Colonial anthem

The Colonial anthem is the official state music used at official functions of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol.

It plays as a fanfare when the television station Caprica 5 announces a live interview with Gaius Baltar.

The anthem plays briefly during a fly-by of the last Viper squadron of Galactica during its decommissioning ceremonies held in its new museum, shortly before a speech given by Commander William Adama (Miniseries, Night 1).

The anthem also appears in a documentary on the crew of Galactica created by D'Anna Biers. A crewman, Stan Gibson, 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).

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 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.