Soundtrack (Season 4) - Revision history

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	For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].}}		For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].}}

	The '''Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Soundtrack''' was a critical and commercial success upon its release. <ref name="McCreary-Season4Album">{{cite web \|url=https://bearmccreary.com/battlestar-galactica-season-4-soundtrack-is-out/#more-2539 \|title=Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Soundtrack Is Out! \|author=Bear McCreary \|date=2009 \|access-date=2025-07-28 \|website=Bear McCreary Official Website}}</ref> The album achieved remarkable sales performance, reaching the top 10 in overall music sales on Amazon and becoming both the #1 selling TV soundtrack and #1 selling movie soundtrack.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> La La Land Records was forced to print additional copies after their initial run sold out in pre-orders alone.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		The '''''Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Soundtrack''''' was a critical and commercial success upon its release. <ref name="McCreary-Season4Album">{{cite web \|url=https://bearmccreary.com/battlestar-galactica-season-4-soundtrack-is-out/#more-2539 \|title=Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Soundtrack Is Out! \|author=Bear McCreary \|date=2009 \|access-date=2025-07-28 \|website=Bear McCreary Official Website}}</ref> The album achieved remarkable sales performance, reaching the top 10 in overall music sales on Amazon and becoming both the #1 selling TV soundtrack and #1 selling movie soundtrack.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> La La Land Records was forced to print additional copies after their initial run sold out in pre-orders alone.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />

	==Production Background==		==Production Background==

	Composer [[Bear McCreary]] began work on the Season 4 score almost exactly two years before the soundtrack's release.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> McCreary described the emotional intensity of creating music for the series finale, stating that pieces like "Diaspora Oratorio" and "So Much Life" were among the most difficult and emotional experiences he had ever endured as a composer, causing him to break down while working on them.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		Composer [[Bear McCreary]] began work on the Season 4 score almost exactly two years before the soundtrack's release.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> McCreary described the emotional intensity of creating music for the series finale, stating that pieces like "[[Diaspora Oratorio]]" and "[[So Much Life]]" were among the most difficult and emotional experiences he had ever endured as a composer, causing him to break down while working on them.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />

	The soundtrack album represents a comprehensive collection of McCreary's work on the final season, with many tracks edited, re-mixed, and even re-arranged specifically for the album release.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> McCreary ordered the tracks to provide "a rewarding artistic experience simply as music, separate from the show."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		The soundtrack album represents a comprehensive collection of McCreary's work on the final season, with many tracks edited, re-mixed, and even re-arranged specifically for the album release.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> McCreary ordered the tracks to provide "a rewarding artistic experience simply as music, separate from the show."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />
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	#* Performed by [[Bear McCreary]], piano		#* Performed by [[Bear McCreary]], piano
	#* From the Episode "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]"		#* From the Episode "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]"
	# '''Diaspora Oratorio'''		# '''[[Diaspora Oratorio]]'''
	#* Words and Music by [[Bear McCreary]]		#* Words and Music by [[Bear McCreary]]
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	===Emotional Impact===		===Emotional Impact===
	McCreary described the emotional toll of composing certain pieces. '''Diaspora Oratorio''' was "one of the most difficult and emotional experiences I've ever endured" and he noted it would "probably be years before I can listen to this composition without breaking down."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> He considers it "probably the strongest piece of music I've ever written, and I feel that it eclipses everything else on this album."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		McCreary described the emotional toll of composing certain pieces. '''[[Diaspora Oratorio]]''' was "one of the most difficult and emotional experiences I've ever endured" and he noted it would "probably be years before I can listen to this composition without breaking down."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> He considers it "probably the strongest piece of music I've ever written, and I feel that it eclipses everything else on this album."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />

	===Special Recordings===		===Special Recordings===
	Several tracks feature unique recording circumstances. '''Elegy''' was performed using samples McCreary made of the actual piano on the Galactica hangar deck set, so "when I sat there with the actors and played this song, this is what it sounded like."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		Several tracks feature unique recording circumstances. '''Elegy''' was performed using samples McCreary made of the actual piano on the ''Galactica'' hangar deck set, so "when I sat there with the actors and played this song, this is what it sounded like."<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />

	'''Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1''' represents McCreary's completion of a composition that was developed throughout the episode "Someone to Watch Over Me," where he was literally writing sections the night before filming each piano scene.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> For the album, he finished the complete sonata and recorded it on a concert grand at the Warner Bros. Scoring Stage.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />		'''[[Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1]]''' represents McCreary's completion of a composition that was developed throughout the episode "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," where he was literally writing sections the night before filming each piano scene.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" /> For the album, he finished the complete sonata and recorded it on a concert grand at the Warner Bros. Scoring Stage.<ref name="McCreary-Season4Album" />

	==Press Release==		==Press Release==

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	Two-CD Set Is Top 10 Best Seller in Overall Music Sales at Amazon.com		Two-CD Set Is Top 10 Best Seller in Overall Music Sales at Amazon.com

