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That Sold Out Bear McCreary GALACTICA Concert Just Added A 2nd Night!! ACT FAST!!
Greetings! ScoreKeeper here feeling some shame for posting an article about a sold out event yesterday. To make amends, here's ticket information on the additional performance date that was just added due to popular demand.
In addition to the sold-out April 13th date, Bear McCreary will be conducting a live performance of his music from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, on April 15th, at 8PM at the Roxy Theatre. Tickets go on sale, Saturday, March 29th. They could sell as fast as the first concert so don't delay.
Anybody still wanting to attend this supercool event, you've been granted a rare second chance. I hope you're able to take advantage of it.
Read the press release below for all the pertinent information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CINEMEDIA PROMOTIONS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS
LALA LAND RECORDS PRESENT
BEAR MCCREARY
THE MUSIC OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Due to Popular Demand A Second Night Added!
(March 28, 2008- Burbank, CA) – Due to popular demand, CineMedia Promotions and LaLa Land Records Present Bear McCreary: The Music Of Battlestar Galactica has added a second performance, Tuesday April 15th at The Roxy Theatre. The first performance, scheduled for April 13th has sold out.
Considered one of the top 10 shows currently on TV, by Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide, Battlestar Galactica won the prestigious Peabody Award in 2005. In 2006 in conjunction with the release of the Season 2 soundtrack, Bear McCreary and his ensemble performed a special one-night performance. The event was a huge success, selling out the venue. This year the event moves to a larger space, the famed Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip.
The performing ensemble, conducted by composer Bear McCreary includes former members of Oingo Boingo and vocalist Brendan “BT4” McCreary, who sings “All Along the Watchtower” from Season 3. An original documentary about the making of the score will also be presented.
Composer Bear McCreary also scores the hit series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and SCI FI Channel’s highest rated series, Eureka. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven) and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.
CINEMEDIA PROMOTIONS, LALA LAND RECORDS, PRESENT
BEAR MCCREARY: THE MUSIC OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
SOLD OUT: Sunday April 13, 2008 8PM
JUST ADDED: Tuesday April 15, 2008 8PM
The Roxy Theatre (9009 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA)
Tickets for the April 15th Show: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Available at The Roxy Theatre box office now, or at Ticketmaster.com beginning 3/29.
ScoreKeeper!!!
CINEMEDIA PROMOTIONS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS
LALA LAND RECORDS PRESENT
BEAR MCCREARY
THE MUSIC OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Due to Popular Demand A Second Night Added!
(March 28, 2008- Burbank, CA) – Due to popular demand, CineMedia Promotions and LaLa Land Records Present Bear McCreary: The Music Of Battlestar Galactica has added a second performance, Tuesday April 15th at The Roxy Theatre. The first performance, scheduled for April 13th has sold out.
Considered one of the top 10 shows currently on TV, by Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide, Battlestar Galactica won the prestigious Peabody Award in 2005. In 2006 in conjunction with the release of the Season 2 soundtrack, Bear McCreary and his ensemble performed a special one-night performance. The event was a huge success, selling out the venue. This year the event moves to a larger space, the famed Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip.
The performing ensemble, conducted by composer Bear McCreary includes former members of Oingo Boingo and vocalist Brendan “BT4” McCreary, who sings “All Along the Watchtower” from Season 3. An original documentary about the making of the score will also be presented.
Composer Bear McCreary also scores the hit series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and SCI FI Channel’s highest rated series, Eureka. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven) and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.
CINEMEDIA PROMOTIONS, LALA LAND RECORDS, PRESENT
BEAR MCCREARY: THE MUSIC OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
SOLD OUT: Sunday April 13, 2008 8PM
JUST ADDED: Tuesday April 15, 2008 8PM
The Roxy Theatre (9009 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA)
Tickets for the April 15th Show: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Available at The Roxy Theatre box office now, or at Ticketmaster.com beginning 3/29.
ScoreKeeper!!!
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I'd bet there are nerds who wouldn't be caught dead at this.
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He played music from The Trilogy. Much better than this.
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In an all prequel music concert that will put new meaning in the phrase "OBI-WAN KEEPS HOLDING ME BACK!!"
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The music isn't even GOOD, for crying out loud! "War Drums and Enya".
I don't get this guy's following. It fits the series...but it's incredibly boring otherwise. -
A projection screen?These types of concerts are way cooler when they are played over footage from the source material
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I called the Roxy this morning and ordered two tickets for the 15th. If you wait until tomorrow, it could be too late.
