Greg Edmonson - Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack) - Soundtracks - CD

Greg Edmonson Firefly [Original Television Soundtrack] Varese Sarabande - For a show that lasted only one season, it has outlived many that have gone on to future seasons. Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.) created one of the most loved science fiction Television shows about a ship called Serenity that travels the galaxies. Adding to all the drama and action is composer Greg Edmonson's iconic score.

Fans of the insular Joss Whedon sci-fi Western Firefly have been clamoring for a soundtrack since the series premiered in 2002. Composer Greg Edmonson's genre-bending experiment in orchestral country music struck a chord with audiences and critics alike. It was a maverick score for an even more maverick television show. Ironically, Firefly gained the majority of its momentum in the wake of its cancellation. Fueled in part by an extremely vocal fan base, Whedon took the good ship Serenity to the big screen in 2005, but tapped composer David Newman to replace Edmonson. Newman's rich score hinted at the renegade sprit of the series, but its ten-gallon hat was perpetually tipped toward the kind of big, brassy Hollywood bombast that permeates the action/adventure genre. Edmonson's vision for the show mirrored Whedon's, as evidenced by the twangy theme song, written by Whedon and sung by Sonny Rhodes. Firefly's fiddles, dobros, and banjos gave outer space the kind of regional familiarity usually reserved for golden mesas and tumbleweed-adorned juke joints. The fact that it was supposed to occur 500 years into the future just made it all the more exotic. Edmonson found endless ways to work American, Irish, and even Middle Eastern folk music into a show about galactic outlaws, and now, thanks to the fans and the folks at Varese Sarabande, the rest of the world can go along for the ride. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Performer	Greg Edmonson
Music genre	Soundtracks
Music subgenre	CD - CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK/SCORE
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2005
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Greg Edmonson - Firefly [Original Television Soundtrack] [CD]
Track listing	Firefly - Main Title, Big Bar Fight, Heart of Gold Montage, Whitefall / Book, Early Takes Serenity, The Funeral, Rivers Perception / Saffron, Mal Fights Niska / Back Home, River Tricks Early, River Understands Simon, Leaving / Caper / Spaceball, Rivers Afraid / Niska / Torture, In My Bunk / Jaynes Statue / Boom, Inaras Suite, Out of Gas / Empty Derelict, Books Hair / Ready for Battle, Tears / Rivers Eyes, Cows / New Dress / My Crew, Boarding the Serenity / Derelict, Burgess Kills / Captain & Ship, Saved / Isn't Home? / Reavers, Reavers Chase Serenity, Rivers Dance, Inside the Tam House, Dying Ship / Naked Mal
Record label	Varese Sarabande
Composer	Greg Edmonson
Track name	Firefly Main Title, Big Bar Fight, Heart of Gold Montage, Whitefall/Book, Early Takes Serenity, The Funeral, River's Perception/Saffron, Mal Fights Niska/Back Home, River Tricks Early, River Understands Simon, Leaving/Caper/Spaceball, River's Afraid/Niska/Torture, In My Bunk/Jayne's Statue/Boom, Inara's Suite, Out of Gas/Empty Derelict, Book's Hair/Ready for Battle, Tears/River's Eyes, Cows/New Dress/My Crew, Boarding the Serenity/Derelict, Burgess Kills/Captain & Ship, Saved/Isn't Home?/Reavers, Reavers Chase Serenity, River's Dance, Inside the Tam House, Dying Ship/Naked Mal
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N