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Title |
| Complete Recordings:
Akira Ifukube Toho Special Effects Movie Music 10 |
| International Title |
| Godzilla
vs. Mechagodzilla 2 |
| Music By: Akira
Ifukube |
| Record Label:
Toshiba EMI |
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| Running Time: 74:20/54:24 |
Discs: 2 |
| Release: December 1993 |
CD Number: TYCY-5342/3 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Toshiba's
two disc set to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2, released
under their cumbersomely titled "Complete Recordings"
line, is another fantastic set from the company. Like
the previous volume in this series, the first disc is
dedicated to earlier and extended recordings, while the
second is the final score as it appears in the movie,
and it never fails to amaze me how little time is left
between this stage and the movie being released into theaters
(six days, in this case). In terms of the music on the
first disc, the selection is mostly identical to the final
score, save most of the music being slightly extended
compared with how the music would be used in the film.
There are a couple of themes, though, that are vastly
different from anything that would appear in the movie,
with the most obvious examples being the "Reverence
of Mechagodzilla" and the earliest recording of the
"Garuda Simulation". In terms of the latter,
composer Akira
Ifukube actually intended for a much more simplistic
rendering of the "G-Force theme" done in a "midi"
type manner that was reminiscent to video game soundtracks
of the time. As for the "Reverence of Mechagodzilla",
this unused cue was actually very similar to the one Ifukube
conducted for Mechani-Kong in the 1967 production King
Kong Escapes; to that point, it also bridges the
gap between that earlier cue and the one that did end
up getting used for Mechagodzilla, demonstrating that
the composer used a heavily modified version for the mechanical
monster in this movie.
As for the film score itself on the second disc, it displays
some very nice themes from the composer, including the
amazing one for Mechagodzilla and the revamped one for
Rodan. The G-Force/Garuda melody is also nice, along with
the ever impressive Godzilla theme. A couple of earlier
motifs from Godzilla
vs. King Ghidorah (1991) are also reused here
in spots like the "Introduction" and "Mechagodzilla's
Electric Discharge Attack" to once again great effect.
Unfortunately, the score tends to suffer from the amount
of repetition utilized in Ifukube's work here. Thankfully,
not nearly enough to cause fatigue on the part of the
listener, but enough that after hearing the two discs
side-by-side one starts to wish that there were a few
more distinct themes present in its runtime. Still, for
all intensive purposes, this is an amazing set that most
dedicated collectors should seek out as the upcoming Perfect
Collection will be hard pressed to top it.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
Disc 1 - Recorded on August 28th/29th
- Introduction (M1)
- Main Title (M2)
- G-Force Training Center (M3)
- The Fossil of Adonoa Island (M4)
- Rodan Appears (M5)
- Godzilla vs. Rodan (M6)
- The Music of an Ancient Plant (M7)
- The Birth of a Dinosaur (M8)
- Baby and Azusa I (M9)
- G-Force March Fast (M16)
- G-Force March Slow (M35)
- Reverence of Mechagodzilla (M19)
- Pteranodon Robot (M21)
- Baby and Azusa II (M17)
- The Transportation of Baby Godzilla (M18)
- Godzilla's Theme (G·Extra)
- Baby and Azusa III (M41)
- Rolling Titles (M43)
- Mechagodzilla Preparation Sortie (M2)
- Mechagodzilla Flies at Full Speed (M12)
- Mechagodzilla Flies at Full Speed EX (M12)
- Mechagodzilla's Electric Discharge Attack (M14)
- The Bird of Fire (M23)
- Rodan Strikes Down the Transport Helicopter (Rodan
EX)
- Rodan and the Container (Rodan EX)
- Rodan Attacks Sendai (Rodan EX)
- Mechagodzilla Restarts (M29)
- Garuda Sortie March (M30)
- Search Eye I (M37)
- Search Eye II (M38)
- From Miki to Baby (M42)
- ESP Chorus (M22)
- Godzilla's Fury (M6)
- Rodan's Life Energy (M39)
- Revival (M39A)
- The Tyrant King's Advent (M12A)
- The Serenade of a Starlit Sky (M24)
Recorded on June 9th
- The Music of an Ancient Plant · Prescoring
(PS No.1)
Recorded on August 28th
- Garuda Simulation (M20)
- Godzilla's Fury (M6)
- Main Title (M2)
- Godzilla vs. Rodan (M6)
- G-Force March (M16-M35)
- ESP Chorus (M22)
- Rolling Titles (M43)
Disc 2 - Recorded on December 5th
- Introduction (M1)
- Main Title (M2)
- G-Force Training Center (M3)
- The Fossil of Adonoa Island (M4)
- Rodan Appears (M5)
- Godzilla vs. Rodan (M6)
- The Music of an Ancient Plant (M7)
- The Birth of a Dinosaur (M8)
- Baby and Azusa I (M9)
- Godzilla at Yokkaichi (M10)
- Mechagodzilla Preparation Sortie (M11)
- Mechagodzilla Flies at Full Speed (M12)
- The Tyrant King's Advent (M12A)
- Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla (M13)
- Mechagodzilla's Electric Discharge Attack (M14)
- Godzilla's Fury I (M15)
- G-Force March I (M16)
- Baby and Azusa II (M17)
- The Transportation of Baby Godzilla (M18)
- Garuda Simulation (M20)
- Pteranodon Robot (M21)
- ESP Chorus (M22)
- The Bird of Fire (M23)
- The Serenade of a Starlit Sky (M24)
- Rodan Attacks Sendai (M26)
- Rodan Strikes Down the Transport Helicopter (M27)
- Rodan Flies to Makuhari (M28)
- Mechagodzilla Restarts (M29)
- Garuda Sortie March (M30)
- Rodan and the Container (M31)
- G-Force March II (M32)
- Mechagodzilla vs. Rodan (M33)
- Rodan's Counterattack (M33A)
- Godzilla's Fury II (M34)
- Godzilla's Fury III (M34A)
- G-Force March III (M35)
- Super Mechagodzilla (M36)
- Search Eye (M37)
- Rodan's Life Energy (M39)
- Revival (M39A)
- Godzilla's Theme (M40)
- Godzilla's Theme · Victory (M40A)
- Baby and Azusa III (M41)
- From Miki to Baby (M42)
- Rolling Titles (M43)
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