Soundtrack (Season 2)

"Soundtrack (Season 2)" An album of the {{{series}}}
Album No.	3
Composer(s)	Bear McCreary
Artist(s)	{{{artist}}}
Producer(s)	{{{producer}}}
Label	La-La Land Records
Tracks	23
Running Time	01:18:53
Discs	1
Released	2006-06-20
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For the Miniseries soundtrack, see Soundtrack (Miniseries).

For the soundtrack to Season One, see Soundtrack (Season 1).

Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary gave an interview and previewed six musical cues from Season 2 at Film Music Radio. (The Season 2 cues start at 1:06:25.) Note that these cues differ from the actual tracks released in the Season 2 Soundtrack.

Track Listing

1. Colonial Anthem (4:02) from "Final Cut"
   • Contains "Theme from Battlestar Galactica" and "Exploration" by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson. Adapted and Arranged by Bear McCreary
2. Baltar's Dream (2:45) from "Valley of Darkness"
3. Escape (3:09) from "The Farm"
4. A Promise to Return (3:03) from "The Farm"
   • Dedicated to the Recovery of Ludvig Girdland. Performed by Supernova String Quartet
5. Allegro (4:59) from "Home, Part II"
   • The initial printing of the Season 2 soundtrack mistakenly attributed this song to "Home, Part I", but according to composer Bear McCreary's website this is incorrect and all subsequent printings will be corrected.
6. Martial Law (1:51) from "Fragged"
7. Standing in the Mud (1:45) from "Black Market"
8. Pegasus (2:46) from "Pegasus"
9. Lords of Kobol (2:50) from "Pegasus"
   • Featuring Raya Yarbrough, Vocals.
10. Something Dark is Coming (8:51) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"
11. Scar (2:26) from "Scar"
12. Epiphanies (2:43) from "Epiphanies"
13. Roslin and Adama (2:49) from "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Part II"
14. Gina Escapes (2:00) from "Resurrection Ship, Part II"
15. Dark Unions (2:53) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
16. The Cylon Prisoner (3:51) from "Pegasus"
    • Featuring Bt4, Vocals
17. Prelude to War (8:22) from "Pegasus", "Resurrection Ship, Part I", and "Part II"
18. Reuniting the Fleet (2:45) from "Home, Part I" and "Home, Part II"
19. Roslin Confesses (2:09) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
20. One Year Later (1:43) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
21. Worthy of Survival (3:35) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
22. Battlestar Galactica (0:45) Season 2 Main Title Music
    • Music by Richard Gibbs. Engineered and Mixed by Gordon Fordyce. Featuring Michael Now and Caitanya Riggan, Vocals
23. Black Market (5:48) from "Black Market"
    • Featuring Steve Bartek, Guitar

Lyrics and Translations

Composer Bear McCreary has given his permission to Battlestar Wiki to post the lyrics and translations for the Battlestar Galactica soundtracks. From the booklet accompanying the CD, the lyrics and translations for the musical tracks in the Season 1 CD are:

Season 2 Main Title Music

During the first season, the UK airings of Battlestar Galactica used a different title music than the USA airings. Ron Moore and the production team always favored the UK music, but Scifi Channel executives thought it wouldn't be popular and pressured the BSG production team to use a reworked version of the Season 1 musical track "Two Funerals" as the USA title music in Season 1. However, by Season 2 Moore was able to make his preferred "UK version" of the title music the track that aired in the USA broadcast. Many fans are divided over which they prefer.

According to Bear McCreary's official website, the lyrics to the Season 2 Title Music are actually the Gayatri Mantra (the most revered prayer mantra in Hinduism). From McCreary's official website:

Lyrics (Sanskrit, IAST transliteration):	English translation (Gayatri Pariwar version):
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ Tát savitúr váreniyaṃ Bhárgo devásya dhīmahi dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt	Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.

Lyrics (Represented in CD booklet with ITRANS transliteration)

