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Babylon Podcast #298: Stewart Copeland on scoring “The Gathering”

Babylon Podcast #298: Stewart Copeland on scoring “The Gathering”

February 26, 2025 by Summer Brooks Leave a Comment

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Welcome to Show #298!

Since “The Gathering” is on all our minds again, it’s only fair to talk with the musician who gave us the first sounds of Babylon 5: rock and roll legend Stewart Copeland.

Stewart talks about his experiences scoring for television and movies (working with Hollywood for is something he has officially retired from), and his new focus on opera and other long form original compositions (including the game Spyro the Dragon).

And Summer was also eager to talk a little about The Equalizer with Stewart, and not just because he’s one of three direct connections with Babylon 5…

Website: stewartcopeland.net
Instagram: @stewart_copeland
Facebook: @StewartCopeland

After, Tim and Summer have a deeper discussion about how Babylon 5 being missing from syndication and streaming for so long has affected how much of the science fiction fan consciousness over the decades, and we wax nostalgic about the missed opportunities for collectibles and model ships before circling back to feedback.

Emails from Kurt and Mike commenting on our musings about “The Gathering”, and you can read Mike’s essay in full here: Who Framed Sinclair?

And there’s still a copy of the Complete Series blu-ray we need to give away….

“Babylon 5: The Complete Series” is available now on Blu-ray from most online retailers:
Amazon: Babylon 5: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
GRUV: Babylon 5: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

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