"McGale's Navy" is an orchestral piece on the Season 2 soundtrack. The piece contains bouncy, chromatically-moving intervals of a minor third in the trombones, sometimes with a secondary melody in the strings. Its serves as an early theme for the Others.
Main appearance[]
The Others dump Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley on the dock at the Pala Ferry. Kate tells Tom she knows his beard is fake, and he removes it.
A boat arrives. Henry steps out.
Full list of appearances[]
- Michael arrives at the decoy village. ("Three Minutes")
- The survivors leave on their mission to rescue Walt. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1")
- Ben joins the kidnapped survivors on the dock. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2")
- The Others leave their houses following the Swan's system failure. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
- Widmore arrives at the Others' camp on a horse. ("Dead Is Dead")
Influences[]
Besides its own theme, the piece contains the Others' main motif and a riff that later appears as Ben's theme in "Dharmacide".
Variations[]
"Bon Voyage, Traitor" and "In with a KABOOM!" include variations on this theme.
Title significance[]
The piece's title inserts Ben's pseudonym, Gale, into McHale's Navy, the title of a '60s TV show, because Ben arrives at the ferry by boat.
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