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| '''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for her vocals for the [[Re-imagined Series]]{{'}} opening theme. She is married to [[Bear McCreary]].
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| ==Contributions to Battlestar Galactica==
| | '''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for her vocals for the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s opening theme. |
| Beyond her work on the opening theme, Yarbrough has made several notable vocal contributions throughout the series:
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| * She sang [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s chant in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]," providing vocals for the [[Baltar#Baltar theme|Baltar Religious Theme]].
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| * Her voice appears in "[[A Distant Sadness]]," the opening montage of "[[Occupation]]."
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| ==Role in "Daybreak"==
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| Raya Yarbrough plays a crucial role in the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]," making her first return as a soloist since "[[He That Believeth in Me]]." During the climactic battle sequences, she sings the [[Roslin#Roslin theme|Roslin Religious Theme]] with Latin lyrics as young [[Hera Agathon]] runs through the battle-stricken hallways of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.<ref name="daybreak">{{cite web |url=https://bearmccreary.com/bg4-daybreak-pt-2/ |title=BG4: "Daybreak, Parts I & II" |author=Bear McCreary |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=July 26, 2025}}</ref> | |
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| The Latin lyrics she sings are:
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| :''Omnia illa et ante fiebant''
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| :(All of this has happened before)
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| :''Omnia illa et rursus fient''
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| :(And all of this will happen again)
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| :''Ita dicimus omnes''
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| :(So Say We All)
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| These are the same lyrics previously featured in "A Distant Sadness" from "[[Occupation]]."<ref name="daybreak"/>
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| ===The "Raya Choir"===
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| For the finale, composer [[Bear McCreary]] created what he called a "Raya Choir" by overdubbing Yarbrough's voice fifteen times. According to McCreary, her voice is so unique that even when multiplied, the result was incredibly powerful, with one singer creating a massive impact. This multi-layered vocal arrangement marks [[John Cavil|Cavil]] and his forces as "horsemen of the apocalypse," lending the moment epic, biblical significance without being overtly scary.<ref name="daybreak"/>
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| The sequence builds to Cavil's entrance with centurions, where Yarbrough's voice returns to a solo as she completes the Latin lyrics, accompanied by swelling string phrases that endow the moment with calm and mystery.<ref name="daybreak"/>
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| [[Category:Behind the Scenes]] | | [[Category:Behind the Scenes|Yarbrough, Raya]] |
| [[Category: Musicians]] | | [[Category: Musicians|Yarbrough, Raya]] |
| [[Category: Musicians (RDM)]] | | [[Category: Musicians (RDM)|Yarbrough, Raya]] |
| [[Category: Musicians (TRS)]] | | [[Category: Musicians (TRS)|Yarbrough, Raya]] |
