Gaeta's Lament
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"Gaeta's Lament" is a ballad sung by Felix Gaeta which helps him as he recovers in Galactica's sickbay from losing the leg Samuel Anders shot onDemetrius (TRS: "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?").
- Alone she sleeps in the shirt of man
- With my three wishes clutched in her hand
- The first that she be spared the pain
- That comes from a dark and laughing rain
- When she finds love may it always stay true
- This I beg for the second wish I made too
- But wish no more
- My life you can take
- To have her please just one day wake
- To have her please just one day wake
Production and Recording
editThe collaboration between composer Bear McCreary and Alessandro Juliani began when they exchanged demos between Los Angeles and Vancouver as McCreary tweaked the melody and key to fit Juliani's voice.[1] McCreary was "absolutely stunned by the quality of his singing" even from Juliani's home recordings.[1]
The final studio recording took place over a year later when Juliani flew to Los Angeles during production of the "Daybreak" score. Despite being "decimated with exhaustion from composing the score for the 3-hour finale," McCreary wrote the orchestral arrangement for Juliani the day before the studio session.[1] The recording session occurred on McCreary's 30th birthday (17 February 2009), making "Gaeta's Lament" both the last piece of music he wrote for the series and the last composition he created in his twenties.[1]
McCreary described Juliani as "a dream collaborator" and noted that he quickly forgot he was working with an actor, instead recognizing him as "a musical professional."[1] McCreary emphasized that the vocal performance was "pure AJ," and that he wrote the orchestral arrangement specifically to showcase Juliani's abilities.[1]
Live Performances
editJuliani performed a rendition of "Gaeta's Lament" for the Battlestar Galactica Live Concert in 2009[2], in addition to the 2018 FedCon.[3]
Notes
edit- The song was written by Michael Angeli with music composed by his wife, Karen Angeli. Bear McCreary was responsible for the song's arrangement and for integrating the music from it throughout "Guess What's Coming To Dinner?". [4]
- The song was sung on set by Alessandro Juliani who jokingly refers to it as "The Stump Serenade."
- The music sheet's lyrics, "This I wish for the second wish I made too," slightly differs from the season 4 soundtrack rendition, "This I beg for the second wish I made too."
- Both an instrumental version and the version with vocals are included on the Season 4 soundtrack. The instrumental version is a completely different piece of music from the vocal version, featuring Steve Bartek on guitars and John Avila on bass.[1]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bear McCreary (2009). Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Soundtrack Is Out! (backup available on Archive.org) (in English).
- ↑ Films In Focus (2009-06-18). Battlestar Galactica Bear McCreary "Gaeta's Lament" Live at Grand Performances 6-13-2009 (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Google.
- ↑ Yantzi (2018-05-23). Alessandro Juliani performs Gaeta's Lament at FedCon 2018 (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Google.
- ↑ See: Sources:Gaeta's Lament for reference.
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External Link
edit- Composer Bear McCreary discusses the song and its creation: [1]