The Colonial Anthem as you’ve never heard it before.
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I just realized that should be ‘tickles the ivories.’ I don’t think Mr. Philips would tinkle them. At least not on video.
In the new BSG, I only remember hearing the song in the very last episode. Was it played before?
‘Final Cut’ from Season 2. D’Anna Biers does an expose on the crew of Galactica.
I didn’t even catch that. Sounds like something R. Kelly would do.
It’s the theme to the original series. It was used in the miniseries as the Colonial Anthem.
So, three times over the whole series?
From Bear’s fabulous blog:
Classic “Galactica” Theme
How could the Orchestral Theme blog be complete without this bad boy? Composed by Stu Phillips for the original series in the 70’s, this theme has come to represent Battlestar Galactica for an entire generation of fans.
It’s appearances in the new series have been few, but extremely memorable. In the miniseries, we got a hint of it during the de-commissioning ceremony. However, in Season Two’s Final Cut, I had the opportunity to work directly with Stu Phillips and create a new version of this classic theme. I combined the traditional orchestra with the taikos and duduks of the new score to create a version that bridges the gap between the old show and the current one.
[Update: Stu's theme returned once again in Season 4's Razor, during a pivotal battle and flashback sequence]
* Episode Appearances: Miniseries, Final Cut, Razor * Album Appearances: Colonial Anthem (s2) * Useless fact: This theme serves as “Source Music,” an anthem for the colonies. [Update: In Razor, the theme was actually woven into the background score as well]
It’s also used in Daybreak Part II when Anders flies the fleet (and the weather control ;)) into the sun