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I love McCreary's music. It is so powerful. However, as mentioned above, it would be much better if a projection screen has footage as he's playing. I hope that's the case. Plus, at $40 (2 tix), it's a fun, inexpensive date night with the wife.
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spend time in a thread slamming something that's not intended for you? I guess it could be that your just bored since school's been out for the week. And since the first night sold out, and there is enough demand for a second night, I'd say it's fairly popular.
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That there are plans for a dvd release or someone manages to film it.
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That would be kick-ass going to a LOST concert in Hawaii! I'll have to settle for BSG in LA, though...
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I'd imagine a LOST concert to be largely unsatisfying in comparison to a BSG one. Not to detract from Giacchino's work on the show, but aside from a couple of recurring thematic gestures, the music actually works better as an accompaniment to on-screen action/images instead of a lot of McCreary's stuff, which - in my opinion - is more melodically driven and works brilliantly as both score and stand-alone listening.
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You're all just jealous. Bear represents the next wave of great american composers. Deal with it.
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I think it's dumb.
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Mar 28, 2008 6:17:41 PM CDT
err.. yeah just let me finish bearing Harry's love child
by movies4dummies
and i'll ring the ticket line
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But since it'S the 9/11 remake of a silly 70's show, everybody thinks it'S smart. It has shakycam, y'know.
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The show itself is great, but it would be more powerful with a better score. Some of pieces are pretty good, but really, imagine if someone like goldsmith was scoring it. The show would instantly feel twice as epic and powerful. Franckly, the music is just too low-key, if you catch my drift.
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is pretty perfect. It merges with the footage pretty seamlessly. The only part that's really Sci Fi cliché drum heavy is the part right after the opening credits where they tease what's coming up in the episode. I don't think the opening credits have any drums at all and the pieces used under the scenes are mostly textural. Often before the commercial break they'll have a heavy drum build up. But the cheesy drums are something I associate more with Sci Fi channel promos in general then Bear's music.
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The music isn't as "low key" as it seems in the show. It's mixed that way in the final presentation, but it actually is quite epic and powerful when listened to on its own. I LOVE that fact that McCreary goes against convention and leaves out the brass section (with a couple of rare and barely noticeable exceptions), because it gives the show its own unique sound, and it makes for some truly breathtaking string pieces. But then, I've always preferred strings. Giacchino's Lost scores, while great in the show, don't stand up nearly as well on their own, imo. But for the record, I do love Giacchino and everything he does...just not as much as I love my BSG scores. Honestly, I think McCreary and Giacchino deserve special awards for what they've done for television scoring.
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How many consecutive episodes of Battlestar have you watched, DerLanghaarige? (Ich hoffe das ist kein Fall von "ein paar Mal bei RTL 2 rein geschaut und Matthias Fritsch beim 'das sagen wir alle'-Skandieren zugehört. Wenn nicht: Tschuldigung für die Unterstellung.)
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Anyone who doesn't see the genius of the BSG scores are tone deaf. And anyone ragging on the "nerds" that attend the show fail to realize that they're a fucking AICN TALKBACKER and can't get nerdier. I got my ticket...and can't wait to see the McCrearys and the Boingo guys perform the bitchin industrial version of "All Along the Watchtower" live!
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Well, hmmm, I'm married and I'm going. Music is art. Some people appreciate Bear's stuff and others don't. It's not just "nerds" going to the event. I like good music - all types.
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Mail order brides don't count. Sorry, bro.
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Why is going to a live symphonic music concert 'nerdy'? It's no different than going to a rock gig or whatever.
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he'd come over to the UK. I'd be there in a second! Have a best of galactica playlist on my pod, hamazzzziiiing
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On Bear's blog regarding this concert, in the comments below he says he's looking into doing a show across the pond. You may be in luck!
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is slightly better than the "sonic wallpaper" scores that Rick Berman foisted on the various Star Trek series. Most of the time its barely noticable. Or should I say bearly. Oh God I'm funny.
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Yeah I didn't like the bongo drum soundtrack either. But to his defense apparently he said one of the producers wanted that. The guy look likes he belongs on the Irish step dance show Riverdance.
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Probably producer David Eck, who doesn't have a real production background, wanted bongos. He always intrudes into edit sessions & mixes, and makes problems.
