Raya Yarbrough - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 05:30, 27 July 2025

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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]].

	~~'''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for~~ her ~~vocals for~~ the ~~[[Re-imagined Series]]{{'}}~~ opening theme.		==Contributions to Battlestar Galactica==
			Beyond her work on the opening theme, Yarbrough has made several notable vocal contributions throughout the series:

	She ~~is married to~~ [[Bear McCreary]]		* She sang [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]]'s chant in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]," providing vocals for the [[Baltar#Baltar theme\|Baltar Religious Theme]].
			* Her voice appears in "[[A Distant Sadness]]," the opening montage of "[[Occupation]]."

			==Role in "Daybreak"==
			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>

			The Latin lyrics she sings are:
			:''Omnia illa et ante fiebant''
			:(All of this has happened before)
			:''Omnia illa et rursus fient''
			:(And all of this will happen again)
			:''Ita dicimus omnes''
			:(So Say We All)

			These are the same lyrics previously featured in "A Distant Sadness" from "[[Occupation]]."<ref name="daybreak"/>

			===The "Raya Choir"===
			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"/>

			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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Brnocesar at 16:06, 29 March 2025

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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.		'''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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	'''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for her vocals for the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s opening theme.		'''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for her vocals for the [[Re-imagined Series]]{{'}} opening theme.

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	'''Raya Yarbrough''' ~~(born {{{5}}})~~ is~~...~~		'''Raya Yarbrough''' is a vocalist and musician who is best known for her vocals for the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s opening theme.

	~~== Biographical Notes ==~~

	~~== Director credits~~ for ~~"Battlestar Galactica" ==~~

	*Season 4:

	~~''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Raya Yarbrough\|Episodes directed by Raya Yarbrough]]''~~

	~~== Writer credits~~ for ~~"Battlestar Galactica" ==~~

	*Season 4:

	~~''See also:~~ [[~~:Category:Episodes written by Raya Yarbrough\|Episodes written by Raya Yarbrough~~]]''

	~~== External Links ==~~

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			'''Raya Yarbrough''' (born {{{5}}}) is...

			== Biographical Notes ==

			== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

			*Season 4:

			''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Raya Yarbrough\|Episodes directed by Raya Yarbrough]]''

			== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

			*Season 4:

			''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Raya Yarbrough\|Episodes written by Raya Yarbrough]]''

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Serenity: Request. We have an article for Brendan McCreary and she's a far more prominent voice in the show's music and does all of the prominent vocals

2008-04-09T22:37:03Z

Request. We have an article for Brendan McCreary and she's a far more prominent voice in the show's music and does all of the prominent vocals

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