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I just got an e-mail from La La Land Records saying Caprica was up, with autographed copies.
I was just at Bear McCreary's site, where there's a link to an Amazon pre-order of the Season 4 BSG soundtrack, complete with the new cover art.
Who else has been hitting F5 on [url]http://www.lalalandrecords.com[/url] all day?
HAHA! I just went there as of writing the above, and their site is down with a note saying it will be back up at 12 PST.
I was just at Bear McCreary's site, where there's a link to an Amazon pre-order of the Season 4 BSG soundtrack, complete with the new cover art.
Who else has been hitting F5 on [url]http://www.lalalandrecords.com[/url] all day?
HAHA! I just went there as of writing the above, and their site is down with a note saying it will be back up at 12 PST.
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No S4 though.
Is it up yet?! Is it?! AHHH!
My copy of BSG season 4 soundtrack arrived yesterday, not bad going all the way from US (pre-ordered from Amazon.com just 2 days b4 official release).
As expected its simply brilliant. Out of this world in fact. The detail, the layers, the complexity and the raw emotion is just simply stunning. Bear has taken it to a new level, again!
My favorites so far (in order of preference, but not strict as I keep changing my mind ;)):
1. The Line - I clearly remember this from Adama's speech and found it brilliant. Think I even commented on here about how cool it sounded. And I wasn't wrong. Uplifting, rousing, dramatic... makes me wanna kick some Toasters!
2. Gaeta's Lament - a master piece imo. Really emotional, powerful tune. Every time I listen to it I just want to sing along at the top of my voice.
3. The Signal - I find this one really sums up S4, the ethnic sounds, the vocals, the drums and the rapid pace. Brilliant stuff.
4. The Alliance - beautiful track, mellow with great drums. A rather contemplative track I feel.
5. Blood on the Scales - I love this one, have been listening to it on repeat a lot, picking out the details. The different styles make it sound a bit strange, not in bad way but in a funny way. Not what you expect really. The finish with the rapid drums is simply excellent.
6. So much life - this brought back all the emotion of the final episode. Don't need to say any more really.
The only negative I found was Assault on the Colony. Don't get me wrong its good, but its no Prelude to War. Shame really.
The other nice touch are the comments in the booklet. Really really nice idea. Michael Hogan's has to be the best imo :D
Have to say this release is a fitting final chapter to the story. Its been a great journey. Can't wait to hear where he takes us with Caprica.
Picks:
Gaeta's Lament
Baltar's Sermon
Resurrection Hub
Dreilde Thrace Sonata No. 1
The Line
Kara Remembers
So Much Life
The Alliance
The Cult of Baltar
Kara's Coordinates
Order isn't particularly strong, but higher may have more weighting.
BSG S4, however, isn't the only McCreary album racking up playcounts in my list. I've also been actively listening to the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles soundtrack. While the thematic range is more limited than BSG, the music itself remains consistently strong and exceptionally well-composed. I'll have to flesh out my specific reasons later.
My favorites:
1. Samson and Delilah: Shirley Manson adds an unbelievable vocal strength to a McCreary backed piece which, in the episode, carried so much story with not even the smallest bit of dialog. The standalone track is just beautiful.
10. Motorcycle Robot Chase: Starting off organic, orchestral, this track quickly descends into a chaotic collection of mechanical breaks and beats. The strings leading into the synthetics and metals, with the two merging as the action begins. The styles overlap, fight for focus, breaking in and out almost to the point of being unpleasant--but never quite getting there. At the last minute, the primary melody recovers, now stronger than ever.
11. The Hand of God
17. Ellison Spared
22. Highway Battle
23. Perfect Creatures
Regardless of album of origin, McCreary's tracks have one consistent aspect: They sound like [B]complete shit[/B] in anything but a lossless audio format. Too much of the high and low ends are lost in the translation to something smaller, leaving the tracks sounding dead, hollow. With the Season Four OST, I ran a double-blind test between FLAC and MP3 at 320kbps. Out of 34 tracks tested back to back between FLAC and MP3, I correctly identified [B]thirty-three[/B] as being of their respective formats. If anyone here is listening to a compressed version of these soundtracks, I feel terribly sorry for your ears.
I think Assault on the Colony is actually too long. At the end of the track i've forgotten how it started! Maybe if it was cut in two pieces it would have more impact...
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Regardless of album of origin, McCreary's tracks have one consistent aspect: They sound like [B]complete shit[/B] in anything but a lossless audio format. Too much of the high and low ends are lost in the translation to something smaller, leaving the tracks sounding dead, hollow. With the Season Four OST, I ran a double-blind test between FLAC and MP3 at 320kbps. Out of 34 tracks tested back to back between FLAC and MP3, I correctly identified [B]thirty-three[/B] as being of their respective formats. If anyone here is listening to a compressed version of these soundtracks, I feel terribly sorry for your ears.[/QUOTE]
Interesting.... now i wish my mp3-player would play somekind of lossless format...
If you ever do get the opportunity, give the compressed tracks a run, and then pop in the CD. It is, without question, worth a try.
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Worf
If you ever do get the opportunity, give the compressed tracks a run, and then pop in the CD. It is, without question, worth a try.[/QUOTE]
Well, I'll be damned. I always had noticed things got a little funny in the crescendos (especially at the ends of "Storming New Caprica" and "An Easterly View"), but I'd credited that to the TV sound editors pumping up the bagpipes for the on-screen mix. It's definitely sweeter on the CD, though I import at a high enough quality that the difference is subtle. I don't think I'd have caught it if I didn't already know it was there.
Luckily, at some point, iTunes began recognizing stuff you already had, and gives you the option to reimport the files while keeping your playcounts and custom metadata (album artwork and lyrics and such). Someday, when disk space is at less of premium for me (moreso on my portable players, though my lappy is a little bloated, too), I'll have to reimport these tracks losslessly.
Worf