	Burbank, CA - June 30, 2009– [http://www.lalalandrecords.com La-La Land Records] will release their 100th release as a label -- the special 2-CD set, ''Battlestar Galactica: Season 4'', on July 28, 2009. The soundtrack cracked the Top 10 at Amazon’s Best Seller list for overall music sales, topping both the TV and Movie Soundtrack Charts. The soundtrack features music from Seasons 4 and 4.5 with one disc dedicated to the music from “Daybreak” the stunning series finale. La-La Land Records is releasing the ''Battlestar Galactica: Season 4'' soundtrack through a license agreement with NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group.		Burbank, CA - June 30, 2009– [http://www.lalalandrecords.com La-La Land Records] will release their 100th release as a label—the special 2-CD set, ''Battlestar Galactica: Season 4'', on July 28, 2009. The soundtrack cracked the Top 10 at Amazon’s Best Seller list for overall music sales, topping both the TV and Movie Soundtrack Charts. The soundtrack features music from Seasons 4 and 4.5 with one disc dedicated to the music from “Daybreak” the stunning series finale. La-La Land Records is releasing the ''Battlestar Galactica: Season 4'' soundtrack through a license agreement with NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group.

	The music from Battlestar Galactica became an integral part of the series, interwoven into plotlines and even performed by cast members, like the track “Gaeta’s Lament”, sung by [[Alessandro Juliani]] ([[Felix Gaeta]]) or “Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1” which was a key plot point in the episode “[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]”.		The music from Battlestar Galactica became an integral part of the series, interwoven into plotlines and even performed by cast members, like the track “Gaeta’s Lament”, sung by [[Alessandro Juliani]] ([[Felix Gaeta]]) or “Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1” which was a key plot point in the episode “[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]”.

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	\| title= Soundtrack (Season 4)		\| title= Soundtrack (Season 4)
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	\| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]		\| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]

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			[[fr:Battlestar Galactica Season 4 - Original Soundtrack From the Syfy Television Series]]

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	\| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fbattlestar-galactica-season%252Fid338022614%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30		\| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fbattlestar-galactica-season%252Fid338022614%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30
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	: ''For ~~the~~ other soundtracks, ~~see~~ [[Soundtrack ~~(Miniseries)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]], [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)~~]].		: ''For other ''Battlestar Galactica'' soundtracks, [[Soundtrack\|click here]].''

	: ''For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]''.		: ''For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]''.

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	\| next= [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]]		\| next= [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]]
	\| amazon= B0028ERCMU		\| amazon= B0028ERCMU
			\| itunes=http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VWbyALbmqZY&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fbattlestar-galactica-season%252Fid338022614%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30
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	: ''For the other soundtracks, see [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]], [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]].		: ''For the other soundtracks, see [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]], [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]].

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	McCreary’s feature film credits include ''Wrong Turn 2'' and the ''Rest Stop'' films. He also scores the series ''Eureka'', the upcoming SyFy series, and ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'', the Capcom video game ''Dark Void'', the upcoming series ''Human Target'' and ''Trauma'' and ''[[The Plan\|Battlestar Galactica: The Plan]]''. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.		McCreary’s feature film credits include ''Wrong Turn 2'' and the ''Rest Stop'' films. He also scores the series ''Eureka'', the upcoming SyFy series, and ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'', the Capcom video game ''Dark Void'', the upcoming series ''Human Target'' and ''Trauma'' and ''[[The Plan\|Battlestar Galactica: The Plan]]''. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.

	Also available from La-La Land Records are McCreary’s soundtracks for [[Soundtrack\|''Battlestar Galactica'' Seasons 1, 2, and 3]], ''[[Caprica ~~(soundtrack~~)\|Caprica]]'', ''[[amazon:B001B0BAWU\|Eureka]]'', ''[[amazon:B001FWPY0S\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', ''[[amazon:B000TLUFG4\|Wrong Turn 2]]'' and the ''[[amazon:B001DZDTCC\|Rest Stop]]'' films.		Also available from La-La Land Records are McCreary’s soundtracks for [[Soundtrack\|''Battlestar Galactica'' Seasons 1, 2, and 3]], ''[[Soundtrack (Caprica)\|Caprica]]'', ''[[amazon:B001B0BAWU\|Eureka]]'', ''[[amazon:B001FWPY0S\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', ''[[amazon:B000TLUFG4\|Wrong Turn 2]]'' and the ''[[amazon:B001DZDTCC\|Rest Stop]]'' films.

	About Universal Cable Productions:		About Universal Cable Productions:

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	\| discs= 2		\| discs= 2
	\| prev= [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]]		\| prev= [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]]
	\| next= ~~none~~		\| next= [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]]
	\| amazon= B0028ERCMU		\| amazon= B0028ERCMU
	}}		}}
	: ''For the other soundtracks, see [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]].		: ''For the other soundtracks, see [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]], [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]], [[Soundtrack (The Plan/Razor)]].

	: ''For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]''.		: ''For a general article on the music in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]''.

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=2107 Blog entry] of [[Bear McCreary]] about the BSG Season 4 soundtrack.		*[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=2107 Blog entry] of [[Bear McCreary]] about the BSG Season 4 soundtrack.

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