Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (2007) (V)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

J. Michael Straczynski
Sara Barnes

Writers:

J. Michael Straczynski (creator)
J. Michael Straczynski (written by)

Release Date:

31 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

It's the tenth anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance, and President Sheridan is on his way to Babylon 5 for the celebration. |

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Babylon Babylonia | Number In Title

Cast

Bruce Boxleitner	...	John Sheridan
Tracy Scoggins	...	Colonel Elizabeth Lochley
Peter Woodward	...	Galen
Alan Scarfe	...	Father Cassidy
Bruce Ramsay	...	Simon Burke
Teryl Rothery	...	ISN reporter Ms. Chambers
Keegan MacIntosh	...	Prince Regent Dius Vintari
Craig Veroni	...	Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Biggs	...	Stephen Franklin (archive footage)
Peter Jurasik	...	Londo Mollari (archive footage)
Andreas Katsulas	...	G'Kar (archive footage)

Directed by
J. Michael Straczynski
Sara Barnes		(documentaries)

Writing credits
J. Michael Straczynski		(creator)
J. Michael Straczynski		(written by)

Produced by
Sara Barnes	....	producer
Ben Brafman	....	co-producer
Douglas Netter	....	executive producer
J. Michael Straczynski	....	executive producer
Lisa Towers	....	line producer

Original Music by
Christopher Franke

Cinematography by
Karl Herrmann

Film Editing by
Stein Myhrstad

Casting by
Candice Elzinga

Production Design by
Jill Scott

Set Decoration by
Brian Kane

Costume Design by
Beverley Wowchuk

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair department head
Francesca von Zimmermann	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Lynne Bespflug	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alysse Leite-Rogers	....	first assistant director
Kate Weiss	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Timothy M. Earls	....	storyboard artist
Martin Quesnel	....	construction coordinator
Dena Skalin	....	paint coordinator

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator
Shane Connelly	....	sound mixer
Hugo DeLaCerda	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Devan Kraushar	....	sound designer
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Darren Marcoux	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Tom Archer	....	digital compositor
Nadine Blackler	....	digital compositor
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Pauline Burns	....	visual effects production manager
Keegan Douglas	....	compositor
Paul Hegg	....	digital effects artist
Chandra Juhasz	....	3D visual effects artist
Andrew Karr	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeremy Kehler	....	digital compositor
Jaye Krebs	....	digital compositor: Atmosphere VFX
Thierry Latremoille	....	3D artist
Willis Lombard	....	visual effects coordinator
Alec McClymont	....	lead 3D artist: Atmosphere VFX
Daniel Osaki	....	lead 3D modeler: atmosphere visual effects
Scott Paquin	....	visual effects animator
Fabio Passaro	....	model maker
Jose Perez	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adams	....	gaffer
Mike Arnason	....	lamp operator
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator
Stephen J. McKnight	....	focus puller
Keith Mukai	....	lamp operator
Robert Redford	....	generator operator
Corey Robson	....	digital imaging technician
Greg Wilson	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beverlee June Fix	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Brae Norwiss	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Edgar Rothermich	....	music producer
Edgar Rothermich	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Ian 'Moss' Urquhart	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Danny Ho	....	video coordinator
Mark Tachovsky	....	second assistant production coordinator
Patricia D. Williams	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Lost Tales Films
• NS Pictures
• Warner Bros. Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Atmosphere Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Zoic Studios (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Background, The  walla group (as The Background)
• Edible Planet Catering  catering
• Mint Visual Design  main title sequence
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  post-production facilities (as Rainmaker)
• Sharpe Sound Studios  sound post-production
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | Ireland:12 | Germany:12 | USA:Not Rated | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Lost Tales Films

Trivia:

Nearly all of the props and costumes from the original series had been lost or stolen. The only ones to remain were a StarFury cockpit and Tracy Scoggins' EarthForce uniform.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Colonel Lochley is talking about Simon Burke she says he is a part of security. Later, the computer lists him as being a part of maintenance.

Quotes:

[first lines]
G'Kar: [voiceover] I believe that when we leave a place, part of it goes with us, and part of us remains. Go anywhere in the station when it is quiet and just listen. After a while, you will hear the echoes of all our conversations, every thought and word we've exchanged. Long after we have gone, our voices will linger in these walls.
Simon Burke: Get out of my head. No!

Movie Connections:

Follows Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV)

Not bad but I expected more...

I've just seen it and have to say it's a little disappointment... :( As a Babylon 5 fan I expected more - maybe it was the mistake and that was the reason why I didn't enjoy it so much... The first storyline was interesting, however the empty corridors of the station didn't feel like the plot took place on the Babylon 5 station. There is no Babylon 5 atmosphere at all. :(

I didn't like the 2nd storyline... the creators wanted to make it interesting, like a new beginning, a possible 'new future threat' with the centauri Vintari. The plot took place on the new Valen class ship, but the scenes were empty. The scene with the big black room with only 2 chairs, Sheridan and the ISN reporter was so... I can't find the word... simple. I know Sheridan mentioned that the Minbari were minimalists well made.but... bah! I didn't like the whole scene.

On the plus side... the CGI was incredible, the few shots in space were very well made and the music was wonderful as well. The modified 'Sleeping in Light' theme at the beginning of the film was very good.

It was nice from the creators that in the story they say that Franklin and G'Kar are traveling together beyond the Rim. That was nice.

At the bottom line, it was not so bad, however B5 fans expect more for sure. I just hope that if another B5 DVD film is made, we will see more characters in it, like Delenn, Mollari or Garibaldi. Faith manages...