Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack)

The music written for Firefly is soulful and at certain times full of melancholy, much like the series was. Greg Edmonson's music in many ways "completed" Firefly and polished Joss Whedon's diamond in the rough. I get a bit sad just thinking of the lost opportunities.

JW may have scored bigger with Buffy and Angel, but I consider FF to be his greatest achievement (so far).

Like the series itself, this soundtrack is amazing.

For those of us who are "Firefly" fans and tried to be happy with the music from the movie inspired by the series, "Serenity," the long wait is over for the music that originally moved you and helped make "Firefly" the magical, immersion experience that it is.

I'm not knocking David Newman too much. The "Serenity" soundtrack had its moments (the title track "Serenity" and "Love" come to mind). But Texan composer-guitarist Greg Edmonson wrote the music that Nate Fillion ("Capt. Mal Reynolds") observed moved *him* deeply as *he'd* watch the episodes. This entire work is enjoyable, entertaining, and exhilarating. And the composer loved the show, writing some of his best music for episodes that - as far as he knew - might never air.

I'm convinced that this is a fan-driven soundtrack release. I've been waiting for my copy since I heard it would be available. Yet the best part of this soundtrack is that there's no pandering to the people; you just get the music from the show that you love. Here's what Greg himself had to say about working for the music of "Firefly":

"It wasn't just the cast, or the writing, acting or directing. It was not any one element. It was all the elements together. It was such clever show about deep, interesting things. In my opinion, it was too good for television."

Edmonson's masterful blending of Western and Eastern, classical and country avoids both the futuristic and archaic and leaves you in the "here and now" with your friends and foes in the world of "Firefly." I especially enjoyed the Theme, River's Dance, Funeral, and all the parts of all the songs with Edmonson's great Western guitar.

Yeah, Greg. It probably was "too good for television." I'll just have it for myself and share it as something precious with my intelligent, tasteful friends.

I loved Christopher Beck on Buffy and I thought Angel's Robert J. Kral was fine 'n dandy, but Gred Edmonson on Firefly really takes the cake for me, and I didn't realize this until I bought and listened to this amazing, wonderful soundtrack.

Call me biased, but I love my "Firefly." What a wonderful show. And I had no doubt it would be a wonderful show before it aired, because this is Joss Whedon we're talking about here - he's my god.

This soundtrack, unlike the recently released Angel soundtrack, is balanced and almost has continuity/consistency. The Angel soundtrack would go from glorious season five fight-music to season two Pylea-cheese, making the Cd a mostly "listen-then-skip" affair.

With the "Firefly" soundtrack, it's an entire listening experience, and it doesn't even matter for me if I remember which episode each song came from: this CD is an entire mood, an ethereal feeling.

The mix of Chinese, Western, Classical (and the oboe! the lovely, lovely Early oboe!) is truly dynamic. Thanks to the wonderful production by Edmonson and the fantastic selection of instruments/effects, these songs sound like they were played by all-real instruments (even though they couldn't have been). What really matters is, really, the tight song-writing and the consistent mood throughout the songs. It certainly feels like Edmonson "got" the series and really, really enjoyed it, and I can't say the same to the somewhat inconsistent efforts of Mr. Kral.

Sometimes the music is too "background-y" and slow, especially in the first half of the disc, but by the middle it's all good from there on.

Why didn't Edmonson score "Serenity" (the movie)?

Best tracks: "River Tricks Early," "Boarding the Serenity / Derelict," and "Inside the Tam House."

Grade: B+/A-

This is just a collection of scene themes from the series Firefly. I'm a huge fan of the show but thought I was buying full length songs or music. Dont' get me wrong, the music is good, just not what you're expecting believe me.

I enjoyed this style music quite alot. I am a fan of the show, and hearing it there led me to purchase the CD. There is a small draw back in that the music pieces are very short. I would have liked 2 CDs with longer cuts.
...but Great Stuff!

With soundtracks, rather than short cues lifted straight from the show or movie, I usually prefer the musical cues to be compiled or otherwise strung together to make much longer overture-type musical pieces. Such provides a richer overall listening experience in many cases. So, its very difficult that I say -- since I love "Firefly" and Greg Edmondson's musical score -- that with this CD, the tracks end too soon -- just as you're getting into the mood of the music. I'd have rather heard longer variations of one theme or another strung together, than say, the part where such-and-such happens in episode 5, standing pretty much alone. I guess I shouldn't complain, since we're very lucky that this CD was even produced for such a short-run TV show.

Composer Greg Edmonson created a flavorful, guitar-based score for the adventures of the crew of Serenity. CD features exclusive bonus tracks.