I think that you can do double takes to sound just fine.

(Cheeky CW advertisers.)

Craig Oxbrow | September 26, 08:40 CET

Gah, now I am gonna wonder about this all day. I definitely recognize it, but can't remember from which episode it is... Someone help me out here? Pretty, please :)

Garim | September 26, 10:17 CET

It's the music from Chosen. They used it to promote the remastered Star Trek episodes as well.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/11344

Simon | September 26, 10:21 CET

And One Tree Hill episodes as well...
just make me miss Buffy, more....

Numfar PTB | September 26, 11:00 CET

It's also featured prominently on the season 7 DVDs -- which just helps to cement it into your brain. Lovely music. :)

In the Latin | September 26, 11:05 CET

and WWE matches.

eddy | September 26, 11:14 CET

I did a touble take too. It was very wierd.

electricspacegirl | September 26, 11:45 CET

Excellent, isn't it? I knew I knew it, and I was almost sure it was Buffy music...but couldn't place it. Thanks, Simon.

toast | September 26, 15:43 CET

I recognized it immediately, and wondered if TPTB for Smallville used it to drawn in more Buffy fans.

I guess we all watched Reaper last night!

Nebula1400 | September 26, 15:57 CET

The music is also available on the Radio Sunnydale soundtrack. It is track #12 (last track on the CD) and is titled "The Final Fight" appropriately enough.

Lady Brick | September 26, 19:08 CET

My God! Please leave my "Final Fight" score alone, you other shows! Boo you :(

MySerenity | September 26, 20:44 CET

I also noticed it in an HD DVD ad on one of my DVDs (Dexter, I think). Apparently it's everyone's go-to dramatic theme music right now.

bigsofty | September 26, 21:17 CET

But it *was* written by our Buffy peeps, correct? That way when we hear it at least we can think "this is for Buffy" and actually mean it!

Harmalicious | September 26, 21:26 CET

Yes, it was. By Rob Duncan, for Chosen.

Craig Oxbrow | September 26, 21:47 CET

Aye but Fox Music needs the money.

Simon | September 26, 22:05 CET

It was also used a few years ago to promote Commander-in-Chief.

Invisible Green | September 26, 23:06 CET

Has the show gotten...better at all ? (I hesitate to ask) I stopped watching after Season 4. I was on the fence after the shitty treatment and, in the end, utter waste of Ian Somerhalder's and Jensen Ackles' characters (Adam Knight on Smallville/Boone on Lost and Jason on Smallville/dude from Supernatural, respectively). It was a guilty pleasure, "fun" show to begin with, but the thing that frustrated about that series was that it occasionally displayed a whole lotta potential and had those once-in-a-blue-moon great episodes that made you think twice about jumping ship. There are (were?) two or three genuinely talented actors in there too.

The decision was made for me when I missed taping the first few episodes of Season 5 and I later heard they were going beyond a sixth season of the series. I was almost willing to catch up on one, maybe two seasons of the thing just to finish it off and have that sense of completeness, but three seasons to rent ? Too much, not a show deserving of that much time and attention...unless it's gotten better ?

I'm more curious these days because I've become more of a DC fan (far as their adaptations go anyway, haven't so much gotten into the comics). Due to Superman Returns, going through the entirety of the DC Animated Universe (I've got about half of Justice League Unlimited left to go), and the recent Superman: Doomsday direct-to-DVD. Somehow the inherent cheese of Superman/Clark Kent is more bearable and even likeable after all that.

Kris | September 27, 05:52 CET

very cool, makes me miss Buffy more too...

buffyfanatic18 | September 27, 05:54 CET

The music is also available on the Radio Sunnydale soundtrack. It is track #12 (last track on the CD) and is titled "The Final Fight" appropriately enough

On his website, Duncan calls it "Chosen", and the longer version is broken down into movements called "Slayer Victory", Buffy & Spike Love Theme", "Schoolbus" and "Faith and Wood Finale."

http://www.duncanmusic.com/

[ edited by Ruadh on 2007-09-27 04:12 ]

Ruadh | September 27, 07:10 CET

... it occasionally displayed a whole lotta potential and had those once-in-a-blue-moon great episodes that made you think twice about jumping ship.

This is precisely my problem Kris. Just when you think you're out they pull you back in ;).

From S6, "Justice", "Promise", "Nemesis" and a few others were pretty good IMO, the majority of the rest were mediocre with the odd very nice moment - when they have a cool new representation of a power it's still worth seeing. Of everything I watch though i'd call this my most guilty "pleasure" and the show that requires the most work from me to get something from it - you have to imagine past a lot of moon eyes and repetitive awkward conversations to the sheer coolness of a guy that literally cracks the air when he runs.

Like a bad gambler i'm mainly watching now because I have watched - and to see that last shot of the fluttering cape when they finally have the balls to ends it. Better not let me down Miller & Gough, just sayin'.

Saje | September 27, 10:13 CET

There's homage and there's "please associate our show with the show this music was created for". Duhhh.

Shey | September 27, 15:08 CET