Babylon 5 - Suite (Music Through The Years)

Music Theme's of Season 1 until Season 5
Composed and Conducted by Christopher Franke
Performed by The Berlin Symphony Orchestra

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

this series was so ahead of its time

[@LonewolfyXD]

That it was, I mean look at what passes as science fiction these days.

[@Quert_Zuiopue]

But its very funny to see a modern digitalized version of it. When the standard video material have 4k and the special effects are in 360p

[@davidallbaugh6858]

And prophetic with a power crazed Earth President making himself dictator, just like Trump wants to do, and the resulting Earth Civil War..

[@tja9212]

in terms of writing and innerlying topics and how it handles them, it still is.

[@maxisaev568]

@@Quert_Zuiopue I still find space battles OK, and the plot was never this on point - with the nations ignoring the -babylon5- UN resolutions, the wars waging all across the -galaxy- Earth, censureship of press rising up and old enemies awaken

[@fgesu]

This is the greatest space opera of all time. Light years ahead of all the others. The characters awesome & the stories wonderful. The name of the place is Babylon 5!

[@hennerloeding8331]

OH YEAH MAN :D

[@dystopia47]

Frank Gesuele we are so there now on terms of President Clarke

[@marsar1775]

It can be a dangerous placce

[@mcw0530]

And the story is still being disrespected by Warner Brothers.

[@jamieolberding7731]

@@mcw0530 Supreme Dalek [outraged]: "Why is that?! EXPLAIN?!"

[@BrightOranje]

I do a rewatch of B5 every 3 or 4 years and every time I seem to forget - and then remember - what an effin brilliant show it was. 90's was a golden age of Sci-Fi TV and this show might have been the best of the lot. They don't make stuff this good anymore, nothing even close.

[@laozdruni6856]

Yep

[@laozdruni6856]

Support #Freebabylon5 on Facebook they are trying to get b5 back!

[@armansandhu5807]

It says on google they have a remastered version

[@thejonathan130]

@@armansandhu5807 they're missing over half the episodes

[@thejonathan130]

The Expanse is really good. It feels like a well made mix of B5, BSG, Firefly, etc. It just seems to take the best from past Scifi and cinches it really tight.

[@Philip02K]

This show was written with a beginning a middle and an end and had 8 revolving stories. One of the best written series ever.

[@SpectreblueLeftTesticle]

And so it begins... Even without the narration I can still feel it

[@sonjaholmes7163]

"And so it begins" I say this a lot. it's possible I quote this show once a week.

[@milanjurkemik7219]

Get out of our Galaxy! We are here to place president Clark under Arrest.

[@morbidpancake1799]

Love Season 1 theme

[@twoguardmedia3585]

It's 2022 and I'm just now been watching. During the nineties I caught a couple of episodes but never got into the show. Now it has rocketed into my top 5 favorite science fiction shows of all time. it is brilliantly written, great character development, great actors, and an amazing story arc.. I love everything about the show. I'm just a little late to the party lol

[@OpenMawProductions]

And So It Begins...

[@shep9231]

Nah. The party didn't start until you arrived my friend. :)

[@artemisentreri4180]

It's never to late to join- welcome aboard!

[@armond39]

These theme song's have stayed with me for 20 years i especially loved the 3rd season opener...

[@VCYT]

if u mean the intro where the heads rotated, then yes I agree !

[@cernstormrunner7263]

@@VCYT A lot of people hate the 5th season theme but its my favorite.

[@jimcoester8623]

@@cernstormrunner7263 I'm with most people, but there's room for all of us in the fandom.

[@kelvincasing5265]

Season 5 followed by Season 3 for me, personally like 4 the least

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The third season opener was pretty shocking on my first watch through.

[@C4DNerd]

You are 100% correct. I don't understand why there are people that want a reboot. There's no reason. The show was fantastic. Sure, the effects are a little dated, but the acting, the story, everything still holds up and is absolutely fantastic. A reboot wouldn't do anything.

[@terraclaiborne2088]

C4DNerd Also, reboots rightly have a bad rap.

[@Philip02K]

C4DNerd I would love to do a contuation or the series using ivonnova as the leader of the rangers.

