{"id":7254,"date":"2013-11-13T20:47:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T01:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=7254"},"modified":"2013-11-13T20:51:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T01:51:41","slug":"cd-caprica-%e2%80%93-tv-series-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=7254","title":{"rendered":"CD: Caprica \u2013 TV series (2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Label: \u00a0La-La Land Records<\/a> \/ Released: July 29, 2013<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length:<\/p>\n

CD1: 21 tracks \/ (74:05)<\/div>\n
CD2: 22 tracks \/ (74:35)<\/div>\n

CD1: 21 tracks \/ (74:05)CD2: 22 tracks \/ (74:35)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: 24-page colour booklet with liner notes by Randall D. Larson \/ Limited to 3000 copies.<\/p>\n

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Composer: Bear McCreary<\/p>\n

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Caprica<\/strong>\u2019s one of those series which had a promising start and slowly went a astray in this Battlestar Galactica <\/strong>prequel, but its sonic design maintains total continuity thanks to Bear McCreary\u2019s scores, built on new themes yet filled with the same hard percussion arrangements that made BSG so memorable.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Cap City\u201d is a prime example of McCreary reworking his Caprica<\/strong> theme for a rock percussion ensemble, yet tempered by Theremin emulations for the harmonic sections. An ongoing bass pulse and rapping motif recall a cue from the pilot episode<\/a> in which a more minimalist version underscored the episode\u2019s opening terrorist train attack.<\/p>\n

La-La Land\u2019s 2-disc set features short and lengthy highlights from the series, balancing a smattering of action, suspense, and tense cues, often built around thick percussion layers, an electric bass, and usually a few thunderous midsections; some gentle thematic material for chamber orchestra, piano, or woodwinds (especially flute, which gives some variations rather Barryesque qualities); and mild vocal material.<\/p>\n

Brendan McCreary penned the moody \u201cAll of This Has Happened,\u201d a rock ballad with orchestrations and harmonic sections likely shaped by brother Bear (which ensures continuity with the score), and a blues tune (\u201cI am a Man,\u201d which actually runs over 4 mins. (In fact, all tracks<\/span> erroneously stamped on the sleeve as running 52 seconds actually average between 2-4 mins.)<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the epic-lengthy \u201cCapricoperatica\u201d which runs almost 9 minutes and unfolds like a chamber oratorio with gorgeous vocals; and Jonathan Snipes\u2019 remix \u201cBurlesque,\u201d which spins McCreary\u2019s main theme into a tongue-in-cheek, fuzzed-up dance hybrid. The set also includes a demo version of the jazzy brass track \u201cCerberus Dance,\u201d and a short sketch of the series\u2019 main theme.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the main stylistic element among McCreary\u2019s scores for the BSG series and spinoffs is the use of pounding percussion, and a consistent contrast between hard and soft sounds, delicate harmonies and primal thunder-claps for heavy backbeats. Solo and chamber violins also form a smooth bridge between the score\u2019s action and emotional elements, often softening transitions, and forming a kind of neutral sonic zone where hard, sharp, or emotionally wrenching material can materialize, and liquidly dissipate with ease.<\/p>\n

Fans will be pleased the percussion cues run anywhere from 3-6 minutes, allowing for meaty buildups and hefty finales, and as with prior BSG CDs, the music is beautifully mastered.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2013 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

IMDB <\/a>— Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n

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