Eureka
Bear McCreary
" quirky, zany, funny "Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
Eureka takes place in a high tech community of the same name, located somewhere in the Pacific Northwest and inhabited entirely by brilliant scientists working on new scientific advancements for the United States government that frequently go disastrously awry. The town's existence and location is a closely guarded secret. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon Eureka while transporting a fugitive prisoner, his own rebellious teenage daughter Zoe. Tying this all together is the man who gets all the cool assignments, his name Bear McCreary.
And McCreary is a person who creates an easily likeable sound design, and above all listening experience. The mysterious flutes ala the X-Files brings the main theme to life (although it is a tune by Mark Mothersbaugh and John Enroth) while Carter's own theme is a cool bouncy tune for accordion.
And so the score continues to bounce along pleasantly, quirky, zany, funny, ... The Tremors like guitar and accordion in "Prehistoric Love Spores", the tender theme for piano and soft flutes for Alison in "Alison's Theme", the urgent percussion in "Through the Vortex" or the delightful Spanish touch with added trumpet in "The Mask of Fargo", the music continues to entertain without a hindrance or a disturbance.
However as the music continues, the sound remains the same. McCreary's style makes sure the music for the people of the town as the town itself becomes a noticeable recognizable one. Tracks like 7 (Spanish Music) and 15 (electronic cool mix by Captain Ahab) break the mold by stating an obvious more colourful change. But these are sparse. Even the themes become sounding alike. "Fargo's Theme" is like the quirky music while "Taggart's Theme" is partly Sheriff Carter's Theme. The exception is the darker theme in "Henry's Theme".
This states that the music is more or less the same. But it doesn't take away that the quirky music works. The cool "The Laser Canon" and "Little Big Bang", the sprightly "Jack and Callie", the urgent growing "Erotomania!" and "Threat of Nuclear Cleaning" (containing Alison's theme), summed up by the closing Carter's theme in "A Town Called Eureka" and main theme in "Eureka on my Mind Reprise (Eureka End Credits)" are all tracks that work pleasantly on the ears.
Considering Bear McCreary was enlisted from the second season, this album features only the music from that second season.
It is difficult and easy to find so much in Eureka's music. While the sound is totally the opposite as what most Television fare churn out, the album is pretty much the same in ideas. There are too little changes in tone to make this entire listening experience a rewarding one. I see it therefore more as background material, and then the cool ideas and instrumentation of McCreary will stand out in moments. Giving you Eureka quirkiness, coming of a town unlike no other. McCreary thereby establishes himself as a composer unlike no other. Overlong but nice listening experience all the same.
Tracklisting
1. Eureka on my Mind * (0.32)
2. Sheriff Carter's Theme (3.29)
3. Prehistoric Love Spares (2.40)
4. Allison's Theme (2.54)
5. Through the Vortex (5.04)
6. Fargo's Theme (2.51)
7. The Mask of Fargo (2.29)
8. The S.A.R.A.H. Mobile (1.18)
9. Let's Get Hitched: Brendan McCreary (3.56)
10. When you Wish Upon Falling Debris (3.12)
11. Little Big Bang (2.35)
12. Henry's Theme (5.23)
13. Taggart's Theme (2.04)
14. The Laser Cannon (1.56)
15. Noche de Sueños (3.25)
16. A Nuke for Fargo (5.43)
17. EurekAerobics ** (2.33)
18. Victor's Getaway (0.36)
19. Henry and Beverly (4.26)
20. Jack and Callie (2.33)
21. Everyone's Dumb (1.50)
22. The Heathers (0.39)
23. Zane on the Lam (2.44)
24. Erotomania! (2.28)
25. A Night at Global Dynamics (3.54)
26. Threat of Nuclear Cleaning (2.21)
27. A Town Called Eureka (2.13)
28. Eureka on my Mind Reprise (Eureka End Credits) * (0.51)
* Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh & John Enroth
** Written and performed by Captain Ahab
Total Length: 76.52
And McCreary is a person who creates an easily likeable sound design, and above all listening experience. The mysterious flutes ala the X-Files brings the main theme to life (although it is a tune by Mark Mothersbaugh and John Enroth) while Carter's own theme is a cool bouncy tune for accordion.
And so the score continues to bounce along pleasantly, quirky, zany, funny, ... The Tremors like guitar and accordion in "Prehistoric Love Spores", the tender theme for piano and soft flutes for Alison in "Alison's Theme", the urgent percussion in "Through the Vortex" or the delightful Spanish touch with added trumpet in "The Mask of Fargo", the music continues to entertain without a hindrance or a disturbance.
However as the music continues, the sound remains the same. McCreary's style makes sure the music for the people of the town as the town itself becomes a noticeable recognizable one. Tracks like 7 (Spanish Music) and 15 (electronic cool mix by Captain Ahab) break the mold by stating an obvious more colourful change. But these are sparse. Even the themes become sounding alike. "Fargo's Theme" is like the quirky music while "Taggart's Theme" is partly Sheriff Carter's Theme. The exception is the darker theme in "Henry's Theme".
This states that the music is more or less the same. But it doesn't take away that the quirky music works. The cool "The Laser Canon" and "Little Big Bang", the sprightly "Jack and Callie", the urgent growing "Erotomania!" and "Threat of Nuclear Cleaning" (containing Alison's theme), summed up by the closing Carter's theme in "A Town Called Eureka" and main theme in "Eureka on my Mind Reprise (Eureka End Credits)" are all tracks that work pleasantly on the ears.
Considering Bear McCreary was enlisted from the second season, this album features only the music from that second season.
It is difficult and easy to find so much in Eureka's music. While the sound is totally the opposite as what most Television fare churn out, the album is pretty much the same in ideas. There are too little changes in tone to make this entire listening experience a rewarding one. I see it therefore more as background material, and then the cool ideas and instrumentation of McCreary will stand out in moments. Giving you Eureka quirkiness, coming of a town unlike no other. McCreary thereby establishes himself as a composer unlike no other. Overlong but nice listening experience all the same.
Tracklisting
1. Eureka on my Mind * (0.32)
2. Sheriff Carter's Theme (3.29)
3. Prehistoric Love Spares (2.40)
4. Allison's Theme (2.54)
5. Through the Vortex (5.04)
6. Fargo's Theme (2.51)
7. The Mask of Fargo (2.29)
8. The S.A.R.A.H. Mobile (1.18)
9. Let's Get Hitched: Brendan McCreary (3.56)
10. When you Wish Upon Falling Debris (3.12)
11. Little Big Bang (2.35)
12. Henry's Theme (5.23)
13. Taggart's Theme (2.04)
14. The Laser Cannon (1.56)
15. Noche de Sueños (3.25)
16. A Nuke for Fargo (5.43)
17. EurekAerobics ** (2.33)
18. Victor's Getaway (0.36)
19. Henry and Beverly (4.26)
20. Jack and Callie (2.33)
21. Everyone's Dumb (1.50)
22. The Heathers (0.39)
23. Zane on the Lam (2.44)
24. Erotomania! (2.28)
25. A Night at Global Dynamics (3.54)
26. Threat of Nuclear Cleaning (2.21)
27. A Town Called Eureka (2.13)
28. Eureka on my Mind Reprise (Eureka End Credits) * (0.51)
* Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh & John Enroth
** Written and performed by Captain Ahab
Total Length: 76.52