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 International Title  GODZILLA Music By: David Arnold Record Label: La-La Land Records   Running Time: 55:26/53:25 Discs: 2 Release: July 2007 CD Number: LLLCD-1058 Comments Anthony Romero Regardless of one's feelings toward the feature film itself, it's hard to deny that composer David Arnold created a fairly stellar score for Tristar's take on Godzilla. Unfortunately, getting one's hands on the score hasn't been easy. To date, there have been three "releases" of the score on CD, two of which were promos and the third wasn't even legitimate. Thankfully, La-La Land Records has set out to do things right by giving the score its first retail release some nine years after the movie's debut. However, rather than just release the same 15 tracks that have previously been found on CD, the firm went above and beyond to include the entire score, and outtakes, on a fantastic two disc set. I really had high hopes for this release, and, simply put, it exceeded them and then some. First off, for those dedicated collectors who might have already purchased one of the previous single disc releases, they will likely be amazed at simply how much of the score those left off. For example, track 2-8 on the first disc have never been released before, and there are many, many more that fall into that area as well. Some unused moments of music also fit there way into the selection here, and the two tracks that include those are: "The Boat Gets It" and "Baby ‘Zillas Hatch". As for the music itself, David Arnold has really outdone himself. There are a number of really great cues on this release, ranging from the epic, and semi-haunting "The Beginning", to the very upbeat march for the military, called "Military Command Center". My favorite cue off this release, though, would easily be the very action oriented "1st Helicopter Chase / Godzilla Swats a Chopper", which is a great adrenaline pumping theme as it perfectly conveys the type of mayhem that one should associate with the scene. "Godzilla Versus the Submarine" is also another outstanding track here, and one which was previously left unreleased. For completists, some things to note about this release is that several of these tracks are extended compared to the presentations on the obscure single disc releases. Some very brief segments have even been left off as well, such as the last few seconds of "It's Alive!!!/Rampage and Pursuit" (title depending on release). The amount lost is extremely minimal, though. Also, the odd rearrangement of the main title, found on Godzilla the Best 1954-1998 (TYCY-5617), is not included as well, although no real surprise there. Overall, this soundtrack goes highly recommended to everyone, and it's great to finally see it get a commercial release. It is worth mentioning that the CD was limited to 3,000 copies, so there might be a slight need to rush depending on what type of demand it might garner. Rating: Tracks Disc 1 The Beginning Tanker Gets It Chernobyl Footprint Footprints / New York / Audrey Chewing Gum Nose Ship Reveal / Nick Discovers Fish / Flesh The Boat Gets It Dawn of the Species Joe Gets a Bite / Godzilla Arrives Mayor's Speech Caiman's Office Animal's Camera Military Command Center / New Jersey Audrey's Idea Evacuation French Coffee Subway Damage / Command Enters City Fish Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 1st Helicopter Chase / Godzilla Swats a Chopper We Fed Him / Audrey Sees Nick Nick and Audrey / He's Pregnant / Audrey Takes the Tape / French Breakfast He's Preparing to Feed Nick Gets Fired / Nick Gets Abducted / Frenchie's Warehouse / Nick Joins the Foreign Legion Disc 2 Chewing Gum Rumble in the Tunnel Godzilla O Park / Godzilla Takes a Dive / Godzilla Versus the Submarine / Egg Discovery Baby 'Zillas Hatch Nick Phones for Help Eat the French Phillip Shoots the Lock Nick's Big Speech / The Garden Gets It He's Back! / Taxi Chase & Clue Big G Goes to Monster Heaven The End Bonus Tracks The Beginning (No Choir) Footprints / New York / Audrey (Alternate) The Boat Gets It (Alternate) Gojira (Album Version)
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