[@Xesthan]

@@MrEricW2008 I'd also like to see a Crusade reboot. It has a good premise and I want to see it done right.

[@marsar1775]

A remaster of the effects is all we need

[@andrewshouse9840]

It's because we want more B5 in our lives and sequels seem increasingly unlikely.

[@Yuurei21]

The important lessons this show taught me; appreciate people's differences, stand up for what you believe in, compassion is not a weakness, and life is a tough SOB but you can bounce back. A View from the Gallery- "God doesn't give you a job you can't handle."

[@EldergodUK]

It taught me exactly the same thing. But you missed one thing "What out for shadows, they move when your not looking at them."

[@arscon]

I always loved how each theme reflected the mood of the season. Really feels like a five act story.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

More like a 4 act story with a fifth act tacked on…

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@Kenshiro3rd No, it's a five actor story. Even with the finagling JMS had to do, the final season is a fantastic end cap to the series with a set of proper goodbyes for all our characters. Something we almost never get in TV shows.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

@@OpenMawProductions The “finagling” as you put it involved cramming everything planned for the 5th season into the second half of the 4th season, as it was going to be their last season on UPN. What’s more, said goodbyes were LITERALLY from the 4th season. The series finale was literally the fourth season’s finale. However it was chopped off and added to the end of the 5th season, after the show got picked up by TNT and a 5th season greenlit, at the last minute .so yes, the 5th season was literally tacked on. The sad part is, said fifth season actually DID have an overarching story planned for it, The Telepath War. But THAT pretty much got shitcanned by TNT, who wanted a more episodic season. Thankfully it did get released in book form.

[@dmacbass]

"Each theme reflected the mood of the season." This. ☝️ Season 3 (the actual credits part) especially. It sounds like you're smothered in absolute darkness and are gradually fighting your way up into the light.

[@joannawoodward7640]

Babylon 5 was the first show I ever really got into and listening to this I'm getting so damn emotional!

[@hennerloeding8331]

ofc same with me :)

[@moritzwysotzki9572]

R.I.P Londo... I remember how free he was at the beginning and then... he was the emperor and had the most power but wasn't free anymore...

[@DJRonnieG]

I named my tortoise Londo. One of these days I'll build him a Centauri palace and I'll find a insect-parasite to latch-on to him so he could look the part. J/k on that last part. He's a good boy and deserves the best.

[@attackofthetwin]

I love how each season gets a different theme.

[@Xesthan]

I like that too. I wish more American shows did that.

[@jamieolberding7731]

Same here too.

[@tja9212]

and how they fit to the athmosphere and state of the story. after season 2, when the civil war breaks out and babylon 5 got attacked, season 3s opening hit so hard, it made me literllay say out loud "oh my god" in joy and excitement as soon as that shot came circling around the station.

[@archeryman62]

There is nothing like it out there at the moment....a shining beacon in Space!....no reboots thank you!

[@TheJovian16]

Season 1 Theme: Serene and hopeful of a better future. Season 2 Theme: Driven to prevail against the challenges. Season 3 Theme: Desperate and struggling against impossible odds. Season 4 Theme: Driven to reach the end by a renewed resolve. Season 5 Theme: Elated and triumphant.

[@Diomedes01]

Such a great show and under-rated in my opinion. I think the reason it didn't get as much attention as it should have is it was competing with shows like DS9, Voyager, Stargate, etc. (All good in their own right as well) But even as a die-hard Trek fan, I have a special place in my heart for B5. I found it very interesting, I enjoyed the overall concept and premise and you could really relate to the situations and characters.

[@davids.8144]

Agreed...I could believe that the tech is attainable in 250 years from now...no miracle tech like transporters or replicators. Just regular people who sweat, who need to use the bathroom, who get addicted. People pushing buttons to control computers and pushing brooms to keep the station clean.

[@BrightOranje]

I enjoy Trek too but imho, with the possible exception of TNG, B5 was much better than all the other Trek shows.

[@Jcyberinc]

My 3 favorite shows are B5, DS9, and Battlestar Galactica(The reboot). B5 has the best story arc and continuity, DS9 has the best episodic story telling and character development, and BSG has character development that rivals DS9 as well as a general feel that is better than the former imo.

