In Season Two of Battlestar Galactica (the new series), the humans settle on New Caprica. They have a party when they found their new colony. The party features Irish music.
they aren't "real" irish tunes, they are of the shockingly bad hollywood facsimile variety, if I remember rightly - and I think I do. I used to really hate it when you just knew an 'emotional' scene was about to unfold and the bloody pipes would start up. The worst aspects of an otherwise pretty good series.
Oh, I'm sorry, how could I have been so foolish! I thought it was all hollywood ersatz, but now I realise how terribly wrong I've been, my repertoire is clearly more limited than I had thought.
There aren't pipes in that music. I recall drumming and fiddles (though you do not see the musicians) and possibly flute.
Interesting to speculate why they chose Irish music. I think it somewhat fitting: they are exiles, like loads of Irish. The music is also a kind of homeworld reminder, like Irish music was (and still is) in North America for the Gaelic diaspora.
Irish music also got given much of its form by exiles: when you are away form home, you think much more consciously about what "home" means; lots of emigrant Irish (a staggering #, actually, one of the untold stories of the colonisation of North America and Australia) actually *returned* to Ireland after emigrating and many of these brought new tunes back (and lots of emigrants wrote tunes about leaving).
Although overall the series really is an examination of 9/11 and its consequences on the American psyche (including the Iraq war).
Why are Irish musicians such damn geeks?
"Battlestar Galactica"?
Sell your Star Wars figurine collection and start watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm", no reels or jigs there.
I think I know the scene you're thinking about. I remember trying to recognize the tune as well.
It definitely sounded like generic celtic pipes-ish stuff. Not sure if there were real instruments there or not.
At any rate, odds are the musicians in question composed the tunes for the show. If they did, then they'd likely get royalty payments for every playing/selling of the show in question. If they had played a traditional tune, they'd miss out on the royalties.
Besides, these people are supposed to be light-years away from earth! Why would they be listening to tunes from Ireland?
Wikipedia seems to have a very detailed entry on the music of battlestar galactica which confirms that it's all specially writenn for the series.
Never seen it myself, but one of the blokes at work is very enthusiastic about it as he reckons it gives him the chance to ogle attractive women under the guise of spending "quality" time with the kids.
Battlestar Galactica music question
Battlestar Galactica music question
Ok, here's one for the dorks:
In Season Two of Battlestar Galactica (the new series), the humans settle on New Caprica. They have a party when they found their new colony. The party features Irish music.
What tunes are they playing?
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by chris stolz
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they aren't "real" irish tunes, they are of the shockingly bad hollywood facsimile variety, if I remember rightly - and I think I do. I used to really hate it when you just knew an 'emotional' scene was about to unfold and the bloody pipes would start up. The worst aspects of an otherwise pretty good series.
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by pavlf
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No you're wrong. The tunes are:
The Star Above the Garter
The Morning Star
The *Nova* Scotia
Around the World for Sport
The Moon-coin reel
First Light
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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no, they sounded more like:
Da New Rigged Spaceship
Starsailor's Hornpipe and
Haste to the Docking
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Bren
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Then they played
Gander in the Wormhole
The Starship "Munster"
The Maid that was Green
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by fidkid
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Yep, and I think St Android's Reel and Planxty Robot Jordan were in there somewhere...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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...and The Ash Planet
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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and the Sailor on the Rocket...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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The Lilting Cylon
SpaceShips are Sailing
Space Man of the House
Paddy's Gone to Mars
Klingon on the Gate
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Sugarfoot Jack
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Oh, I'm sorry, how could I have been so foolish! I thought it was all hollywood ersatz, but now I realise how terribly wrong I've been, my repertoire is clearly more limited than I had thought.
Please accept my apologies.
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by pavlf
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We accept your Apollo-gies
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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As long as you can play Orion's Polka
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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There aren't pipes in that music. I recall drumming and fiddles (though you do not see the musicians) and possibly flute.
Interesting to speculate why they chose Irish music. I think it somewhat fitting: they are exiles, like loads of Irish. The music is also a kind of homeworld reminder, like Irish music was (and still is) in North America for the Gaelic diaspora.
Irish music also got given much of its form by exiles: when you are away form home, you think much more consciously about what "home" means; lots of emigrant Irish (a staggering #, actually, one of the untold stories of the colonisation of North America and Australia) actually *returned* to Ireland after emigrating and many of these brought new tunes back (and lots of emigrants wrote tunes about leaving).
Although overall the series really is an examination of 9/11 and its consequences on the American psyche (including the Iraq war).
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by chris stolz
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Or the Quark In The Strand ...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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Yeah, and maybe it also has some other profound significance like when immigrants arrive in America they are classed as Aliens...whooooo...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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Or, Over the Moon To Maggie ...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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Speed To the Plough ...
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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Within a Light-Year of Dublin ...
ok, I'll shut up and get back to work.
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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Gets addictive Mark, doesn't it?
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Rudall the time
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apollo-gies lmao.
Chris, I meant throughout the series when I referred to the pipes, not the specific instance you have mentioned.
I think I can hear the star-bucks of oranmore in the distance though
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by pavlf
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Don't worry Danny, I've got it under control. It won't get the better of me ...
....
The Sailor on the Rocket ...
... Damn!!!
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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Why are Irish musicians such damn geeks?
"Battlestar Galactica"?
Sell your Star Wars figurine collection and start watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm", no reels or jigs there.
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Farr
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Haha! You people are hilarious. Unfortunately, I can't think of any cool puns to add. Oh well.
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Jeffery
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Gravel Walk to New Caprica
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Pirate-Fiddler
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.. and you'd already got The Sailor on the Rocket ...
... Double Damn!!!
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Ottery
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I think I know the scene you're thinking about. I remember trying to recognize the tune as well.
It definitely sounded like generic celtic pipes-ish stuff. Not sure if there were real instruments there or not.
At any rate, odds are the musicians in question composed the tunes for the show. If they did, then they'd likely get royalty payments for every playing/selling of the show in question. If they had played a traditional tune, they'd miss out on the royalties.
Besides, these people are supposed to be light-years away from earth! Why would they be listening to tunes from Ireland?
# Posted on October 3rd 2007 by Georgi
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I'll go as Starbuck for Halloween if they'd break into this cracker now and again:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7331
# Posted on October 4th 2007 by gravelwalks
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Wikipedia seems to have a very detailed entry on the music of battlestar galactica which confirms that it's all specially writenn for the series.
Never seen it myself, but one of the blokes at work is very enthusiastic about it as he reckons it gives him the chance to ogle attractive women under the guise of spending "quality" time with the kids.
# Posted on October 4th 2007 by Ceratonia
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Off she goes to boldly go where no one has gone before.
# Posted on October 4th 2007 by SL*