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The Colonial anthem (listen • help • info) is the official state music of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. The music that became the anthem was originally composed by Stu Nomion at least fifty-eight years prior to the fall of the Twelve Colonies ^{(CAP: "Gravedancing")}. It would eventually be adopted as the official anthem of the Colonies following their unification under the Articles of Colonization.

Examples of usage

The anthem plays as a fanfare when the television station Caprica 5 announces a live interview with the celebrity scientist, Doctor Gaius Baltar ^{(TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")}.
Around the same time, it plays briefly during a fly-by of the last Viper squadron of the battlestar Galactica during its decommissioning ceremonies held in its new museum, shortly before a speech given by Commander William Adama ^{(TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")}.
After the fall of the Colonies, the anthem appears in a documentary on the crew of Galactica created by D'Anna Biers. A crewman, Stan Gibson,^[1] whistles a part of the anthem while he mops a deck on the ship, then an orchestral version of the anthem bursts into the documentary as several pilots enter a hallway to give the film an uplifting heroic appeal ^{(TRS: "Final Cut")}.

As incidental music

The Colonial Anthem plays as a young Ensign William Adama sees Galactica for the very first time through a window on a transport (Blood and Chrome, part 1).
A variation of the anthem is used as incidental music to accompany the departure of the ships of the former refugee fleet from Earth as they fly into the Sun ^{(TRS: "Daybreak, Part II")}.

Notes

The Colonial anthem is a new recording of the Original Series' main theme composed by Stu Phillips, who assisted Bear McCreary in the new arrangement.^[2]
The scene in which the crewman is heard whistling the anthem confirms that the piece of music exists "in-universe" and is not simply part of the "real world" soundtrack (something that is not necessarily made clear in the mini-series, or by the anthem's use at the end of Biers' documentary, both of which could simply have been soundtrack elements for viewers).
The audio sample in this article is from the Season 2 soundtrack, track 1, a modern arrangement of the original theme for the episode, "Final Cut," by Bear McCreary.

References

↑ This character, who hums the Colonial anthem while mopping the floors of Galactica, is Battlestar Wiki's "patron saint" for its administrators.
↑ McCreary, Bear "The Themes of Battlestar Galactica Part IV" in http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear's Battlestar Blog .

[1] This character, who hums the Colonial anthem while mopping the floors of Galactica, is Battlestar Wiki's "patron saint" for its administrators.

[2] McCreary, Bear "The Themes of Battlestar Galactica Part IV" in http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear's Battlestar Blog .

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-The {{audio|Colonial Anthem.mp3|'''Colonial anthem'''}} is the official state music used at official functions of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].
+The {{audio|Colonial Anthem.mp3|'''Colonial anthem'''}} is the official state music of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].  The music that became the anthem was originally composed by [[Stu Nomion]] at least fifty-eight years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|fall of the Twelve Colonies]] {{CAP|Gravedancing}}.  It would eventually be adopted as the official anthem of the Colonies following their unification under the [[Articles of Colonization]].
-It plays as a fanfare when the television station [[Caprica 5]] announces a live interview with [[Gaius Baltar]].
+==Examples of usage==
+* The anthem plays as a fanfare when the television station [[Caprica 5]] announces a live interview with the celebrity scientist, Doctor [[Gaius Baltar]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
+* Around the same time, it plays briefly during a fly-by of the last [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadron of the [[Battlestar (TRS)|battlestar]] ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' during its decommissioning ceremonies held in its new [[Galactica Museum|museum]], shortly before a speech given by Commander [[William Adama]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
+*After the fall of the Colonies, the anthem appears in a documentary on the crew of ''Galactica'' created by [[D'Anna Biers]]. A crewman, [[Stan Gibson]],<ref>This character, who hums the Colonial anthem while mopping the floors of ''Galactica'', is Battlestar Wiki's [[w:patron saint|"patron saint"]] for its [[BW:AN#Current administrators|administrators]].</ref> whistles a part of the anthem while he mops a deck on the ship, then an orchestral version of the anthem bursts into the documentary as several pilots enter a hallway to give the film an uplifting heroic appeal {{TRS|Final Cut}}.
-The anthem plays briefly during a fly-by of the last [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadron of ''[[Galactica]]'' during its decommissioning ceremonies held in its new [[Galactica Museum|museum]], shortly before a speech given by Commander [[William Adama]] ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).
+==As incidental music==
+*The Colonial Anthem plays as a young Ensign William Adama sees ''Galactica'' for the very first time through a window on a transport ([[Blood_and_Chrome#Plot|''Blood and Chrome'', part 1]]).
-The anthem also appears in a documentary on the crew of ''Galactica'' created by [[D'Anna Biers]]. A crewman, [[Stan Gibson]],<ref>This character, who hums the Colonial anthem while mopping the floors of ''Galactica'', is Battlestar Wiki's [[w:patron saint|"patron saint"]] for its [[BW:AN#Current administrators|administrators]].</ref> whistles a part of the anthem while he mops a deck on the ship, then an orchestral version of the anthem bursts into the documentary as several pilots enter the hallway to give the film an uplifting heroic appeal ([[Final Cut]]).
+*A variation of the anthem is used as incidental music to accompany the departure of the ships of the former [[The Fleet (RDM)|refugee fleet]] from [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth:_The_Promised_Land|Earth]] as they fly into the Sun {{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}.
 ==Notes==
-* The Colonial anthem is a new recording of the [[Original Series]]'s main theme. [[Glen Larson]] is credited with composing this piece of music.
+* The Colonial anthem is a new recording of the [[Original Series]]{{'}} main theme composed by [[Stu Phillips]], who assisted [[Bear McCreary]] in the new arrangement.<ref>{{cite online journal|url= http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=117|title=The Themes of Battlestar Galactica Part IV| | journal=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear's Battlestar Blog | last =McCreary | first= Bear}}.</ref>
-* The scene in which the crewman is heard whistling the anthem confirms that the piece of music exists "in-universe" and is not simply part of the "real world" soundtrack (something that is not necessarily made clear in the mini-series, or by the anthem's use at the end of Biers' documentary.
+* The scene in which the crewman is heard whistling the anthem confirms that the piece of music exists "in-universe" and is not simply part of the "real world" soundtrack (something that is not necessarily made clear in the mini-series, or by the anthem's use at the end of Biers' documentary, both of which could simply have been soundtrack elements for viewers).
-* The audio sample in this article is from the [[Soundtrack (Season 2)|Season 2 soundtrack]], track 1, a modern arrangement of the original theme for the episode, "Final Cut", by [[Bear McCreary]].
+* The audio sample in this article is from the [[Soundtrack (Season 2)|Season 2 soundtrack]], track 1, a modern arrangement of the original theme for the episode, "Final Cut," by [[Bear McCreary]].
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