Aum bhoor bhuwah swaha Tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasaya dheemahi Dhiyo yo naha prachodayat|} Lords of Kobol Lyrics posted on singer Raya Yarbrough's official website by Bear McCreary (the lyrics were not included with the booklet accompanying the CD): Lyrics (in Sengalese): English translation: Dei Kobol una apita uthoukarana Ukthea mavatha gaman kerimuta Obe satharane mua osavathamanabanta Api obata yagnya karama Help us Lords of Kobol Let us walk the path of righteousness And lift our faces unto your goodness We offer this prayer Roslin and Adama According to Bear McCreary's website, there is a version of "Roslin and Adama" which is performed with lyrics, which was not included in the series or on the CD, but which was performed live at the Season 2 soundtrack CD premiere party. Full credits Performance Credits Ethnic Woodwinds - Chris Bleth Uilleann Pipes and Irish Whistles - Eric Riger Acoustic and Electric Violin - Paul Cartwright Acoustic and Electric Guitars - Steve Bartek Electric Bass - John Avila Drum Kit - Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez Percussion - M.B. Gordy Pianos, Percussion and MIDI Programming - Bear McCreary French Horns - Steve Durnan, Daniel Kelly Trumpets - Wayne Bergeron, Larry Hall Trombones - Alex Isles, Steve Holtman Violin - Robert Anderson, Susan Chatman, Charlie Evert, Kirsten Fife, Juliann French, Larry Greenfield, Norm Hughes, Sharon Jackson, Peter Kent, Gina Kronstadt, Songa Lee-Kitto, Cameron Patrick, Vladamir Polimiditi, Kathleen Robertson, Julie Rodgers, Josefina Vergara, Erika Walczak, Francine Walsh, John Wittenberg, Shari Zippert Viola - Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Biana Bandy, Karen Elane Bucanin, Lynn Grants, Scott Holsfield, Marium Mayer, Maria Newman, David Stenske, Maria Todd, Jessica VanVelzen Violoncello - Peggy Baldwin, Giovanna Clayton, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Vanessa Friebarin-Smith, Missy Hasin, Susie Katayama, Rudi Stein, Jacob Szekely Contrabass - Norman Ludwin, Bart Samolis, Dave Stone Supernova String Quartet Violin - Ludvig Girdland Violin - Robert Anderson Viola - Muguel Atwood-Ferguson Violoncello - Jacob Szekely Vocals Featured Vocalists - Raya Yarbrough, Bt4 Additional Vocalists - Amy Keys, Doug Lacy, Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, Bear McCreary Production Credits Executive Album Producers for La La Land Records - MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys Album Produced by - Bear McCreary, Steve Kaplan and Ford A. Thaxton Score Produced by - Bear McCreary and Steve Kaplan Score Orchestrated and Conducted by - Bear McCreary Score Orchestrated and Mixed by - Steve Kaplan Music Editor - Michael Baber Assistant Music Editor - David Bondelvitch Digitally Edited and Mastered by - James Nelson at Digital Outland Computer Guru - Mark Cooper Contractors - M.B. Gordy and Peter Kent Representation - Soundtrack Music Associates Score Recorded at - Stage M at Paramount Studios and Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. CD Art Direction - Mark Banning Sengalese Consultant - Nisha Rodrigo Press Release Reprinted with permission from CineMedia Productions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON TWO SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED BY LA-LA LAND RECORDS ON JUNE 20 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TOUTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 SHOWS CURRENTLY ON TV BY TIME MAGAZINE AND TV GUIDE (June 1, 2006- New York, NY) - Considered one of the top 10 shows currently on TV by Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide, Battlestar Galactica is the #1 show on the Sci Fi Channel. On June 20, La-La Land Records will release the Battlestar Galactica: Season Two soundtrack, featuring more than 78 minutes of the best musical moments from the 2nd season of the Sci-Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, top-rated television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff. Composer Bear McCreary builds on his impressive Season One accomplishments and once again delivers a sensational, emotionally rich score that ingeniously melds orchestra, vocals, percussion and synthesizer. The Season Two CD contains few tracks which are longer in length. Says McCreary, "The first one was a soundtrack. The second one is an album." The Battlestar Galactica: Season Two soundtrack features performances by Supernova String Quartet (on "A Promise to Return" from The Farm), vocals by Raya Yarbrough (on "Lords of Kobol" from Pegasus), and vocals by Bt4 (on "The Cylon Prisoner" from Pegasus). Former Oingo-Boingo members Steve Bartek, John Avila and Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez play on the track from "Black Market". And the main title theme from Battlestar Galactica, composed by Richard Gibbs, is also on the soundtrack. Fans of the original series will be excited to see that the theme from the original Battlestar Galactica series, composed by Stu Phillips, has been adapted and arranged by McCreary. The homage to the television show that inspired this new incarnation leads off the soundtrack. Composer Bear McCreary is a classically trained composer with a degree in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music. He has composed score for over thirty independent films, including director Jon Chu's musical short When the Kids Are Away and the Discovery Channel miniseries The 5 Coolest Things. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN). The third season of Battlestar Galactica will begin airing in October on the Sci Fi Channel. The Battlestar Galactica: Season Two soundtrack will be available in stores or from www.lalalandrecords.com on June 20, 2006. The soundtrack from the Battlestar Galactica miniseries and the Season One soundtrack are both available from La-La Land Records. External Links Amazon.com page for BSG Season 2 soundtrack. La-La Land Records page for BSG Season 2 sountrack, with sample clips.