Mike Brennan of Soundtrack.net scored an exclusive listen to the Battlestar Galactica: Season Two soundtrack. Head over to the site to read the listening notes and hear some samples!
1. Colonial Anthem ("Theme from Battlestar Galactica" from 'Final Cut') (4:03)
This track opens the album with a very different sound than we are used to for the series because it contains music from the original "Battlestar Galactica" by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson, arranged by Bear McCreary. This cue sounds a bit more "Star Treky" than the sound Gibbs and McCreary have developed for the new series, but it is a nice glance back to the show's origins. Some nice brass and percussion is featured in this upbeat cue and it is a great opener for the album.
2. Baltar's Dream (from 'Valley of Darkness') (2:46)
An electric violin starts off this cue with an eerie tone before some metallic percussion takes over. Baltar is one of the show's most unpredictable characters and I find that this odd sound fits his character's downward spiral perfectly.
3. Escape from the Farm (from 'The Farm') (3:12)
More heavy percussion and eerie sounds continue in this cue. We also get a hint of one of the main motifs for the show, the pulsating violin chords. After a brief hint at it, the low strings and percussion push it away, joined this time by Middle Eastern woodwinds for this action cue.
Man that is going to be a fun CD. Just what we all need in the down time between season to get excited about the show again! There is some really different stuff in here... stuff I don't remember hearing!
I really like the preview tracks for Escape from the Farm, Something Dark is Coming, Scar, Roslin and Adama, and Worthy of Survival. I am sure my favorites will change once I can hear the whole track, but base don the thirty second snips, that is mine. What are yours?
Prelude to War.... 8...minutes....long.....
Now I feel really bad for downloading the 2 minute cut of that tune.
I also very much liked the 'baltar's dream' track and have to agree with the reviewer, completely perfect for baltar's downward spiral.
Posted by: Aragorn | May 31, 2006 at 11:44 AM