Episode Title Scene No. & Title Description of Action Track Time Title(s) of Pieces
All Opening Titles 1. 0:51 Firefly - Main Title
Serenity* #4: Crew plus one Inara and client in Inara's shuttle 14. 1:05-1:51 Inara's Suite--[2.]
Serenity #13: Campfire stories Reavers pass by. 21. 1:48-2:53 Reavers
Serenity #17: Impatience On Whitefall 4. 0-1:21 Whitefall
Serenity #18: Return of the Reavers Reavers chase Serenity. 22. 3:20 Reavers chase Serenity
Serenity #19: Still flying Book "confesses" to Inara. 17. 0-1:19 Tears
Train Job* #1: U Day Big bar fight 2. 1:54 Big Bar Fight
Train Job #3: Nightmare Simon & River in ship's infirmary 21. 1:12-1:47 Isn't Home?
Train Job #3: Nightmare Inara combing Kaylee's hair in Inara's shuttle. 14. 0-1:04 Inara's Suite--[1.]
Train Job #4: Job offer Meeting with Niska 12. 0:54-1:56 Niska
Bushwhacked #1: Ballgame "Basketball" in space 11. 1:54-2:37 Spaceball
Bushwhacked #1: Ballgame Discovery of derelict ship 15. 0:59-1:48 Empty Derelict
Bushwhacked #4: Derelict Simon & River go aboard; Jayne's search 19. 0:38-2:00 Derelict
Bushwhacked #11: Uncivilized Serenity detaches from Alliance Cruiser. 13. 1:55-2:26 Boom
Shindig #3: Companion's delight Approaching the planet Persephone 8. 1:21-1:52 Back home
Shindig #4: Favored guests Kaylee sees THAT dress in the shop window. 18. 0:36-1:07 New Dress
Safe #1: Brotherly love Inside the Tam house. 24. 2:19 Inside the Tam house
Safe* #3, #4 Unloading cows on Jiangyin; Shopping in town. 18. 0-0:35 Cows
Safe #5: River Dance River dances. 23. 1:48 River's Dance
Safe #9: Mind reader Simon & River talking in Hill Folk infirmary. 10 2:03 River understands Simon
Safe #11: Heroes Back on ship: Mal & Simon; Crew at supper. 18. 1:08-2:10 My Crew
Our Mrs. R. #9: Good night kiss Saffron leaves; Inara finds Mal 7. 1:03-2:14 Saffron
Jaynestown #3: The Statue 13. 1:00-1:54 Jayne's statue
Jaynestown* #6, #7 River hiding from Book; Simon left in bar 16. 0-1:06 Book's hair
Out of Gas #1: Genesis Going thru the empty ship; Mal on grating 15. 0-0:58 Out of Gas
Out of Gas #6: New mechanic Wounded Mal carrying catalyzer thru ship. 25. 0-0:27 Dying Ship
Out of Gas #9: Alone Shuttles leave and Mal is alone. 20. 1:56-3:24 Captain & Ship
Out of Gas #9: Alone Mal & S.S. Walden.s Captain talk. 21. 0-1:11 Saved
Ariel #4: Playing dead Putting River to "sleep" 12. 0-0:53 River's afraid
War Stories #1: Human endurance Niska tortures his employee. 12. 1:57-3:19 Torture
War Stories #4: Tales of adventure Councilor's security man comes aboard. 19. 0-0:38 Boarding the Serenity
War Stories #5: Ambush Inara and the Councilor in Inara's shuttle 14. 1:52-3:27 Inara's Suite--[3.]
War Stories* #6, #11 Councilor leaves; Wash & Zoe go to their bunk. 13. 0-0:59 In my bunk
War Stories #11: The real Mal Mal fights Niska. 8. 0-1:20 Mal fights Niska
Trash* #6, #7, #10 The Lassiter Caper 11. 0-1:16 Leaving
Trash #11: Crazy talk Naked Mal 25. 0:28-2:10 Naked Mal
The Message* #4, #11 Message first heard; The funeral 6. 2:33 The Funeral
The Message #11: Carrying a Friend Book talks to cops. 4. 1:22-2:16 Book
Heart of Gold #1: S.O.S. Burgess drives up to Heart of Gold bordello. 3. 0-0:54 [Hindi song]
Heart of Gold #6: Jealousy Chari & Burgess talk in town. 3. 0:54-2:09 [Ominous theme]
Heart of Gold #9: Range war Fight with Burgess begins. 16. 1:07-1:57 Ready for battle
Heart of Gold #10: Life and death Nandi is killed; Mal goes after Burgess 20. 0-1:55 Burgess Kills
Obj. in Space #1: Reading minds River reading minds 7. 0-1:02 River's perception
Obj. in Space* #3, #5, #6, #7 Early takes Serenity. 5. 2:34 Early takes Serenity.
Obj. in Space* #8, #10 River tricks Early. 9. 3:28 River tricks Early
Obj. In Space #11: A little push Ship's infirmary; Weightlifting 11. 1:17-1:53 Caper
Obj. In Space #11: A little push River looks at ball during jacks with Kaylee. 17. 1:20-1:56 River's eyes
NOTES SECTION
Episode Title Track Title(s) of Pieces Note
Serenity 14. Inara's Suite-[2.] This piece is also used during the
"happy reunion" between Durran Haymer
and Saffron in Trash, Scene #7:
Happy reunion.
Train Job 2. Big Bar Fight 1:25-1:54 of this piece is
a cue sometimes called "Serenity's Theme".
It's used in Scene #1 of Train Job
when the ship rises up from under
the cliff to rescue the BDH and
also in Serenity, Scene #2: Vultures
when Serenity goes into hard burn
to escape the Alliance ship.
Safe 18. Cows Titles of scenes and description of action:
#3: Cattle rustlers
(Unloading cows on Jiangyin)
#4: Shopping (Shopping in town)
Jaynestown 16. Book's hair Titles of scenes and description of action:
#7: Armed and dangerous
(Kaylee leaves Simon behind
in bar on planet.)
#6: Companion's choice
(River hiding from Book)
This piece is also used during the
Councilor's entrance in War Stories,
Scene #4: Tales of adventure.
War Stories 13. In my bunk Titles of scenes and description of action:
#6: Blind argument
(Councilor leaves.)
#11: The real Mal
(Wash & Zoe go to their bunk.)
Trash 11. Leaving Titles of scenes and description of action:
#6: The Lassiter (music is
under whole scene except
sections involving the bin
and in the parlor)
#7: Happy reunion (First embrace
between Durran and Saffron)
#10: Double cross (Inara leaves
Saffron in the trash bin)
The Message 6. The Funeral Titles of scenes and description of action:
#4: Last request (Playing of
recorded message)
#11: Carrying a friend
(The funeral)
Obj. in Space 5. Early takes Serenity Titles of scenes and description of action:
#3: Poor kid (Early in his ship)
#5: The good brother
(Early enters Serenity)
#6: Serious threat
(Right before scene with Kaylee)
#7: Where's your sister?
(Early attacks Simon)
There are variations on
this music throughout these scenes.
I've only listed the music
that I am pretty sure
is actually on the cd.
Obj. in Space 9. River tricks Early Titles of scenes and description of action:
#8: The search (Early and Simon on
bridge; River speaking)
#10: Flawed (music is under whole
scene until Simon is shot)