Rating: - A good listen, but could have been even better
I hate to withhold a fifth star from the "Serenity" soundtrack, as I loved the film and the "Firefly" series as well, but I couldn't help but be somewhat disappointed with it.

The film's musical highlights are all represented here, and if that's all you're looking for then you should be quite satisfied with this disk. Some of the tracks, such as 20 - Funeral/Rebuilding Serenity (2:19), are really beautiful. My main complaint is that the listener gets short-changed on the End Credits music, of which they cut out almost half, including the acoustic guitar "Firefly" theme that you hear at the very end of the film. I understand that this CD is supposed to represent the work of David Newman, and that Joss Whedon wrote the "Firefly" theme, but I don't see why they couldn't have used both for the soundtrack. Soundtrack collaborations are rather commonplace, and the "Firefly" theme isn't the only part missing from the end credits track; some of Newman's music is missing there as well.