Bear McCreary has released a new Battlestar Galactica CD!

The Music of Battlestar Galactica for Solo Piano was recorded and performed live on a world-class instrument by an equally world-class pianist: Joohyun Park.  The limited edition CD package contains exclusive liner notes from Randall Larson which are among the most insightful and highly-detailed analyses of my work I’ve ever read.  Larson chronicles the origin of each piece and conducted in-depth interviews with myself and Park about the process of arranging them for piano and producing the recording.

The CD track list includes every arrangement from the songbook:

CD #1:

1. Roslin and Adama

2. Wander My Friends

3. Passacaglia

4. The Shape of Things to Come

5. Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1

6. Elegy

7. Battlestar Sonatica

8. A Promise to Return

9. Allegro

10. Pegasus

11. Battlestar Muzatika

12. Prelude to War


CD #2:

1. Battlestar Operatica

2. Worthy of Survival

3. Something Dark is Coming

4. Violence and Variations

5. Resurrection Hub

6. Kara Remembers

7. Apocalypse

BONUS TRACKS:
8. Wander My Friends (simplified version)

9. Roslin and Adama (simplified version)

BuySoundtrax Records and Bear have collaborated to produce a complete recording of the songbook.  The album is available beginning today from iTunes (in separate volumes I and II) or as a physical CD from the label’s website.



Source: Bear McCreary

You can get an exclusive look at Battlestar Galactica Orchestra concert footage! Five songs are being released today as part of the Battlestar Galactica Season 4 BluRay release in Europe!

The BluRay bonus feature includes complete performances of “A Distant Sadness,” “Baltar’s Dream,” “Fight Night,” “Apocalypse,” “Wander My Friends” and “Prelude to War.” Here’s a sneak peek:

The Season 4 and Complete Series BluRays are released in France onOctober 5th, in Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland and Denmark on October 14th and in Italy in a few weeks. The special feature is available in both collections, however the complete series collection also includes unique, full-page liner notes.

However for thos of you not in Europe, Bear is working on producing an entire concert film, that would include every song we performed. With any luck, it will be available sometime early next year

Source: Bear's Battlestar Blog

Bear McCreary has posted a huge blog on the BS Symphony in Spain and that's just Part One! Here's  little taster a video of  "All Along the Watchtower" Live!




You can read the rest of the entry and see all the fabulous photos at Bears Blog.

Photo Credit: Summer-Glau.net

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

Caprica There Is Another Sky Syfy  Universal Cable Productions

Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor
Michael Gibson, VFX Producer
Doug Drexler, CGI Supervisor
Jesse Toves, CGI Artist
Kyle Toucher, CGI Artist
Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeler
Heather McAuliff, VFX Compositor
Derek Leadbetter, VFX Compositor
Dave Morton, CGI Artist

Also congratulations to Bear McCreary who got his first Emmy nomination for Human Target, in the Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music category. 

Thursday, July 22 

12:00-1:00

Room 6A

Caprica, Battlestar, and Beyond 

Hosted by actor/author Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Capt. Apollo, So Say We All), this panel features composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar, Eureka, Caprica), producer/writer Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Star Trek), science consultant Kevin Grazier (Battlestar, Eureka), and special guests. Richard and the panelists will provide reviews, discussion, and Q&A of Caprica, Battlestar Galactica, and the upcoming BSG movie, including trailers.

Jane Espenson, Alessandra Torresani and Sasha Roiz have confirmed on Twitter they'll be attending and Bob Harris, who wrote the pocket guide, will also be there for the signing.


Source: CapricaTV

From Bear McCreary's blog:

This summer I will conduct the largest and most ambitious “Battlestar Galatica” concert yet. The “Battlestar Galactica Symphony”will premiere in Tenerife, Spain, headlining a concert in Fimucité: The Tenerife International Film Music Festival.

This hour-long work incorporates musical material from the entire series, performed by a full orchestra, choir, taiko ensemble and select members of my own Battlestar Galactica Orchestra.

This unique combination of the symphonic, ethnic, rock and percussive realms will make this concert the most complete and authentic performance of the “Battlestar Galactica” score ever, and it’s all taking place in the idyllic Canary Islands of Spain.

This event, the only “BSG” concert happening this summer, will take place on July 9th at 9:00, in the state-of-the-art Tenerife Auditorium.

Further details are available on the Fimucité Official Site.

Source: Bear's Battlestar Blog

Here is a video of Bear McCreary's @Google presentation.  You can read the rest of the entry here