[@tanin5]

Same here.... I started rewatching B5 this week.... And I can say... it is still as captivating as it was almost 20 years ago... :D

[@mayra3277]

@@Jcyberinc My 2 favourite shows are B5 and DS9, and I recently discovered the BSG soundtrack which is about as amazing as the B5 one (which got me into the show). So I guess BSG is next up on the list to try...

[@zodden01]

I love the theme from season 5. Re-capping the momentous moments gives me goosebumps still over 20 years later!

[@jerrydragonbunny8508]

The music of each season''s intro perfectly fits the mood of each season. First it's beautiful and epic then it becomes worried and disturbed when new ancient enemy arises, then it's horror when the enemy shows itself, then it's action when the enemy is fought against and then epic beginning of a new world with new hope. Oh my gosh I love this show.

[@cernstormrunner7263]

I used to work the late shift at my first real job. I remember driving home in the dead middle of the night with the first soundtrack CD playing in my truck. Still give me goosebumps.

[@1sorryham]

NO!! No re-boot! The show is just fine the way it was. Maybe a little updating of the spacecraft effects for seasons 1 and 2, but absolutely NO changes to the rest. JMS got it right the first time, so I see little reason to do anything but appreciate it as one of the finest "future history" series ever produced for TV.

[@terraclaiborne2088]

1sorryham Remaster, yes. Reboot, NO! Too many shows have been ruined by remakes and reboots, which is why it has such a bad rap. Don't do it to B5.

[@Xesthan]

I'd recommend Mass Effect to anybody who wants more Babylon 5. The trilogy is heavily inspired by it.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

The last season could do with a Do Over... and give us what they ACTUALLY had planned before TNT buttfucked the production.

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Sorry, but even jms would probably admit that season 5 sucked because they had to wrap the show up in season 4 because the tv executives were saying there might not be a 5th season

[@scarabY2k]

God rest the souls of those who've gone beyond the rim: Michael O'Hare- Commander Sinclair Richard Biggs- Dr. Stephen Franklin Andreas Katsulas- G'Kar Jeff Conaway- Zach Alan Tim Choate- Zathrus "Rest easy friends... rest easy" - Chief of security Michael Garabaldi B5: season 4:The Deconstruction of Falling Stars

[@Meerkat040]

Rest in peace Michael Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle)

[@drkn9t]

Rest in peace Vir ~ Stephen First

[@kennethdecker4967]

Jerry Dole as well. I am feeling old all the cast are either past away or have gone into their 60s or 70s. I loved this show.

[@advance512]

Rest In Peace, Mira Furlan. (Delenn)

[@tanin5]

Loved Babylon5 as a teen... ( I think the show aired in Hungary at the end of the 90s....) But now I'm watching it as an adult and so many things make sense now... I see connections, intriques, political manuversing, etc... Things I didn't know even existed at the time... B5 was and still is one of the, if not, the best sci-fi shown ever made. (And I say this as a great Star Trek fan, but DS9 has nothing on B5... B5 is the BEST!!!!) Thank you for this great soundtrack....

[@Putenversteher]

I think J. Michael Straczynski knows very well what happens in this world and shows this in this series in his very special way encoded. After many years I had to realize this myself

[@szarvaskoppany]

I saw some random episodes too when I was little, but couldn't fully comprehend. Now I downloaded the full series and love it so much! Ugyanitt bojler eladó. ;)

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

I also loved this series when I was a child and now when I rewatched it... now I know what shaped my attitude towards the world... this series is great. Cheers from Lengyelorsag

[@user-oc1yx6jx7l]

I've been rewatching Babylon 5 it was one of my favourite shows back then. 😊😊😊

[@robertrobertrobrob]

Season 5 always gives me chills in particular...

[@laozdruni6856]

Yeah it does support #Freebabylon5 on Facebook they are trying to get a reboot of the show!

[@metalmugen]

@@laozdruni6856 no reboot, leave the show as it is.

[@NPC-nn4qe]

Music is still breathtaking and still brings tears to my eyes.

[@garybrindle6715]

Have a listen to other works by Christopher Franke, he is an epic himself.

[@PhilDrury]

The pilot episode theme is, like Babylon 4, mysteriously missing.

