Caprica

 (8 customer reviews)

There is no question, this IS the Galactica universe. The score is written mainly in minor and it is a more serious and quiet score but there are tracks like "Cybernetic Life Form Node" which uses again percussive elements with finesse and elegance. The score itself has a much more Philip Glass-like quality. Something which we have heard already in the BSG scores but not to such an extend. This score is massive on strings and uses percussive elements sparingly. This is the BSG universe there is no doubt but the score reminds me more more of "The Hours" (which was written by Philip Glass. Big surprise) and what was said about the score holds in a way also true to this score. Some will find it remarkably insightful, others mildly interesting, and some abysmally dull. The score often revels in its structure and it feels more like poetry formed around music. If you are a fan of minimalists like Philip Glass or Michael Nyman then I can recommend this score warmly =)

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I knocked one star off for this CD because they failed to include the music from the OPENING CREDITS! That music was the entire reason I wanted the CD. Overall, the music included is excellent, but I find it leaves me wanting a little more excitement.

Does anyone know where we can get the music for the opening credits???

The music has a tendency to threaten to reach a powerful moment...and instead deflates you into thoughts of "...wait...really? Why didn't he finish the thought???"

Still, overall it's some of the best music available anywhere, which shows you just how good McCreary is.

This is an excellent score. It carries over just enough of the BSG music to let you know it's in the same family, but reinvents it for the different time era, and introduces good, new music for the new characters and family.