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'Buffy,' The Score, Gets a Belated Release
Jeff Beck has cult, Beck Hansen has his and Christophe Beck obviously does too. How else to explain the Sept. 9 release of Beck's music cues from the "Buffy and the Vampire Slayer" TV show - five years after its last episode aired.
Rounder Records has pulled together 29 tracks from seasons 2, 3 and 4 (fall 1997 through spring 2000) of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Season 1, pictures, was released in 1999.
Beck, who scored most of the series, mixed and produced the soundtrack. Beck also scored "Once More, With Feeling," the series' musical episode for which the soundtrack has sold more than 200,000 copies.
Track listing is after the jump.
SEASON 2
1. Massacre (from “Becoming”)
2. Angel Waits (from “Passion”)
3. Remembering Jenny (from “Passion”)
4. Twice the Fool (from “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”)
5. Moment of Happiness (from “Innocence”)
SEASON 3
6. Loneliness of Six (from “Lover’s Walk”)
7. Sugar High (from “Band Candy”)
8. Tai Chi (from “Band Candy”)
9. Kralik’s House (from “Helpless”)
10. Magic Snow Music (from “Amends”)
11. Slayer’s Elegy (from “The Wish”)
12. Faith’s End (from “Graduation Day”)
13. Drink Me (from “Graduation Day”)
14. One Last Moment (from “Graduation Day”)
SEASON 4
15. Haunted (from “Fear Itself”)
16. From the Grave (from “This Year’s Girl”)
17. Demon Got Your Tongue (from “Hush”)
18. Golf Claps (from “Hush”)
19. The Princess Screams (from “Hush”)
20. Spellbound (from “Who Are You?”)
21. Fyarl in the Morning (from “A New Man”)
22. A Really Big Sandbox (from “Restless”)
23. Spaghetti (from “Restless”)
24. Body Paint (from “Restless”)
25. Xander’s Nightmare (from “Restless”)
26. The Tower (from “The Gift”)
27. Losing Battle (from “The Gift”)
28. Apocalypse (from “The Gift”)
29. Sacrifice (alternate version, from “The Gift”)
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May I be the first to say YAY!! Been waiting for this for far too long. Although, I wonder if we'll ever get any for the rest of the series?
Posted by: Kendra | August 10, 2008 at 05:56 PM
This is the greatest thing evah! I can't wait to use this score when running my Buffy RPG! It's ABOUT TIME!
Posted by: Tedero | August 10, 2008 at 06:12 PM
oo i can't wait for this! I love buffy! This music is so good to paint & draw to and plus, brings back memories of buffy :)
Posted by: Aurora | August 10, 2008 at 07:54 PM
The Gift was season 5, folks!
Posted by: Matt | August 10, 2008 at 09:28 PM
The Gift was season 5, folks!
Posted by: Matt | August 10, 2008 at 09:28 PM
I'm very excited for this... The music in Buffy, whether it be a classically written score or contemporary rock song, the show holds the context for all music. Congrats Christophe Beck (whom I started listening to the minute I started watching Buffy) and Joss Whedon (who I'm obsessed with).
Posted by: Dori | August 11, 2008 at 02:15 AM
I'm very excited for this... The music in Buffy, whether it be a classically written score or contemporary rock song, the show holds the context for all music. Congrats Christophe Beck (whom I started listening to the minute I started watching Buffy) and Joss Whedon (who I'm obsessed with).
Posted by: Dori | August 11, 2008 at 02:16 AM
It's now available on Amazon for pre-order! Weehoooooooo!
Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBuffy-Vampire-Slayer-Various-Artists%2Fdp%2FB001DMW2AK&tag=nathangeorge-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Posted by: Jonny T | August 11, 2008 at 07:43 AM
This is truly wonderful news, how long we have waited for this release! Such emotive pieces, although am I the only one who also loved Thomas Wanker's score work during season 5 (unfortunate surname aside...)? Wonder if a Wanker compilation will ever surface, particularly the score from Season 5 episode 'Into the Woods'? Much as I hated Riley, and fully expected to cry tears of joy at his departure, that score really hit me in the sad place...now that's good scoring!
Posted by: RandomGen | August 11, 2008 at 09:18 AM
I can`t believe this is finally happening!!!
So great! I am really excited about the alternate version of Sacrifice. I hope it`s the one from Bargaining part 2, when Buffy remembers how she died. But I must say that I`m a little disappointed that the Willow/Oz love theme from season 4 isn`t included...
Posted by: Stian | August 12, 2008 at 02:16 AM
I can`t believe this is finally happening!!!
So great! I am really excited about the alternate version of Sacrifice. I hope it`s the one from Bargaining part 2, when Buffy remembers how she died. But I must say that I`m a little disappointed that the Willow/Oz love theme from season 4 isn`t included...
Posted by: Stian | August 12, 2008 at 02:16 AM
Ok sad now you've brought up the Willow/Oz love theme, for so many reasons - you're absolutely right, it should be included!! On the bright side, just reinforces the fact that there's more than enough material for a 'Volume Two' collection, who's with me?!
Posted by: RandomGen | August 19, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Dear Sirs:
I loved the music from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode Smashed, by Thomas Wanker. I think his music is genius because of the mysterious, unassuming, undercurrent vibre that is send. I still watch that episode not only for the episode but the music. I would like to know if Mr. Wanker has a CD compilation of his music including the one I just admitted. Is there a site with his music where I can downloaded. Trust me, lots of people love his music and want to hear it.
Warmest regards,
Rita
Posted by: Rita Sciuto | September 10, 2008 at 11:17 AM
I love Buffy/Angel love theme.
Posted by: Siv | November 16, 2008 at 10:02 AM