SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 2:26 Min.
Working with series creator Glen A. Larson, composer-conductor Stu Phillips created the primary theme for the same-named 1979-81 NBC TV series. The theme evidently doesn’t accompany the TV series’ 1979 feature film version of its pilot episode. While it’s unclear if it’s Phillips or an unidentified cover orchestra performing the track, the extended theme appears on the 2000 two-disc Battlestar Galactica: The A to Z of Fantasy TV Themes two-disc compilation album. It appears as Track # 5 on Disc 1.
Note: The feature film’s easy-listening version is far slower, with dreamy lyrics sung by Kipp Lennon. That version is entitled “Suspension.”
REVIEW:
Lacking actor William Conrad’s uncredited narration, it’s an otherwise near-replica of the TV series intro. Considering how difficult it is to find Phillips’ official work from Buck Rogers, this rendition (regardless of the actual performer) is likely the next best option.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
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