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...Something Dark Is Coming.
Review date: 2008-02-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Soundtrack - Bear McCreary.
My Review:
After the recent success of the show, Bear McCreary is making himself a household name, with more than one trick up his sleeve to get you into the swing of his matured and very prominently made tunes. He continues the sweeping multi-faceted talent of Richard Gibbs, who's music provided the style and overall ostentatious feel to the series. 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.
The reason having the title of this review named 'Something Dark Is Coming' is because something dark looms on a precipice at the end of this season's finale. This song in particular stands out like the many others, all of which relax are carefully interwoven with the gorgeous cinematography of the shows excellence. High quality music, for high quality scenes and show. Some great tracks include, 'A Promise To Return', the considered flawless 'Prelude To War', the incandescent `Allegro' and`Baltar's Dream'. The 80's become almost reminiscent in this album, with tracks like `Gina's Escape' and `Something Dark Is Coming' reminding you of an 80's year type soundtrack you grew up on.
Verdict:
Some shows get it right, this happens to be one of them. The composer knows what he is doing and he will do more with it in time. This is but a glimpse of the extraordinary talent of Bear McCreary. 9.5/10.
Similar Products
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Reviews
The Young Master
Review date: 2007-10-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
McCreary excels himself here, surpassing even his near flawless work on the first season. He still pays tribute to Galactica's established and Richard Gibbs's motifs and hallmarks (eastern modalities, ethnic instrumentation blending with orchestra and synths, pounding percussion and soaring sopranos), but what marks this score out as special is the full flowering of McCreary's own voice. His testosterone-fuelled take on Philip Glass minimalsim is beautiful to behold (Glass's Metamorphosis One featured early in the secon season in a nice tribute and nod from McCreary), indeed some of his beautiful scoring for strings would have done the old maestro himself proud.
Bear McCreary is a name to watch in the world of TV and film composing, his scoring lithe yet muscular, visceral yet emtionally thrilling, dark yet yearning and hopeful - he is indeed a young master of extraordinary talent.
Fantastic and moody.
Review date: 2007-07-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
I cannot give an unbiased review because I am a huge fan of the television series, however as has been detailed by other reviewers, if you like the television series you are sure to enjoy the soundtrack. Many of the tracks are classical and orchestral, with one or two more modern tracks thrown in for good measure. If you enjoyed the orchestral moodiness that took the television show to another level, this CD is something that you should own.
even better than s1 soundtrack!
Review date: 2007-05-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is in my opinion one of the best soundtracks ever created, not only is the title theme hauntingly beautiful and unforgetable - but almost every other song on the cd is too! There are no 'duff tracks' especially not reuniting the fleet!
Really makes you appreciate the show even more after hearing this.
Well worth it.
Exceptional!
Review date: 2006-09-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
Quite simply beautiful,powerful and awe inspiring.
As with the show itself, Bear keeps getting better and better.
I have so far listened to this CD daily since it arrived through my letterbox...
If you are a fan of the show then you really should own this, you won't regret it. If you are a fan of good music then you will also love this.
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Bear Mccreary
Recording label: La La Land
Manufacturer: La La Land
EAN: 0826924104927
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Soundtrack,
Universal product code (UPC): 826924104927
Number of discs: 1
Running time: 79 minutes
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Colonial Anthem [Theme from Battlestar Galactica]
2. Baltar's Dream [From Valley of Darkness]
3. Escape from the Farm
4. Promise to Return [From the Farm]
5. Allegro [From Home, Pt. 1]
6. Martial Law [From Fragged]
7. Standing in the Mud [From Black Market]
8. Pegasus [From Pegasus]
9. Lords of Kobol [From Pegasus]
10. Something Dark Is Coming [From Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt. 1]
11. Scar [From Scar]
12. Epiphanies [From Epiphanies]
13. Roslin and Adama [From Resurrection Ship, Pts. 1&2]
14. Gina Escapes [From Resurrection Ship, Pt. 2]
15. Dark Unions [From Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt. 2]
16. Cylon Prisoner [From Pegasus]
17. Prelude to War [From Pegasus and Resurrection Ships, Pts. 1&2]
18. Reuniting the Fleet [From Home, Pts. 1&2]
19. Roslin Confesses [From Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt. 2]
20. One Year Later [From Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt. 2]
21. Worthy of Survival [From Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt. 2]
22. Battlestar Galactica: Main Title
23. Black Market [From Black Market]
Publishers: La La Land