Movie List Monster Bios Aliens & SDF Staff of Toho Actors DVDs Blu-rays Soundtracks Video Games Books Comic Books Toys Animation Television Box Office Posters Concept Art Pictures Cutting Room News Release Dates Articles Interviews Media Reviews Forums Search Site Staff Credits Updates	Title  Godzilla: 50th Anniversary Edition International Title  Godzilla Music By: Akira Ifukube Record Label: La-La Land Records   Running Time: 46:28 Discs: 1 Release: August 2004 CD Number: LLLCD-1022 Comments Miles Imhoff Probably one of the easiest Godzilla CD's to find stateside, Akira Ifukube's ever chilling score for the original Godzilla film is presented here in all its power on the Godzilla 50th Anniversary Edition soundtrack. Maestro Ifukube, the most widely-known and beloved composer of the series, rendered a most dramatic and tragic score for his debut kaiju film. That isn't to say that the soundtrack itself is flat in a sense of diversity, in fact the themes can be rather upbeat and perky despite the dark undertone and allegoric call for nuclear proliferation. That being said, the more upbeat themes: "Ootojima Temple Festival" and the "Japanese Army March I" for example; are overshadowed by the mysterious, melodramatic themes: "Anxieties on Ootojima Island" and "Godzilla at the Ocean Floor" for example; and the dark and utterly somber tracks such as "Prayer for Peace" and "Ending". No matter what the emotional pull, most of the themes are simply stunning, and solidify the director's widely-accepted position as the grand master of the long-running series. Of course, there is one hiccup in the score. "Desperate Broadcast" is simply grating in its monotony. Nevertheless, the huge majority of this soundtrack is pure gold, and a wonderful, albeit it somber, listening experience on its own accord. Rating: Tracks Godzilla Approaches (Sound Effects) Godzilla Main Title Ship Music/Sinking of Eikou-Maru Sinking of Bingou-Marou Anxieties on Ootojima Island Ootojima Temple Festival Stormy Otojima Island Theme for Ootojima Island Japanese Army March I Horror of the Water Tank Godzilla Comes Ashore Godzilla's Rampage Desperate Broadcast Godzilla Comes to Tokyo Bay Intercept Godzilla Tragic Sight of the Imperial Capital Oxygen Destroyer Prayer for Peace Japanese Army March II Godzilla at the Ocean Floor Ending Godzilla Leaving Main Title (Film Version) First Landing (Film Version) Tokyo in Flames (Film Version) Last Assault (Film Version)
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