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Babylon 5: Sleeping in Light

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This is excellent atmosphere. It is very moving and relaxing. When juxtaposed to the climactic ending of the series, it makes the hair stand on the back of your neck.

The marketplace seller holding a $109 price tag over a used copy is either an over zealous fan or... you make the call. This, and all available B5 soundtracks, can be ordered from Christopher Franke's Entertainment company Sonic Images Entertainment, Inc. for $11.56 including shipping at [...]. Here the creator get's his compensation.

If Amazon actually stocked this item, I wouldn't be here saying this. I want people to enjoy this wonderful album, just don't over pay some huckster and leave Franke hangin'.

This is one of the finest CD's in the Babylon 5 episodic series and in my opinion some of the best music Christopher Franke has ever written

The score has a much darker overtone than much of the previous incidental music, and in some ways is presented almost as a requiem mass for the series. The whole piece is deeply moving and emotional. For those of us who have seen the episode Sleeping in Light the poignant beauty is perfectly captured in such passages as Good Night My Love, when Sheridan says his final farewell to Delenn (which could be any of us parting with a loved one for the last time). Dying Station, which accompanies the abandoned Babylon 5 being blown up to prevent it becoming an obstacle to navigation, wrenches the heart strings. Unlike much TV and Film Soundtrack music when removed from the drama, Chris Franke's compositions work in their own right for standalone listening.

If I have one complaint, it is that at 24:40 total running time is on the short side, but the concept of this collection is to present the music as cued and sequenced from each episode with no enhancement or additional compositions. It is to be hoped Sonic Images and Chris Franke will hurry up and release the promised Volume 3 compilation album of B5 music.

This is the most fitting music for an episode I've ever heard. The musical style, while dramatically differant from the series itself, is very in tune with what has come to be expected from Christopher Franke. The new cues were first introduced in Objects at Rest, the episode right before this, and were used to great effect.

Each time there is a build up, you just know *that* is the best he can do, and he tops it - every time. How much better can this music get?

Often times, when I listen to a soundtrack to television or movie, there is almost no sense of the show. When I listen to a soundtrack from the original star trek series, for example (and I am a long-time Trek fan) unless I look at the title, I have no idea what episode I'm listening to; there is nothing differant. There is nothing to tie this music to the series .... While in Sleeping in Light (and *ALL* Babylon 5 for that matter) there is a direct link between the music and what is happening on screen.

When I listen to the music, I can *SEE* what is happening in the back of my mind ... and at the end, with the final buildup in track 5 leading to the destruction of the station - words cannot describe the feel of chills going up my spine, of ripping my heart out and leaving a feeling of loss, yet of hope for the future.

If Franke has not yet won an award for this cd, he deserves demonstrates the reasons he deserves to.

I won't say that this an album for everyone, but for B5 fans it's essential. Franke's music ties with the series in such a way that the truly dedicated can relive the show through the music and this, Sheridan's final hour is something worth reliving. Franke's soundtrack takes us back and it is as if it's happening all over again. That was probably redundant, but any B5 fan needs this album.

Of all the Babylon 5 soundtracks, this is easily my favorite. "Sleeping in Light" was the final episode of Babylon 5 and this soundtrack was the perfect accompaniment for it. There is a quiet power to it and a passion that will touch you with it's melancholy and sadness. I find it to be the perfect music to listen to when I am in a quiet, contemplative mood such as sitting on the porch, watching the night sky, and thinking of absent friends wherever they might be. The only flaw with this album is that at 25 minutes its much too short. Even if you haven't seen the episode or didn't watch the series this album is well worth getting as it stands on its own, whether you know the story that goes with the music or not.

In my opinion, the best B5 episode soundtrack. The music is haunting, and absolutely beautiful. In addition, Objects at Rest is very similar. Even though it's short (probably around 30 minutes) it's well worth it.

Sleeping In Light, the series finale of Babylon 5. The most emotionaly charged story and a fitting soundtrack. Chris Franke's most emotional soundtrack of the whole series was possibly his best. From the quiet beginning, through the sadness and joy of remembering old friends, to the death of Sheridan and the destruction of the Fifth Babylon station, this soundtrack really tugs at the heart. Worth playing this CD up really loud, just to hear all the quieter instruments. Dying Station is the highlight of the CD and is worth repeating over and over again.

There isn't ever a time when I don't get all misty-eyed listening to this CD. There also isn't one person whom I've played this for who hasn't been impressed. It's 25 minutes of pure greatness. If there's a single Babylon 5 episodic CD that must be bought, it's this one. Buy it. Now.

I have purchased some of the other CD's from the Babylon 5 series and this CD is the perfect conclusion to a great sci-fi show. Like a person wrote here before me the only problem is that it is a little short, but for fans of the show and especially fans of music from the show this CD is a must have. The track that is a must to listen too is the track called "Dying Station". The best way I could describe this track is: a neat and perfect little bow tied perfectly and simply over a outstanding series of music.

One of the best releases from the B5 soundtracks. Great music for a great last episode of a great TV series!