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Title |
| Godzilla (Perfect
Collection 1) |
| International Title |
| [Compilation] |
Music
By:
Akira
Ifukube
Record Label: Toho Music
| Running
Time: 50:06 |
Discs:
1 |
| Release:
September 2004 |
CD
Number: GX-1 (Set) |
|
| Comments |
Simply dubbed
"Godzilla", this compilation is a reissue of
an older 1978 LP of the same name. To Toho's credit, this
is an incredibly faithful adaptation of the LP to the
CD format, including a similar looking silver "foot
band" around the CD and an insert inside the cover
to match the one that was issued with the 1978 LP, although
naturally it comes folded up here in order to fit in the
case. The text on it has also been preserved and untouched,
which is noteworthy as it makes mention of an "upcoming"
Godzilla film that was to be co-produced by H.G. Benedict
Productions (Henry Saperstein's "production company"
name); which film in particular that was referring to
is anyone's guess, as so many joint venture projects were
aborted at that time, including the infamous Godzilla
vs. the Devil.
In terms of the content on the disc itself, for a compilation
this CD has a pretty good selection of some of the best
themes from the Showa Godzilla series. To be brutally
honest though, who really cares? The "Perfect Collections"
aren't a cheap investment by any means, so it's definitely
going to attract either diehard collectors or people who
have never purchased the earlier releases and are now
looking to get them all in one swoop. To that point, how
is a compilation of songs found primarily in this box
going to appeal to either group? This might have been
useful back when CDs were new, but today with CD-Rs and
iPods everywhere a company manufactured compilation just
doesn't serve much good if one already owns the music.
To add insult to injury, the music itself doesn't even
sound as crisp as it does elsewhere in the set, really
begging the listener to ask what's the point? This seems
particularly puzzling too as this compilation has already
been reissued before on CD, twice in fact. It's also kind
of disheartening considering the number of things they
could have stuck in its place, including stuff like Ostinato
or other unique conduction's of these themes that would
have been valuable to new collectors. Granted, some sound
effects have been placed before the tracks themselves
on the music here, but that's not much of an incentive
in general. As for the bonus track, it's "radio drama"
style presentation of the scene in the original Godzilla
(1954) where Godzilla destroys the clock tower and then
covers his destruction of the tower with the reporters.
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| Tracks |
Ghidorah,
the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- The Kurobe Valley Theme
Godzilla
(1954)
- Ootojima Temple Festival
- Godzilla Appears
- Godzilla - Title
King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- The Terror of Godzilla
Destroy
All Monsters (1968)
- All Monsters Attack - Title
King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Sea Hawk S.O.S.
Invasion
of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Great Monster War March
Terror
of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- A Premonition for Invaders
Invasion
of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Xilien Flying Saucer Exposed
Son
of Godzilla (1967)
Composer: Masaru Sato
- Kamacuras
Godzilla
vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Composer: Masaru Sato
- Mechagodzilla Exposed
King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- The Plan to Transport King Kong
- Battle: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah,
the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- The Birth of King Ghidorah
Mothra
vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Mothra Departs
- Mothra and the Little Beauty
Terror
of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Mechagodzilla's Counterattack - Title
Mothra
vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla - Ending
Bonus Track: Godzilla
(1954)
- The Last Broadcast
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