[@selderane]

I think the pilot's score was later rewritten by Franke.

[@jhonsmith8454]

Goosebums stillt today when i`m hearing this

[@sanctumlhotelrit496]

30 years later I just rewatched the series, I still like it just as much. The characters are endearing, the themes are still relevant and the last scene of the final episode always makes me shiver.

[@nameless5413]

magic music for marvel of a show. thank you all who made this possible and so glad that babylon 5 worked, for most part, as well as it did.

[@deed8963]

So glad Comet TV has started showing this every night, was always a huge fan and love seeing it again.

[@Xesthan]

The entire series is on Amazon Prime at the moment.

[@DeshWitus]

5:33 this part touched me everytime... it have something dramatic and sad in it *deepbreath *

[@martinratheyke5164]

Wundervolle Musik. Schade das Babylon 5 vorbei ist. Die Musikbegleitungen waren immer wunderschön. Aber dieser Song lädt ein zum träumen und sich an die alten Folgen erinnern.

[@19sephiroth81]

this is still one of the best sci fi shows made, i like it more than most sci fi shows old and new yes i like star trek and star wars but babylon 5 feels special to me plus the flood of events that happens i think of just hearing the opening themes

[@DaveColes]

I used to trade VHS tapes with a guy in the US. Sometimes the UK got the latest episodes, sometimes the US. We both had multi-standard machines. I transferred the episodes from satellite as they were beamed to Channel 4 on an open frequency.

[@deelkar]

No Timestamps? 0:00 Season 1 (extended) 3:14 Season 2 4:45 Season 3 6:19 Season 4 7:50 Season 5

[@user-cr6es5kt4s]

"When the long night comes, return to the end of the beginning."

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

I have the Babylon 5 music CD and it has great value. It is a keeper.

[@human7740]

I didnt think a reboot wad a good idea at first, but after watching the road home im now all for it.

[@AtomicFFProductions]

If JMS ever goes back, maybe in 10 to 15 years and pulls a startrek se on us wow, just wow. This is one series that will never need a remake, it's timeless :)

[@jediblackbelt2443]

3:14 "The Babylon Project was our last best hope for peace. A self contained world 5 miles long located in neutral territory. A place of commerce & diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space...all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the third age of mankind. The year the great war came upon us all. This is the story of the last of the Babylon Stations. The year is 2259, the name of the place is Babylon 5."

[@michaelrussell3890]

4:48 "The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed."

[@kimlindseyOH]

B5 - nothing else comes close. Greatest show ever, and the music fit it perfectly! [edit] The Season 5 theme - I had forgotten how beautiful that beginning melody was. I used to hum it all the time - now maybe I will again. Thanks for posting this! :-)

[@marcinm2871]

BSG comes.

[@calebbrown3658]

What i love about this series is that some times nothing was What you thought and kept you guessing. Like with what happened to Babylon 4. It showed up after diapering for years leaving more questions then answers. Then a couple of seasons later we get the bigger picture and find out just what happened. Also the characters were great and you really got to know them and found yourself really caring what happens to them. Plus the enteractions between the characters were great too. I loved this show.

[@toddkes5890]

Let alone finding out about Vahlen, Mr Morden's questioning and giving a gift to Londo, "Jump, Jump Now!", "We have come home!", and the source of the raids on the LoNAW

[@19sephiroth81]

opening 5 of B5 brings back memories of all that happened to get them that far

[@ordrazz]

i can recite the missing dialog from these themes heheheh...... shows how much i love Babylon 5 !!

[@laozdruni6856]

Cool do it

[@laozdruni6856]

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind ten years after the Earth Minbari war the Babylon project was a dream given form its goal to create a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully it's a port of call home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs and wanderers humans and aliens wrapped in two million five hundred tons of spinning metal all alone in the night. it can be a dangerous place but it's our last best hope for peace this is the story of the last of the Babylon stations the year is 2258 the name of the place Babylon 5.

[@19sephiroth81]

one of the best sci fi that was ever made i feel. the story, music, battles, and etc all of it is awesome. sadly not many sci fi shows i feel are great has this one nowdays

[@giannimonti5989]

UNA DELLE SERIE SCI-FI MIGLIORI DI TUTTI I TEMPI

[@davidkelly7080]

Babylon 5 and BSG (reimagined) are probably the best scifi shows to ever air.

