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Title |
| Godzilla, Minilla,
Gabara: All Monsters Giant Attack (Perfect
Collection 2) |
| International Title |
| All
Monsters Attack |
| Music By: Kunio
Miyauchi |
| Record Label:
Toho Music |
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| Running Time: 55:19 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: December 2004 |
CD Number: G-010 (Set) |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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This
score by Kunio
Miyauchi represents the composer's only full fledged
attempt at a movie in the Godzilla franchise, although
he would return to score the end song for Godzilla
vs. Gigan (1972). To Miyauchi's credit, he
does deliverer a soundtrack that is distinct from
other entries in the long running series. Unfortunately,
the contents here is just not diverse enough to maintain
interest. A bulk of it feels like the same theme modified
and repackaged over and over again, and is heard in
tracks like "The Monsters of Monster Island",
"Godzilla vs. Gabara" and "Ichiro's
Courage" just to name a few. To be fair, the
theme is enjoyable, featuring a nice big band type
of presentation that is energetic. Had it been used
with more restraint, it might have stood out positively,
but it tends to wear on the listener by the time the
disc finally finishes. Of course another track that
needs to be mentioned is the incredibly unpleasant
"Monster March" song done Lilly Sasaki.
The cue just sounds like kids screaming out the lyrics
at points, which was likely the intent but it doesn't
translate into something that could be remotely called
enjoyable. Regrettably, this disc also forces the
song down one's throat by the end, featuring it a
total of 12 times (some of these are Karaoke, though),
which is sure to make even the most enduring listener
contemplate reaching for that skip button. Most of
these are placed side-by-side as well, making the
end of the disc a relative mind field for the ears.
Luckily, it ends on a bright note with the song "Pun
Pun Pun", which was previously unreleased in
relation to this movie. Unfortunately I'm not quite
sure of the story behind this cue, but it was composed
by Gendai Kano and was likely released with the "Monster
March" on a record at some point. Anyway, it's
a pleasant little cue that grows on you. To that point,
there are a couple of themes here that are nice, such
as "Playing on the Way", but overall Miyauchi
kind of strikes out with this particular soundtrack.
Now, with the merits of the score itself out of the way
it's time for a more technical review. Since this score
has been released a total of three times with varying
content, as it can be found from Toshiba (TYCY-5354)
and in the Toho
SFX Champion Festival set from VAP, it seems like
the ideal candidate to compare and contrast how well
it was remastered for the "Perfect"
collection. Now first off, it should be mentioned that
the music on this disc is recorded at a noticeably lower
volume level than either of the two previous releases,
which are at a comparable level. To compensate for this,
I dumped a few of the tracks from each disc onto the
computer and equalized the levels across the three CDs,
using a program that does this losslessly so that the
quality wouldn't be impaired. To
my surprise, although possibly not to others, the "Perfect"
disc fared the best without contest. The performance
between the Toshiba and VAP releases were mostly similar,
but the one released by Toho Music was notably improved,
featuring a lot more "kick" in some of the
instruments and having a greater range within the track
while sounding natural. This
was particularly noticeable on cues like "Ichiro
Goes to Monster Island" where the trumpets at the
start sounded subdued before but come across much clearer,
and with more emphasis, on this new release. Of course,
the difference is not night and day, but this is the
superior release all the same and diehard audio aficionados
should probably take note of that.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
- Main Title (Monster March I) (M1-T3)
By: Lilly Sasaki, Composer: Gendai
Kano
- Monster March II (M2-T4)
By: Lilly Sasaki, Composer: Gendai
Kano
- The Way Home Alongside the Tracks (M3)
- Playing on the Way (M4)
- Message from Mother (M5)
- Assignment of Love (M6)
- Ichiro Goes to Monster Island (M7)
- Godzilla vs. Kamacuras (M8-T2)
- The Monsters of Monster Island I (M9)
- The Monsters of Monster Island II (M10)
- The Strange Vine (M14A)
- Encounter with Minilla (M11)
- Gabara Appears (M12)
- Ichiro and the Head Bully (M13)
- Back to Monster Island (M15)
- Gabara Attacks (M16)
- Reunion with Minilla (M17)
- Godzilla vs. Ebirah (M18)
- Godzilla vs. Kumonga (M19)
- Minilla vs. Gabara I (M20)
- Minilla's Lesson (M21)
- Minilla vs. Gabara II (M22)
- Minilla's Unusual Strategy (M23)
- Godzilla vs. Gabara (M24)
- Ichiro's Courage (M25)
- Three People in the Abandoned Building (M14 · M14A)
- Ichiro's Crisis (M26)
- Ichiro Takes Action (M27)
- Confrontation with the Head Bully (M28)
- Ending (M29)
Bonus Tracks
- Godzilla vs. Kamacuras (M8-T1)
- The Strange Vine (M14A)
- Three People in the Abandoned Building (M14)
- Monster March (M2-T1)
By: Lilly Sasaki, , Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M2-T2)
By: Lilly Sasaki, , Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M2-T3)
By: Lilly Sasaki, , Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M1-T1) (Karaoke)
Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M1-T2) (Karaoke)
Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M1-T3) (Karaoke)
Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (M2) (Karaoke)
Composer:
Gendai Kano
- Monster March (Record Version - Karaoke)
Composer: Gendai Kano
- Monster March (Record Version - No Chorus)
By: Lilly Sasaki, Composer: Gendai
Kano
- Monster March (Record Version)
By: Lilly Sasaki, Composer: Gendai
Kano
- Pun Pun Pun
By: Tokyo Chorus, Composer: Gendai
Kano
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