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Torchwood [Original Soundtrack Recording] | ![Torchwood [Original Soundtrack Recording]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517QM5htydL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Creators: Ben Foster, Murray Gold
Label: Silva America
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $10.35
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 8150
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1267
UPC: 738572126728
EAN: 0738572126728
ASIN: B001CYZ9AE
Release Date: October 14, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Everything Changes | | • | The Chase | | • | Ghosts | | • | Sleepers, Awake! | | • | Toshiko & Tommy | | • | Into The Hub | | • | The Mission | | • | Gray's Theme | | • | Jack's Love Theme | | • | Another Day, Another Death | | • | Look Right Then Leave | | • | Welcome To Planet Earth | | • | The Plot | | • | Out Of Time | | • | The Death Of Dr Owen Harper | | • | King Of The Weevils | | • | Owen Fights Death | | • | The Woman On The Roof | | • | Owen's Theme | | • | Pearl & The Ghostmaker | | • | Flat Holm Island | | • | A Boy Called Jonah | | • | Toshiko Sato - Betrayal & Redemption | | • | Gwen & Rhys | | • | Jack Joins Torchwood | | • | Captain Jack's Theme | | • | I Believe In Him | | • | Memories Of Gray | | • | Goodbyes | | • | Death Of Toshiko | | • | The End Is Where We Start From | | • | Torchwood Theme |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Music, Awful Quality. November 11, 2008
J. Forster
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This CD for me is a tragedy. It has really awesome music in it, but the quality is so bad some of the tracks are unlistenable. It's like some deaf (or stupid) sound engineer turned the gain up super high. The track "Sleeper, Awake!" has ridiculous clipping distortion.
Again, the music itself is great. If you're not sensitive to horrible digital distortion then you'll love this CD. If you are, I'd highly recommend you preview the tracks thoroughly before buying.
 "Torchwood (2008) ... Ben Foster & Murray Gold ... Silva Screen" November 7, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Silva Screen Records presents "TORCHWOOD [ORIGINAL TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK RECORDING]" -- Songs featured on the Torchwood soundtrack are composed by Ben Foster, who acted as conductor on Torchwood's root series "Doctor Who" and then went on to co-write the music for the first two series of Russell T Davies' program, and Murray Gold, best known for his powerful score for "Doctor Who" which is widely regarded as a major element in the revival of the classic cult series.
Meanwhile, filming of the third season of "Torchwood" has already started in Cardiff --- The new season is called "Torchwood: Children Of Earth" and finds the team embarking on an adventure as they battle for the future of the human race against the fiercest force they have encountered.
Torchwood [Original Television Soundtrack] The complete track listing is as follows:
1 Everything Changes 1:20
2 The Chase 3:25
3 Ghosts 1:56
4 Sleepers, Awake! 1:09
5 Toshiko & Tommy 3:05
6 Into the Hub 2:04
7 The Mission 2:32
8 Gray's Theme 2:41
9 Jack's Love Theme 1:50
10 Another Day, Another Death 2:45
11 Look Right Then Leave 2:48
12 Welcome to Planet Earth 1:51
13 The Plot 3:21
14 Out of Time 1:29
15 The Death of Dr. Owen Harper 2:11
16 King of the Weevils 4:09
17 Owen Fights Death 1:50
18 The Woman on the Roof 2:22
19 Owen's Theme 3:10
20 Pearl & the Ghostmaker 2:24
21 Flat Holm Island 2:08
22 A Boy Called Jonah 4:53
23 Toshiko Sato -- Betrayal & Redemption 3:46
24 Gwen & Rhys 1:13
25 Jack Joins Torchwood 1:34
26 Captain Jack's Theme 3:16
27 I Believe in Him 1:31
28 Memories of Gray 2:29
29 Goodbyes 2:20
30 Death of Toshiko 2:19
31 The End Is Where We Start From 2:24
32 Torchwood Theme 1:46
Must ask the following to take a bow ~ Ben Foster and Murray Gold (Producers) always in their pitching, Ben Foster performing the conducting duties, Reynold D'Silva (Executive Producer), Jake Jackson (Engineer) --- and the label which made it all possible -- Silva America -- must say this collection meets all expectations --- a real winner!
Total Time: 78 mins on 32 Tracks ~ SILCD 1267 ~ (10/14/2008)
Ben Foster brings his A-game to Torchwood October 17, 2008
J. Thomas Jeans (Ore City, TX USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For whatever reason, the American iTunes store has released this album for download quite a bit before the scheduled release date in the United Kingdom, and being the fan that I am of both Murray Gold and Ben Foster, I jumped at the chance to get the album in digital form ASAP.
I can't comment on the presentation of the disc itself as I've not gotten it yet, but the music itself is astonishing. While Ben Foster isn't quite as seasoned as Murray Gold on the composing front, he more than holds his own. The themes and motifs he's written to represent these characters range between grungy rock and heart-wrenching orchestra.
Stand out tracks include Owen's Theme -- a piece of music that was particularly popular among fans -- and Gray's Theme, which utilizes the voice of Annalise Whittlesea in much the same way Doctor Who utilized Melanie Pappenheim. Captain Jack's Theme is an epic composition that many fans will remember from the series 2 trailer that aired at the end of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
While there's plenty of tracks that get the pulse racing, there's also a lot of quiet emotion on display here. Often the music is much more somber and reflective than what is heard on the parent show, but it manages to avoid the trap of becoming nothing more than atmospheric noise, and it certainly never gets dull. The last 5 tracks on the disc are almost entirely comprised of soft mournful melodies, but it works to great affect.
The extended version of the Torchwood theme is... odd. It begins by pasting the opening titles music (all eight seconds worth) onto the ending titles theme, but then segues into a piece that was used as incidentals on the show. The editing is a bit bumpy, but it works well enough.
The one sticking point, for me, is the lack of music composed by Murray Gold. He did some excellent work in the first episode of series 2, all of which is missing here. This album is almost entirely Ben's baby, and while it's strong enough to stand on its own two feet, some more of Murray's music would have been nice.
Another issue is in the quality of the sound. There's some pretty nasty clipping in some tracks, and there are some digital artifacts that should have never made it past quality control. The series 3 Doctor Who soundtrack suffered from the same issues to a lesser degree, and I really hope we don't have the same problems to look forward to with the next Doctor Who CD.
If you're a fan of Torchwood -- or a fan of electronic meets orchestra -- definitely pick up this album. It's worth it. Despite having purchased it on iTunes, I will definitely be picking up a hard copy as soon as I can.
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