Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score

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Buffy fans rejoice! The Emmy-winning score to the cult hit show is now available! Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score features 29 tracks, including "Massacre" (the Emmy-winning score from Season 2 episode "Becoming"), "Loneliness of Six" (from Season 3 episode "Lover's Walk"), and "Haunted" (from Season 4 episode "Fear Itself"), all scored, mixed, and produced by longtime Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and Angel) composer Christophe Beck. A must-have for any serious Buffy fan!

Title Tracks for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score

1. Massacre (from "Becoming")
2. Angel Waits (from "Passion")
3. Remembering Jenny (from "Passion")
4. Twice the Fool (from "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered")
5. Moment of Happiness (from "Innocence")
6. Loneliness of Six (from "Lover's Walk")
7. Sugar High (from "Band Candy")
8. Tai Chi (from "Band Candy")
9. Kralik's House (from "Helpless")
10. Magic Snow Music (from "Amends")
11. Slayer's Elegy (from "The Wish")
12. Faith's End (from "Graduation Day")
13. Drink Me (from "Graduation Day")
14. One Last Moment (from "Graduation Day")
15. Haunted (from "Fear Itself")
16. From the Grave (from "This Year's Girl")
17. Demon Got Your Tongue (from "Hush")
18. Golf Claps (from "Hush")
19. The Princess Screams (from "Hush")
20. Spellbound (from "Who Are You?")
21. Fyarl in the Morning (from "A New Man")
22. A Really Big Sandbox (from "Restless")
23. Spaghetti (from "Restless")
24. Body Paint (from "Restless")
25. Xander's Nightmare (from "Restless")
26. The Tower (from "The Gift")
27. Losing Battle (from "The Gift")
28. Apocalypse (from "The Gift")
29. Sacrifice (alternate version, from "The Gift")

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

The score on The Score, September 9, 2008

M. G Watson "Miles Watson" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score (Audio CD)

When one thinks about BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, there are certain names which spring immediately to mind: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joss Whedon, Nicky Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Tony Head, et al. One name I don't necessarily think of is Christophe Beck, the man who arranged and performed the musical scores for the entire series. This is a stupid oversight on my part, because while Beck had only one single cameo appearance in the seven years BUFFY was on the air, he was as much a part of the show's success as any of its actors, writers, producers or directors.

To say that Beck is a musical genius is merely to recite the obvious, but it becomes even more apparent when one can listen to his works by themselves as stand-alone tracks, rather than as background accompaniment. THE SCORE is not, by any means, a comprehensive anthology of all Beck's output for BtVS: in fact it's only a selection of his better known compositions from Seasons 2 - 5. The diversity of the material, however,...Read more

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

An Excellent Soundtrack, Long in Waiting, September 9, 2008

Phoenix Child (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score (Audio CD)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score is both what fans of BtVS have waited for for years and also a compilation that any instrumental music lover could enjoy. Christophe Beck (the composer for seasons 2-4) has compiled a master list of some of the most moving and exciting incidental music in the history of the cult classic TV series.

True, the Buffy soundtracks (i.e., The Album, Radio Sunnydale) were excellent mixes that brought back memories of the show, but there is nothing like a score to truly bring back memories, and Whedon and Beck have chosen the most evocative of the tracks. The exciting opener, "Massacre" truly makes one FEEL as if they too are battling Angelus with Buffy as she races to save her friends (incidentally, the entire score for the episode "Becoming (Parts I & II)" won Beck an Emmy award).

The other joy of the Buffy Score is that while the first fourteen tracks were previously available if you could find Beck's promotional soundtracks for...Read more

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Scoring High, January 6, 2009

Christopher Cullen (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score (Audio CD)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score is an excellent way for fans to relive the classic and memorable moments of their favorite series. It ranges from epic battles to grieving moments. There is scarcely a mood unexpressed by Christophe Beck's phenomenal compositions.