[@willyorgy4677]

Now I’d also have to include the expanse in that list

[@marcinm2871]

@@willyorgy4677 lol no, expanse is no where near their levels. Its just really good for the SHIT scifi times we live in.

[@SG1Leader]

This Music is so Epic , i Love it

[@hippykrusher]

masterpiece

[@sancrussrom2286]

Music of the 5 season is amazing!

[@pacetti07]

Probably the same way many B5 fans felt when ST:DS9 came out. Both "THE LAST SHIP" & "CRUSADE" feature a cast of characters on some sort of ship dealing with the effects of a plague. Even though they may have more differences than simularites this is still enough for many fans to cry foul.

[@michaelweigel8253]

Who are you? Where are you going? What do you want? 3 of the most haunting questions ever asked.

[@scarabY2k]

Very well said! I can't add any more to what you've said... you've summed it up to perfection!

[@victorhugocarballo]

Desenhando e ouvindo "Babylon 5" pra me inspirar.

[@tomwalkermusic]

Season 5 had the best theme ever.

[@SteliosStylianou]

Respectfully disagree Season 3 for me.

[@NazoServantArk]

Season 1 0:00 Season 2 3:14 Season 3 4:45 Season 4 6:18 Season 5 7:50

[@philillustration8424]

Season 5's theme was perfect.

[@Lardon2]

Very nice music from this brilliant, beautiful and rich sci-fy universe and show! Each character is unique, with it's own goals, the political intrigues are well-written and the viewer has the sensation to face an ancient and complex universe!, Probably one of the best ever made! ^^

[@systemofanarchie]

You can find it on the CD "Babylon 5, Vol. 2: Messages from Earth" (Season 1-4) and "Babylon 5 - The Ragged Edge" (Season 5)

[@sam22002084]

babylon 5 ist und bleibt die beste serie für immer keine serie hat mich je wieder dermassen berührt alleine wenn ich an diesen nightwatch verein denke und die jetzige entwicklung ansehe. die serie war ihrer zeit dermassen weit voraus

[@Titanium0X]

Magnificent. Thanks so much for posting! Can't find these full versions, minus the narration, anywhere

[@Guitarsthatkill]

Best scifi magnum opus ever made. Period.

[@13Melmoth]

Epic song

[@CCB5er34]

Amen, miss them all.

[@Koraxbear]

Mayhaps the only Sc-Fi that was on budget

[@91201Eddie]

Watched years ago when was first on .. Have DVD's and movies .. On second round of watching .. Ain't crap on tv with 300 channels .

[@rowinwesterhuis3086]

Best Sf show ever! I miss it.

[@Areeane]

This is awesome, thanks for posting. :)

[@VoodooGMusic]

season one two 4 and five are most awesome themes. Season 3 has this brutal war theme.

[@zzz181085]

Season 3 and 4 intros are the best IMO

[@DarthDave1982]

Einfach GEIL!!!^^

[@samuelcrouch8692]

That is so awsome thanks

[@oomusd]

Morden didn't like that video :(

[@TimmythatSquirrel]

spoken as Vir. "Poor Mr. Morden things did not go well for you I see, ah well that is the past and you must look to your imminent future.... that IS what little future you have left before your head is promptly mounted upon a pike as a warning to the next 10 generations that some favors come at too high a price, (said smiling as Vir often does) much as i said the last time we spoke. your time is over, your associates... are gone much like you soon will be as well, goodbye Mr. Morden" : : final conversation between Vir Coto and Mr. Morden.

[@davidallbaugh6858]

That's Mister Morden !

[@emiliehall2432]

I wish this tv series came back on the tv.

[@ExcelsiorsDomain]

Interesting to trip across this, did you get any copyright problems on it? It doesn't seem available to stream anywhere...

[@RowanJColeman]

@Zpooned What if you just replaced the CG shots?

