Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2005 space western Serenity written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Sean Maher and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Ice Age, Galaxy Quest, Anastasia, The Flintstones, The Nutty Professor, The War of the Roses), including around 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. (Update, January 25, 2024: A digital version is now available to stream/download here.) The label’s original soundtrack album was released when the movie opened in theaters in September of 2005. Serenity is now available on VOD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD.
Disc 1:
1. Opening/Intro to River (3:11)
2. Escape (1:30)
3. The Operative (0:49)
4. Death of Mathias (3:12)
5. Serenity (0:50)
6. Going for a Ride (2:24)
7. Trading Station Robbery (3:08)
8. Reaver Chase (3:41)
9. Pop Goes the Reaver (0:15)
10. They Never Lie Down (0:39)
11. Mal Reminices (1:25)
12. Transition (1:23)
13. Maidenhead Bar (2:14)
14. River Goes Wild (1:28)
15. Mal Takes River In (1:04)
16. River’s Eyes (0:12)
17. Mal’s Decision (0:45)
18. Mr. Universe (0:28)
19. Subliminal Message (1:08)
20. River & Simon in Locker (0:55)
21. Haven Guitar (1:01)
22. Come At You Sideways (1:26)
23. School Flashback (0:35)
24. Mal & Inara (0:28)
25. Flight to Training House (0:57)
26. Training House Fight (1:57)
27. Escape from Training House (0:56)
28. School Flashback/Miranda (1:37)
29. River Gets Out (2:08)
30. River Shows Mal & Miranda (0:29)
31. Haven Destroyed (0:54)
32. Shepherd Book’s Last Words (1:00)
33. Warn Everyone We Know (0:36)
34. You’re Not a Reaver (0:57)
Disc 2:
1. Mal Decides (3:09)
2. Population Dead (3:55)
3. Truth/Mal’s Speech (3:36)
4. Universe Gets It (1:17)
5. Space Battle (3:21)
6. Crash Landing (1:59)
7. Wash Killed/Run to Black Room (2:55)
8. Mr. Universe Dead (2:28)
9. Generator Room (3:06)
10. Mal & OP Fight (2:11)
11. Simon Shot/River Runs (1:57)
12. Jayne & Zoe/Final Battle (2:44)
13. Broadcast Beams/River Is Alive (1:39)
14. Funeral/Rebuilding Serenity (2:19)
15. Prep for Flight (1:33)
16. Love/Serenity (1:06)
17. Serenity End Credits Pt. 1 (1:38)
18. Serenity End Credits Pt. 2 (2:03)
19. Serenity End Credits Pt. 3 (0:43)
