Others say...

"Great on the show, not so great my itself"
I'm a big fan of the show, and while the music works really well on screen, by itself its rather bland.

Most songs are percussion heavy and simplistic, which is what they wanted the music for the show to be. I only really like a few tracks on the disc, usually the ones involving six's theme.

If you are reading this review then it's highly likely that you are trying to decide if you should buy this CD and the answer to that it simple - if you are a BG fan then yes, if not then my advice to you would be to carefully listen to all the samples before making up your mind.

"Good as far as soundtracks go"
I'm not sure how to make this terribly objective, so at the risk of bias, I'll just say what's on my mind.

I enjoy this particular set of music. Not all of it is interesting - in particular there's a fair amount of percussion solo and soli (not a typo) sections that struck me as boring. Then again, I'm just one person with one particular set of likes and dislikes. Keep this in mind.

I bought this CD along with the soundtracks for seasons one and two, and so my comparisons will be based mostly on the three albums. Of those three, the miniseries soundtrack (the one you're looking at) probably has about as much music I like as the other two combined. Some good tracks:

1. "Are you alive?" / BSG main title
4. To Kiss or Not to Kiss (warm and serene - great to listen to when you need a little internal peace)
5. The Day Comes
17. Apollo Is Gone / Starbuck Returns (similar to track 4)
21. Reunited
24. Battle (one of the more interesting percussion sections - I wish I knew what kind of drum was used for this)
25. Good Night
26. By Your Command (a great recap with that creepy Cylon theme)

A rather large gap there, between tracks 5 and 17 - you might say that's the meat of the material I was bored by.

"BSG Fan"
I Love Soundtrack. And I love the Battle Star Galactica Series both classic and Present. It's great to listen to the sound of the series. They are a little diffrent than what I'm use to liking in a SoundTrack or Score. But their enjoyable and relaxing to me.

"Dark but Original / Non Bombastic but very moving and it grows on you"
After finally catching up on the series and downloading the 3rd season from ITunes I can finally write a review for the soundtracks. After watching the miniseries and the first season of the new Battlestar Galactica I of course ordered the soundtracks.

Let's of course start here with Battlestar Galactica: The miniseries soundtrack and then later I'll write a review for the first and second season...I recieved my copy of the miniseries last week but I wanted to hear the soundtrack a few times before giving my review..at first I was going to give it 4 stars because at times part of the score can be very dark and not be rich in color but I think after listening to this a few times now I can agree with some of the other reviewers and say this definitely grows on you.

I too was critical and not sure what direction the soundtrack was going to go being a fan of the original series and the way Stu Phillips wrote the score but after watching the miniseries and finding out that Richard Gibbs a former member of Oingo Boingo had taken the helm for the mini I was intrigued. I of course watched the mini and was pleasantly surprised how good it worked in the show but maybe not quite on cd but again listening on cd it has grown on me. I think overall for many soundtrack fans I can understand this isn't the most pleasant of soundtracks but like a lot of things it is an aquired taste. So if I could give a 4 1/2 instead of a 5 I would but unfortunately there is either 4 or 5 to give and I'm giving it a 5 because it is original and shows that not all science fiction has to be so unrealistic that it has to have a sweeping bombastic crashing score.

This is by far the most realistic science fiction television show ever even though Babylon 5 is very very close 2nd. In this soundtrack it shows that the even in their universe life isn't perfect. The score is dark but very beautiful in it's own sense beginning with "Are You Alive?" which becomes the signature theme for #6 throughout the series and of course is used in the prologue before each episode. Fans of the original Battlestar Galactica theme don't be dissapointed that it isn't featured here in the soundtrack from the decommissioning ceremony because Bear McCreary has Stu Phillips as a guest during the 2nd season to compose the theme a little differently in one of the episodes and is included on the 2nd season disc so please refer to that disc and you won't be dissapointed plus you can read several reviews inluding mine very soon.

A few more things inluding Track #19 Thousands Left Behind-I of course won't be giving anything away here but the music is so realistic in a sense that it does make me remember that scene in the movie and how the event could actually take place here on Earth.

There are plenty more tracks that I could review here but overall there are so many to choose from that are so good and rich that even some of the ones that may seem almost too dark and feel like fillers are better with each listen. This music is very reminiscent of the individual Babylon 5 episodic discs that I own but just a bit darker. No you can't have a party or have a cadance with this soundtrack but if you have an open mind and enjoy this music for what it is really meant to do and describe a documentary style of tv show then I will not be dissapointed. Give this soundtrack a shot and by the time you get to Season 1 and Season 2 (both the series and soundtrack) you will want to go back and listen to the miniseries soundtrack again and again because it truely grows on you plus it's so surreal and realistic that it's a good listen on almost any occasion

Don't be afraid because it's dark it's refreshing to listen to other music than Star Wars or Star Trek or even the original Battlestar Galactica. Trust me you will appreciate how good this score really is and not to take away from other Sci Fi music like Star Wars because I really enjoy those scores too but this breaks up the monotany and shows a different side of the universe a little more realistic...Enjoy!!..now look for me on Season 1 review..

"Spare, but true"
Listening to Richard Gibb's sound track for Battlestar Galactica is a bit jarring at first. Perhaps that has to do with the shock of such a minimalistic score after becoming used to the much richer scores from the Season One & Season Two disc sets. That being said, however, Richard Gibb's music is still very pleasing in it's own right. The spare, crisp notes lose none of the flavor of the first two discs, of which he was also a performer.

All three albums together create a very complete audio picture of this fantastic drama. Well worth adding to one's collection.