DPP Thank Gods It's Friday! All Things Music

[apodixis.livejournal.com]

The music of BSG was (and always will be) one of my favorite things about the show. We got something extremely special from the relationship between Battlestar and Bear McCreary, something that isn't often seen in television. While I can think of a few other shows that ended up with beautiful scores, by and large, most television shows are completely lacking in that department. So instead of talking just about Kara and Lee, we're talking specifically about Kara and Lee and music. Hold on tight, because this one's kind of a multi-parter.

What pieces from the soundtracks remind you specifically of Kara and Lee? Why?

What non-soundtrack songs make you think of our two pilots?
Do you have 'go-to' songs when writing/reading certain types of fics?
For the writers, have any songs/albums inspired scenes/parts/whole fics?

Other thoughts: When did you first notice the music in the show? Most bad-ass music + Kara and/or Lee moment? Favorite BSG clip video set to music on youtube? Any time the music fell short for you? On a scale of 1 to Kara Thrace, how awesome was Bear McCreary's All Along the Watchtower cover? Does anyone want to start that Kara Thrace & Her Special Destiny cover band with me?

And yes, this post totally requires the heavy use of youtube. Link/embed away!

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The Music! (from outside sources, this time)

[winegums.livejournal.com]

1.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWj95T75Yh0

Kissing In The Rain, by Patrick Doyle (from the original score of Great Expectations). This is the first non-BSG song in my heart for pilots, because it captures the romance and yearning of pilots so well, and is hauntingly beautiful - I loved it for almost a decade before I discovered pilots, but it's astonishing how well it works for them in my head (and it's from another story about a beautiful blonde girl who runs away from the love of her life because she doesn't know how to love him/is too freaked out, so perfection that way).

2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HoudtauRs0

Duncan Sheik - Wishful Thinking (same ost, with lyrics this time but I think it works as a Lee-pov on Kara)

3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ei6YQchGZg
Oasis - Slide Away (I love Britpop, and I think this song fits a Lee-pov of pilots' euphoria after finally admitting they love each other in Unfinished Business. Also, another one with lyrics!)

4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XmuKtEh2so

Portishead - Roads (again, it has lyrics, but oddly, it works to perfection as a Kara-pov on Lee. I love how moody and sad and sexy it is).

5. ALTERNATE KARA THEME HERE:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qsgBF7ZIsk

Gheorghe Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd (OST: Kill Bill: Volume 1)

Considering it was in the movie as a sort of lament to another iconic blonde who'd been broken by life but survived all the shit thrown at her, this is perfect as an alternate instrumental Kara-theme. It's sad, celebratory and heroic all at once - perfect for a survivor like our girl, and it just makes me have a LOT OF FEELINGS. If you listen to nothing else I rec, listen to this one!)

Re: The Music! (from outside sources, this time)

[apodixis.livejournal.com]

So surprised to see Portishead on here, great pick!

Re: The Music! (from outside sources, this time)

[winegums.livejournal.com]

lol, 90s music is something I never grew out of so it ALWAYS features heavily on my pilot playlists :)

Re: The Music! (from outside sources, this time)

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Glad I'm not alone there. ;) Portishead &hearts