MCA Records releases Stu Phillips‘ soundtrack from the TV and theatrical premiere of Battlestar Galactica on LP. (This album will be reissued on CD in 1993, and the contents of it will appear on numerous compilations of music from this show for years to come; a re-recording of this album with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra will also follow in the ’90s.) 
You remember Galactica, don’t you? Of course you do! And it was your favorite show and you’re probably dying to find the music from it! Yeah, right. Actually, it’s not all bad – for blatant John Williams pastiche, that is. Sadly included is the disco song from the pilot movie’s casino scenes. All of this music is from the pilot movie, including the rather good extended opening title sequence – even I admit to liking this piece! If you keep in mind that this late-70s show, in its entirety, was a rather obvious attempt to 
cash in on the then-current Star Wars craze, and can take into account that this philosophy would naturally extend to dictating the style of the music, you can probably enjoy this album quite easily.
- Main Title – theme from Battlestar Galactica (1:28)
- Destruction of Peace (4:01)
- Fighter Launch (2:49)
- Adama’s Theme (2:54)
- Exploration / theme from Battlestar Galactica (3:24)
- The Cylon Base Ship / Imperious Leader (1:14)
- Cassiopeia and Starbuck (1:42)
- End of the Atlantia (1:42)
- The Cylon Trap (3:51)
- Boxey’s Problem / Serena’s Illness (2:57)
- The Red Nova (2:23)
- Suffering (1:52)
- The Casino on Carillon – "It’s Love, Love, Love" (4:10)
- Escape from the Ovion Mines (2:41)
- Dash to the Elevator (1:13)
- Let’s Go Home – End Title (1:06)
Released by: Edel
Release date: 1978 (released on CD in 1993)
Total running time: 40:50
1993 music review by Earl Green