I'm a huge fan of Bear McCreary the man behind the music for the television shows Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Eureka. However, whilst Bear was there right from the start of Battlestar Galactica (writing additional music for the mini-series) and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles he didn't join Eureka until season 2 where with the permission of the producers he reinvented the sound of Eureka.
If like me you own all of Bear's other soundtracks or if you just own one or two, then it will only make you really appreciate the musical talent of this great composer. Eureka is unlike anything we have heard from McCreary so far. A soundtrack that he describes as:
"A twisted blend of folk, blues and zydeco with 80s New Wave synths, 8-bit and 16-bit video-game-inspired FM synthesis, 70’s keyboards, accordions, dobros, didgeridoo and a little Spanish Flamenco."
In all my years of listening to soundtracks I really have never heard anything quite like this soundtrack. It is fresh and original and some of the tracks are so good that they almost make you laugh just listening to them. And not having seen the series it has definitely made me want to go out and buy it, because if the show is anywhere near as good as the music then it will be money well spent.
If you wish to read an interview with Bear McCreary about his work on Eureka, click here.
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