[@francistindale9520]

Lets hope the mootednew version makes it onto screen. So many of the original cast have passed RIP

[@aldebaran19752000]

A blu-ray release would be wonderful :)

[@willyorgy4677]

Looks like your in luck if you have HBO max

[@RealCeladriel]

Thx for this upload :))

[@rprimeauableful]

when the beat drops at 5:25

[@kuribayashi84]

After finishing B5 on DVD, I started reading fanfiction: Two Stories by the same Author stand out and I recommend you to search for them "The Dilgar War" and "The Last Star" (about the Battle of Proxima 3 during the Earth-Minbari-War). You can find the first at fanfiction.net and the latter at forums.spacebattles.com. Written so well that I consider them headcanon.

[@videoviralgeek]

kuribayashi84 Or people could go out and read the actual books released by actual authors that were actually good, instead of tainting their memories of Babylon 5 with this fan fiction trash. I recommend To Dream in the City of Sorrows, which JMS declared 100% canon, and details Sinclair's time after leaving Babylon 5 but before War Without End. Also read the Psi Corp Trilogy which chronicles the birth, life and death of Alfred Bester.

[@kuribayashi84]

MonstrousEntity I agree that many fanfictions are written badly, and I mean *badly*. Hence, I concentrate on those that are both written good and have a story/concept I'm interested in. Those are very few and far between, but in this particular case the search actually paid off. And for what its worth, the Author mentioned that he's starting to write professionally.

[@jfangm]

+MonstrousEntity Or they can read what they want and reach their own conclusions.

[@hennerloeding8331]

so true i lav it

[@terraclaiborne2088]

Jason Mimiaga Agreed. A number of storywriters for shows today got their start in (shock, shock) FANFICTION! To say that fanfics aren't real stories and/or trash is just reprehensible.

[@PlasticLawnDaemon]

Agreed, it's such a shame that Crusade got cancelled just as it began to get interesting. Wouldn't mind a spin-off covering the telepath wars, either.

[@terraclaiborne2088]

PlasticLawnDaemon There are a set of books covering it.

[@kmo9111]

We loved and still love them all. to all rips too. renderings made by AMIGA ????

[@unseenufo]

We have all conquered our own shadows!

[@scarabY2k]

Better yet, Leave B5 as is and do finish Crusade. It never got the due it richly deserved.

[@jupp13ga]

If you stare at the station long enough, it begins to spin...

[@human7740]

I wonder which theme they'll have for The Road Home.

[@Pimsleurable]

7:51

[@andrewshouse9840]

Part of me always wishes that the finale, when they're showing the actors images, that they'd reprised the S1/S2 theme. I don't think we heard it after S2. The Babylon project was ultimately a success, just not in the way they planned.

[@NickSheridanVids]

I just remembered that Michael O'Hare died :(

[@hennerloeding8331]

great great

[@michaelweigel8253]

and so it begins...

[@chrisklecker]

I always thought the music for Season 5 should have been moved over to Crusade as the theme song. Too Franke didn't want to compose Crusade and too bad TNT screwed it up.

[@shawntipton7398]

The closest thing to Babylon 5 but nowhere near as good is The Expanse. I am such a lover of Babylon 5 and watched it here in the UK many years ago. It truly is like a large novel told over several seasons. It was pretty much written start to finish before it even was filmed and it worked.

[@daanvos194]

funny thing the show was called babylon 5 and had 5 seasons

[@mayra3277]

It's currently on German TV at 5:15pm, on a channel called TELE5 :D

[@daanvos194]

Now for a succesor called babylon 6 and a spinof of babylon 4 during first shadow war

[@Vladimir280979]

4:45

[@laozdruni6856]

Yep

[@chiffmonkey]

If you folks haven't seen it I'd highly recommend watching the spin-off series Crusade.

[@raymondstpaul4913]

Now if we only can have a redone CGI effects version. The current versions looked dated with its effects it needs an updated look.

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

Some parts of this sound are really my favorite, especially the first season time 0:30 and culmination of season 4. I'm not sure if this is season 4, but the timing is 6:46 Regarding the Star Craft Brood War game Protoss and Zerg idea, I even suspect that they took it from Babylon - 5 - Vorlons - Protoss / insect-like Shadows - Zerg. Even some of the Protoss observer are 1: 1 with the sounds who Vorlons make.