Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 [Soundtrack]

Bear McCreary (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Bear McCreary
• Audio CD (July 28, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: La-La Land Records
• ASIN: B0028ERCMU
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,619 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gaeta's Lament (4:49)

2. The Signal (5:09)

3. Resurrection Hub (3:40)

4. The Cult of Baltar (5:42)

5. Farewell Apollo (2:55)

6. Roslin Escapes (2:55)

7. Among the Ruins (7:44)

8. Laura Runs (2:21)

9. Cally Descends (3:08)

10. Funeral Pyre (3:57)

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Caprica City, Before the Fall (4:34)

2. Laura's Baptism (2:40)

3. Adama in the Memorial Hallway (2:11)

4. The Line (3:57)

5. Assault on the Colony (15:07)

6. Baltar's Sermon (4:25)

7. Kara's Coordinates (4:21)

8. Earth (3:08)

9. Goodbye Sam (2:11)

10. The Heart of the Sun (3:20)

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

La-La Land Records proudly presents its 100th soundtrack release, the 2-CD Set BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON 4. Acclaimed BATTLESTAR composer Bear McCreary pulls out all the musical stops with his sensational music score to the fourth and final season of the critically lauded Sci-Fi Channel television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff.

McCreary enriches and expands his glorious, one-of-a-kind mix of orchestra, vocals, rock, world-beats and synth. A sonic powerhouse that lives on beyond this beloved television show. Disc One collects Season Four's best musical moments up to DAYBREAK, the series finale, which is presented on Disc Two. A 20-Page CD booklet contains exclusive liner notes from the show's cast and crew.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the Level of John Williams' Star Wars Soundtracks, July 29, 2009

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AllTerroristsMustDie "ATMD" (Cape Coral, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 (Audio CD)

That's right ladies and gents, you heard that right, Bear McCreary has done to television scores what John Williams did to feature film scores. This album rivals any of the Star Wars music and, I LOVE the Star Wars music. Anyone who buys this - whether you are a BSG diehard like myself or simply looking for a good CD - will NOT be disappointed. The opening selection for this album "Gaeta's Lament" was brilliant. It sets the tone for the rest of the album and, indeed, is the primary component to telling the grand final season of the greatest show of all time. I don't know what BSG would be without the music of Bear McCreary. I would probably still like it, but nowhere near as much. The thundering tribal drums, rolling percussions, beautiful violins - all of it - is just spectacular and adds to the suspense and wonder of the show. I have all of the BSG soundtracks, plus the new Caprica soundtrack (Galactica's prequel spinoff series premiering in January 2010 on SyFy Channel) and this is truly the height of Mr. McCreary's work. It incorporates all of the themes previously touched upon in the prior seasons while introducing new themes, and if you listen closely to the SECOND CD music from the series finale, "Daybreak", you can even hear cues from the aforementioned "Caprica" series.

Bear is truly a musical god and a great storyteller in his own right. Look out for "Kara Remembers" which is probably my favorite song on the first CD due to the fact that it is a piano rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" and it is simply beautiful. As stated above the second CD is all of the music from the finale with the epic fifteen minute musical romp "Assault on the Colony" which is quite possibly McCreary's best work (next to season two's "Prelude to War"). I am so sad that this show has come to an end and we will no longer have new music from BSG to enjoy (save for the final BSG soundtrack which consists exclusively of music from the two DVD movies "Razor" and "The Plan" coming out later this year). However, we have Caprica to look forward to which is similar yet...wonderfully different. As the Hybrid in "Razor" told Major Shaw: "this is not an end, but a beginning!"

Some notable tracks include:
Gaeta's Lament
Resurrection Hub
The Cult of Baltar
Among the Ruins
Cally Descends
Kara Remembers
Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Diaspora Oratorio
The Line
Assault on the Colony
So Much Life
An Easterly View

SO SAY WE ALL!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good for televsion???!, July 29, 2009

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D. Mcintyre - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 (Audio CD)

After one listen I was left with one question Is this too good for TV? It could easily pass for a soundtrack for the big screen rivaling John Williams and Howard Shore. Instruments from China, Japan, India, Middle East, Western Europe make up very rich and diverse palette. Even if you have never seen the show, it is a terrific piece of music. Some highlights: a powerful vocal performance by Alessandro Juliani in "Gaeta's Lament", "The Cult of Baltar", "Kara Remembers", "Diaspora Oratorio", "Assault On The Colony" and "The Heart Of The Sun".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking....., August 6, 2009

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C. Henderson "txthanos" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 (Audio CD)

or I just really need to take "Gaeta's Lament" off repeat, but the more is hear it the more I love it. I don't think ,as a whole, this fourth disc is really as good as Season 2, but not much can top "Prelude to War" for me. That said, this disc is packed with music that just makes me want to cry, and that's good. Any true fan of BSG should add this last season's discs to their collection.

Note: I didn't have any problems ripping the music to my computer.