'Farewell Apollo'. The use of bagpipes on this track gives the piece an even more militaristic feel, as Lee leaves the service), the wonderful Roslin-Adama love theme returning as they are 'Reunited' (this time containing a lovely ebellishment of the B theme). For me, the stand out track on this disc is 'Among the Ruins'. It contains two of the most heart-wrenching themes in the show - Kara's destiny theme and Tigh's theme. The episode, Sometimes a great notion, was a difficult experience, and the music reflects this. Strings in high registers depict the near-panic and true horror of the episode, while the drawn-out destiny theme displays Kara's confusion and pain. The piece comes to a thrilling conclusion with Tigh's theme returning as never heard before. This piece is a stunning example of a fantastic composer.

Disc 2 contains the entire score from 'Daybreak', the finale. It contains more lush music and less of the traditional thematic material from the show (that said, 'Assault on the Colony', coming in at a whopping 15minutes, conatins virtually all character themes). It's score is reminiscent of the new show, Caprica. This disc is an enjoyable fare in itself - 'Heart of the Sun' is a wonderful piece for all those who watched the original series as well. :) 'Starbuck disappears, for me, is the emotional high-point of the disc as she and Lee part. The epilogue, 'The passage of time' is a knowing and touching ending as 'one year later', the theme from the last episode of season 2, returns and closes the show.

This soundtrack is, among other things, a fantastic example of music that deserves to be heard. It displays the last season of an extraordinary television show, but even more than that, it closes Bear Mccreary's invovlement with it. Accordingly, the music is emotional, exciting, evocative and captivating.