Soundtrack (Season 2)
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| "Soundtrack (Season 2)" An album of the {{{series}}} | ||
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| 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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| Previous | Next | |
| Soundtrack (Season 1) | Soundtrack (Season 2) | None |
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| Available at Amazon – Purchase | ||
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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
- 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
- Baltar's Dream (2:45) from "Valley of Darkness"
- Escape (3:09) from "The Farm"
- A Promise to Return (3:03) from "The Farm"
- Dedicated to the Recovery of Ludvig Girdland. Performed by Supernova String Quartet
- 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.
- Martial Law (1:51) from "Fragged"
- Standing in the Mud (1:45) from "Black Market"
- Pegasus (2:46) from "Pegasus"
- Lords of Kobol (2:50) from "Pegasus"
- Featuring Raya Yarbrough, Vocals.
- Something Dark is Coming (8:51) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"
- Scar (2:26) from "Scar"
- Epiphanies (2:43) from "Epiphanies"
- Roslin and Adama (2:49) from "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Part II"
- Gina Escapes (2:00) from "Resurrection Ship, Part II"
- Dark Unions (2:53) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
- The Cylon Prisoner (3:51) from "Pegasus"
- Featuring Bt4, Vocals
- Prelude to War (8:22) from "Pegasus", "Resurrection Ship, Part I", and "Part II"
- Reuniting the Fleet (2:45) from "Home, Part I" and "Home, Part II"
- Roslin Confesses (2:09) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
- One Year Later (1:43) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
- Worthy of Survival (3:35) from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
- 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
- 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: