01 - Are You Alive? / Battlestar Galactica Main Title

[topherno]

2:48 and 4:54 are just amazing.

[ozmorphus]

I miss BSG. I wish it was still on.

[OldSchoolPatriot2012]

Humanity's children are returning home...today.

[Northwro]

The officer who shows up at the Armistice Station at the very beginning of the mini series is the same guy who would play Connor in seasons 3 and 4.

[AndyHocvs]

All I can say is 1:10

[Guinhyvar06]

Love this series; the soundtracks were epic. So very well done. Pure artistry.

[whitemanstand72]

Bear Mccreary did the series 1-4 but Robin Gibbs did the mini series.

It was orginally going to be Richard Gibbs to do all 4 season but he didn't wanted stay around to a sries of any sort and he had other projects ie films to composer at the time so they hired Bear ....no not a bear otherwise the soundtrack would be Roar Roar Roar. However if you listern to this peice of music.. Are you alive (this one playing) it has the uncanny resemblence to James Horner - Cocoon Assention.

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

in German, Six said to the ambassador:

"Sind sie ein Menschenkind?"

("Are you a ... .... .... .... .... ?")

I think it's a bit more poetic, and Six is alive, too. but I can't translate the word "Menschenkind" with the sense that it has in German. (Human+Child)

[Cumulonimbus82]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot "cuman child" :)

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

@Cumulonimbus82 :P

[VyserisSrbija]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot

Child of the Human race, I would guess.

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

@VyserisSrbija Yes, like that. But for an english sentence it is to long. Languages​are quite funny.

Is there a serbian version of BSG?

[VyserisSrbija]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot

(weird, seems my previous comment wasn't posted)

there isn't any synchronized version, just the one with the subtitles, with the "UK main theme".

Personally, I don't like synchronizing voices at all, ruins the show.

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

@VyserisSrbija I hate it to read when i want to watch. I don't like subtitles. But i know, what you mean. It isn't exactly the same in another language.

[VyserisSrbija]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot

I got too used to them.

When a movie doesn't have subtitles I feel like... naked x)

Honestly, sometimes I have issues understanding movies of my own nation, not to mention English ones, without subtitles.

All those accents, whispering... uhhh...

[Bennymiles]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot Ich weiss nicht was du hast, bis auf das bescheuerte "Das hoffen wir alle" find ich die deutsche Sync. (ausnahmsweise9 mal durchaus gelungen...

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

@Bennymiles Versteh ich jetzt nicht, was du meinst. Hast du dich verlesen? Das einzige, was für mich gerade halbwegs zutrifft, ist meine Aussage, dass es halt im deutschen nicht exakt das selbe ist, wie auf englisch. In jeder Synchronisation geht doch etwas vom originalen Sinn/Klang/usw. verloren, jedoch habe ich BSG auf deutsch gesehen und es ist für mich mit Abstand das beste, was ich je im TV gesehen habe.

Ich finde die deutsche Synchronisation super.

[Bennymiles]

@SimsonSchwalbenPilot Ach so, dann hab ich dich falsch verstanden, nix für ungut^^

[SimsonSchwalbenPilot]

@Bennymiles kein problem



[antred11]

@VyserisSrbija Totally agree. Even with the best possible dub, when the voices you hear aren't those of the actual actors, you've pretty much lost 50% (and in some cases far more) of the acting they put into the scene.

[laouilyalieu]

yes, contact soon. The rabbit is out of the hole

[Kingrex16]

doesnt it seem like this track goes from one extreme to another? When you first hear it in the Miniseries intro you dont notice its one track. I thougth it was two different ones.

[Norjillay]

I never forgot it thoughout the series.. 'are you alive' *kiss him all over* Weird bitch?!

cracks me up (:

[phantomas27767]

great music,very original,gibbs is a genius

[maymuon]

@phantomas27767

agreed!

he's the composer for a new movie coming up called 'face to face' which is directed by none other than michael rymer.

[crewemiller21]

i love the opening

[importedtv]

richard gibbs is a genius. mums works for him and he is a talented composer!! and hell yeah he is responsible for this!

[leakingpencil]

from 0:50 to 1:03 reminds me of all the episodes when Caprica 6 would go have her little destiny talks with Gaius (sp?) right at the end of the episode...

[kevhast]

The beginning sounds like the music used in the Super 8 trailer (official 2nd trailer).

[olympiada06]

@chocobro, agreed!

[npadul30]

@JediNg135

Is this from the British version of the show?

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

So say we All!! 

[BLO68]

@TheIcelandicPatriot SO SAY WE ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

So say we all my fellow brother. May the lords of Kobol protect oss in this hour of need.

[frozensun79]

thanks to all the people who answered to my qyestion

[chocobro77]

wow....i love the FEEL OF THE DRAMATIC CLIMAX OF THE BEAT OF THE SONG...the essence puts you into a chilled warrior mental type state.....

[FearLancer2]

LOL i rememeber watching the episode for the first time and saw this part then the newly designed Base ship and was like OOOHHH SHIT!!!!!!!! then i saw Galactica and i was like OOOOHHHH SHITTT TIMES 5

[anthonybraganza]

Its sooo scary...when a ROBOT asks a human in all honesty..."Are YOU alive?

[incrediblefruit]

Goosebumps...always goosebumps...love it!

[frozensun79]

excuse me, just one question

Wasnt Bear Mccreary the soundtrack composer?

Thanks :)

[JediNg135]

@frozensun79 Unclear. Ripping the music says some is done by bear. I'm going by what's on the cover.

[frozensun79]

@JediNg135 OK, thanks anyway :)

[astorath87]

@JediNg135 The composer of this album (the mini-series) is Richard Gibbs. Bear McCreary was also part of the soundtrack production in this album, but not main composer. I think Bear probably were responsible for a lot of the drum sounds in this album. Bear took over early in season 1 of BSG. Richard Gibbs got some new contracts between the mini-series and the full season series (a while between). Richard and Bear are good friends I hear though :)

[MrNardinator]

@JediNg135 Both Richard Gibbs and Bear Mcreary composed the miniseries score however Richard Gibbs left after the mini series. Therefore Seasons 1,2,3 and 4 all composed by Bear

[Sabbon]

@JediNg135 Richard Gibbs composed the mini series, Bear was just an advisor (and did a select few compositions). This role reversed for the main TV series!

[6235river]

@JediNg135 Bear is most definitely the composer. He has a blog where it literally SHOWS him composing the music with his orchestra crew. Maybe Richard Gibbs helped compose the soundtrack for the miniseries, but Bear is the main composer.

[ribbs]

Wrong sir. Richard Gibbs wrote this piece top to bottom. He also composed the main title themes for the series proper. Bear took over the series when Gibbs had to leave due to feature film obligations.

[6235river]

@ribbs I didn't say that Bear wrote this piece. I'm saying he's the main composer.

And it's ma'am. Not sir.

[JaedeonSierra]

@ribbs wait....didn't Gibbs do the mini and Bear come in after that for the series???

[deviss113789]

@JediNg135 It could also be that they had a different composer from the miniseries (Pilot episode) to the actual start of the series.

[sgtgrash]

@JediNg135  The score for the two part mini-series pilot was written by Richard Gibbs, the score for the series proper was penned by Bear McCreary ;)

[444x4]

@frozensun79 he created the soundtrack for razor, the plan and season 1-4 but richard gibbs created the soundtrack for the miniseries.

[frozensun79]

@444x4 OK, now I understand. Thank you for the explanation :)

[karate0kitty0kat]

@frozensun79 Richard Gibbs was official composer for the miniseries, with Bear his assistant composer (or some similar title). Bear took over for the series proper.

[hettbeans]

@frozensun79 Bear McCreary composed all of the series' music, but the initial miniseries soundtrack was composed by Richard Gibbs. :]

[silentcontessa]

@frozensun79 Gibbs did the music for The Miniseries. But when they expanded the story into a show, he decided he wanted to focus more on his works for theatrical films. So Beary wrote the musci for the season one ep. 33, and he stayed on as the music composer for the rest of the series.

[frozensun79]

@silentcontessa

thanks to all of you for your replies

[DecepticonSpike]

@frozensun79

Bear composed the music from "33" to "The Plan" plus Caprica.

[DecepticonSpike]

@frozensun79

Bear composed the music from "33" to "The Plan" plus Caprica.

[DecepticonSpike]

@frozensun79

Bear composed the music from "33" to "The Plan" plus Caprica.

[DrSmokeTrees]

@DecepticonSpike

He also does music to Eureka, and the first season of Human Target. He got an emmy nom for the latter. Unfortunately due to fox being assholes and cutting the budget, the went with someone else for season 2.

[TheLichens]

@frozensun79 Bear McCreary did the series as a whole, but it was Gibbs that was in charge of the soundtrack for the mini-series with the assistance of McCreary.

[C0LDC3LL151]

@frozensun79 No, Richard Gibbs was the composer for the miniseries then Bear Mccreary composed for the rest of BSG.

[hairfree26]

@frozensun79 He is, but for the series (seasons 1-4). This one's for the movie and is indeed by Richard Gibbs.

[Versidious]

@frozensun79 Bear McCreary was the composer for the series's music from season 1 onwards. However, the music for the original pilot of the series was composed by Richard Gibbs.

[mbaldelli]

@frozensun79 For the mini-series it was Richard Gibbs. For the series it was Bear McCreary. 

[RegentYeti]

@frozensun79 Richard Gibbs was the credited composer of the miniseries, and Bear was his wingman. Bear took over when it was expanded to a full series.

[NutterCalledJinxie]

@frozensun79 The miniseries was composed by Gibbs; the rest was by McCreary ^^

[smoku46]

@frozensun79 No. Brian was just a sub-composer on season one

[fluidicmethod]

@frozensun79 it was mostly Richard Gibbs and if you have listened to most of Bears music you will know they are stylistically entirely different in their approach, Gibbs was more ambient and experimental, I would say Bear has a more traditional organic approach

[ayakotctc]

No. The composer is Richard Gibbs. Richard made the theme.

[raidenzero]

@frozensun79 According to Wiki

"Miniseries soundtrack

The soundtrack for the 2003 Battlestar Galactica Miniseries was largely scored by Richard Gibbs"

[GaetaLawliet]

@frozensun79 Richard Gibbs was hired as the composer before Bear came along, however, when the actual show came along, he had other commitments, so the scoring went to Bear. That's why with the music on the miniseries and the opening theme, it says it's done by Richard Gibbs. However, everything else is done by Bear :D

Hope that helps!

[Hidarite100]

@frozensun79 Partly it was, but he took comand of the music of the large series.

[TheROFLcopter66]

@frozensun79 Bear McCreary actually helped compose this soundtrack.

[Occono]

@frozensun79 No, Richard Gibbs was the main composer, with a little work done by Bear. Bear took over after the miniseries.

[IronfistPZC]

@frozensun79

Not for the Miniseries 

[cmsahe]

@frozensun79 Bear who? (quoting the fantastic behind the music mockumentary in the boxset :D )

[Shadowsonggg]

@frozensun79 Hi there, Richard Gibbs composed music for the pilot of Battlestar Galactica, with Bear McCreary's assistance. Bear then took over for the rest of the seasons, right up until the end.

[RomulusAaron]

@frozensun79 In the beginning:

There were a few composers, and Bear McCreary was an assistant. Eventually, at the start of the show, not miniseries, Mr. McCreary became the sole composer.

[FFFreak75]

@frozensun79 Bear McCreary was the composer for the series. This is the mini-series which was composed by Richard Gibbs who was assisted by Bear. When the show had the green light to go serial, Gibbs opted out of being the shows composer which left the door open for Bear to take over.

[the81kid]

@frozensun79

The mini series was Richard Gibb, then the regular series was Bear McCreary. They definitely have different styles.

[TheCompleteMuppet]

@frozensun79 I know this is a year after this was posted, but Richard Gibbs composed for the minisieries, and Bear McCreary did the rest. McCreary was better.

[bealaneel]

@frozensun79 Richard Gibbs did Season One, and Bear McCreary took over after that

[JediNg135]

@bealaneel Nope.

[bealaneel]

@JediNg135 miniseries..sorry bout that. he assisted Gibbs in the miniseries

[JediNg135]

@bealaneel Yeah that's right. In my original comment, I was just saying that some of the tracks have Bear listed as the artist, whereas most of the others say Richard Gibbs. I just said Richard Gibbs as the composer for all the tracks because thats what it says on the CD cover - I'm not saying Bear didn't help or compose any of the tracks :)

[MidnightSt]

i remember gibbs... as if all his songs actually in the series was great, but when i downloaded it, all songs were like... almost the same. exept this one...

[sgrunw]

This theme is a masterpiece, can't get tired of listening it! ^_^

[reg074]

We all know Bear is the master when it comes to BSG's soundtrack, but Richard Gibbs deserves massive props for laying the groundwork

[stewforwords]

sometimes ya got to roll the hard six

[quotetoe]

@stewforwords nice comment what do you hear starbuck

[Jungiboy]

I just love how EPIC this song is.

The song has a feeling to it, as if it's saying, "WELCOME TO OUR WORLD. Welcome to the Twelve Colonies."

[melindastrassekonig]

I love this song

[Seeffu]

I love the ethnic rhytms in this piece. It gives it the edge of life. The whole piece is just so perfect.

[kingovmyself]

had this shit in my psp and would sleep like a baby and also find power to go to work. my most loved track.

[quotetoe]

Ace music one of the greatest tv shows ever.

Heres hoping they make a series out of the first cylon war that would be frakkin cool.

[tgbotg]

@quotetoe Instead we get Caprica, which isn't bad, I guess. Maybe they'll jump ahead a little bit like they did occasionally in BSG to the First Cylon War.

[pggcreations]

@quotetoe I hoped the same. It could be a great chance to make Caprica even more exciting if they decide to move forward faster into the Cylon Story in order to get into the first War and finish the series with the end of the war.

[ykarpov]

The suspension and resolution at 00:59ish, that gives me spinechills every time I hear it.

[valkeriecic]

Awesome music, awesome show

[valkeriecic]

Awesome!

[sednageek]

the drums really did it for me on this track, awesome

[slayerette86m]

Oh, wow, the beginning of this song is played during the final scene of season one's "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down," in which Baltar sits on his chair and imagines number six on him as he twirls alone on the chair. Always wondered what music cue that was...

[NathanRomml]

I never watched that episode but I'm pretty sure that this scene was at the pilot movie.

[slayerette86m]

No, it's in that episode. Check it out, the ending is awesome!

[NathanRomml]

Well,such scene is also in the pilot......when Baltar and Six think how to warn BSG crew about a Cylon device...

But I'll check this episode anyway,thx!

[slayerette86m]

Oh, no way! I need to rewatch that again, thanks for the heads up!

[g1a1r1y3]

Gibbs used a specific cue for Six, which this track uses. NathanRomml this specific track is from the Miniseries, from when Six enters the armistice station, her first appearance on screen, and then the station is destroyed. She asked the ambassador "Are you alive?" hence the track name.

[NathanRomml]

Which of my comments exactly were you replying by this post?

[Zukan]

Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down was awesome. I agree about the ending, it's one of my favorite moments from the show.

[NathanRomml]

I just watched that episode.Kinda funny....And I loled on that Baltar scene...

Weird,isn't?Baltar is funny and sad character at once.

[slayerette86m]

He's a lot of things....I think he's severely unstable. He conscious is making him go insane. But I do feel sorry for him!

[NathanRomml]

Caprica is going to suck so much.....

[Shaleblade]

I find it funny how a 'mini-series' can have 4+ seasons :P

[boru1982]

The mini-series is just the prologue to the series

[skattynatty8]

love the battlestar galactica soundtrack, so atmospheric.

[FurorVikingorum]

I wish they had kept this song as the main theme for the series. It is great!

[Fruitjoke]

Didnt know, that Richard Gibbs composed the music for The miniseries, always thought it was Bear McCreary.

[GoninGold]

McCreary already worked on the soundtrack of the mini-series (hear those drums); Richard Gibbs was the main composer. But Bear McCreary took (TV-)soundtrack music to a whole new level working on the Galactica seasons.

[jedineltis]

love this song!

[shaji20]

@jedineltis I love this Cylon theme. This beats Imperial March ten times over!

[JediNg135]

@shaji20 Haha, I don't know if I can make that sort of comparison. The Imperial March is more like a domineering sort of theme imo whereas the Six/Cylon theme is more like a sort of... creepy? kind of theme? That's the only word I can think of to describe it. It is so simple it's almost stupid, but oh so effective. I do think I like the Six/Cylon theme more than the Imperial March now though.