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Mar 29, 2008 1:17:27 AM CDT
"Anyone who doesn't see the genius of the BSG scores are tone de
by hoichitheearless
Dead on truth Kasch, dead on truth. I'd stand by that statement to the death. First off you have to listen to the actual soundtrack albums. These tools knocking the score having only watched the show, where some of the most ingenious tracks get routinely drowned out by sound effects, are exactly like this guy I knew 8 years ago who said he was voting for Bush because he didn't like Al Gore's lisp. It's simply put, inexcusable ignorance (the ramifications are not as dire, but you get the point). You can put the music from this series up against the finest movie soundtracks coming out during the same time frame and it would not only hold it's own, it's head and shoulders above most of them (I'm still talking about the FINEST). BTW, can we stop talking about bongo drums and start talking about taiko drums? At least then we wouldn't be sullying such a fine subject with quite as much ignorance. Okay rant off. I wish they'd tour with this concert.
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While I agree that it may sound different on the album, the music score is primarily written to supplement the content in the tv show. It's job is to enhance the effect of what is being seen on-screen, and it must be judged in that context. I'm sure that there are many factors at play, and it isn't necessarily the composers fault, but the fact remains that as it is, the music is a real low-point on the show and really undermines some of the fantastic effects work. You have these breathtaking effects shots and usually all you hear is a very low-key drum-beat, or maybe if you're lucky, a wailing bag-pipe.
Imagine is star-wars was scored with this kind of music. I just can't see people defending it. -
Mar 29, 2008 3:08:03 AM CDT
"Imagine if Star Wars was scored with this kind of music"
by flickchick85
Well, I understand if it's not your cup of tea, but fyi, it was Ron Moore's specific wish for Battlestar to sound NOTHING like Star Wars/traditional sci-fi scores. That was his original mission statement back when Richard Gibbs was doing the music for the mini-series: Make it sound like the anti-Star Wars. If you don't like it, that's cool, I just wanted to point out that this specific point is most definitely not a fault of McCreary's.
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Mar 29, 2008 3:24:02 AM CDT
No one is saying the music doesn't matter in context....
by hoichitheearless
That's a pretty weak spin to make a point out of nothing. Of course the context matters, however it is plain ignorant to judge the QUALITY of the music without listening to it on it's own. Frankly I like the decision made by Moore. One of the reasons the show has been successful is because of the wildly different approach it has taken. If it'd tried to echo Star Wars as the original series it wouldn't have set itself apart the way it has. I'd question whether those who think the show should have had a more Star Wars like score have the sensibility to understand what makes the cinematic medium work. You change that about the show you are changing the entire approach. And besides, this series has offered some amazing orchestral pieces. It's far more diverse than some of you give it credit for, I mean the short sightedness will be truly embarrassing once you take the time to learn more about the subject you're trying to talk about.
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Mar 29, 2008 3:26:48 AM CDT
And just in case I get knocked for painting with broad strokes..
by hoichitheearless
Would the critics offer up specific critiques of the tracks "The Shape of Things to Come", "Martial Law", "Prelude to War", and "Storming New Caprica"? If you can't do that you don't have the context to have an informed opinion.
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'Something Dark is Coming', 'One Year Later', 'Worthy of Survival' and 'Heeding the Call' to that list.
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I just listed a few to specifically challenge the criticism about the lack of orchestral music in the show, which is not a matter of opinion... it's simply false. The "bongo drums and Enya" comment is utterly devoid of intelligence and proper context, the only possible conclusion is the people making it are descended from the apes that never touched the monolith.
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Just had to get 'Something Dark...' in there. Personal favourite!
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I'm not criticizing the composer or the quality of the music, I just disagree with the direction and feel it doesn't fit very well with the show. Some of the emotional pieces are quite good, but I've always felt the space battles needed more oomph to them. I understand they wanted a more realistic feel with it, but it's definitly something that's bugged me over the years. Just my opinion on it, though I know many who would agree.
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'Something Dark is Coming' is my absolute favorite as well. At first, it was one of those tracks that I'd instantly skip because I didn't like the weird synthy guitar it starts out with, but once I started listening to that album all the way through, I totally fell in love with it. It creates a mood for this show better than any other piece of music so far, imo. Plus, I have a thing "slow-build" tracks (like Zimmer's 'Journey to the Line' from Thin Red Line, one my all-time favorites, although 'Something Dark..' is definitely right up there with it).
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Star Wars is for little kids. It's scored appropriately. BSG is made for adults, and is also scored appropriately. If you scored BSG the way Star Wars is scored, it would look totally ridiculous. Like putting meringue on top of a steak.
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