As you may or may not be aware, I don't actually need to eat food. I can subsist wholly on music by Bear McCreary, who is pretty much the coolest composer ever. I can respect your opinion if it is different then mine, however your opinion is wrong. Killzone 2 is the Best Ga- I mean Bear McCreary is the best composer ever. So, I was quite ecstatic today when I arrived home from a long, boring day at the UTSWMSADL(University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library, or from now on, the UTSW Library). My package had arrived, and with the other big news in Duckeh-land for the day being that I found the food court at said tounge-twistingly long place, I was happy.
Even better, I got the thing signed by the man himself, Bear McCreary. So, because I'm the only big soundtrack fan I really know, I'm going to go a bit more in depth about it. What do you mean that logic doesn't make sense? MY LOGIC IS FLAWLESS *evilduckeydeathglare*.
The Caprica score is an intentionally different beast then McCreary's previous Galactica scores (yes, there's more music besides 'All Along the Watchtower'). Whereas Galactica makes liberal use of sweeping percussion, ethnic woodwinds that only 12 people in the world can play, and orchestra, Caprica is a more traditional score dominated by the Orchestra. For a show that lacks the space battles and epic punch, this is suiting. It's a more intimate, personal score, that outlines beautifully each of the two families (the Graystone's and Adama's), and each of the characters. It is not, however, completely disconnected from Galactica. In "The Adama Name", the familiar (to nerds like myself) father-son Adama theme that plays whenever Lee and his Father share a tender moment is played as Joseph Adama tells a young William of his true name and family.
I have a weakness for Action Scores, as much as I love the orchestra. Suprisingly, Caprica delivers on that note, though it won't be able to hold a candle to the Galactica: Season 4 sountrack that's coming. We hear the full pounding Taiko's as we watch the very first Cylon, and the percussion is used several times more as the tension builds. It's a wonderful soundtrack, though as I've said it won't be able to compare to the upcoming Season 4 soundtrack. This was an entire CD taken from a decent two hour pilot, instead of 21 hours of some of the most astounding, action packed and emotionally wrenching stuff ever to grace the television screen. But I haven't talked enough, so let me go into a track-by-track....
AHHHHH IM BEING EATEN BY A SHARK OH GOD HELP M- oh wait a minute, my legs are just sore from excercising yesterday. Sorry to raise the alarm. Anyway, that's probably my cue to stop and allow you to resume your normal lives.
- Be seeing you! (If anyone figures out where im getting the preceeding three words from I'll buy you a box of cookies. Seriously.)
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