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Title |
| Millennium Godzilla
Best |
| International Title |
| [Compilation] |
| Music By:
Akira
Ifukube |
| Record Label:
Toshiba EMI |
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| Running Time: 73:15 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: December 2000 |
CD Number: TYCY-10043 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Released
at the turn of the century, this compilation focuses
on the science fiction movie scores done by Akira
Ifukube during the Showa era. Like any compilation
that covers this much material (excerpts from 15 movies
are present), there is bound to be some disappointment
in the great themes left behind on some of these scores,
but that's unavoidable. As an introductory CD, this
disc does a good job of covering a lot of Ifukube's
best work from this era though. One thing that's interesting
to note about this compilation, though, is that the
music here is presented in stereo, as opposed to the
normal mono presentation that these themes were originally
recorded in. However, Toshiba's efforts in doing this
generate some mixed results. For example, the rechanneled
Destroy
All Monsters (1968) track sounds very nice
here, while the cue from Frankenstein
vs. Baragon (1965) doesn't really benefit
at all from the multi-channel format. Suffice to say,
if one's sole interest is in this release is hearing
some of these cues in stereo, and they already have
this music elsewhere: don't bother. The difference
tends to be so marginal that one will literally have
to play them side by side to notice any change.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
Godzilla
(1954)
- Footsteps M.E. - Main Title (M1)
- Godzilla Comes Ashore (M14)
- Ending (M23)
Rodan
(1956)
- Main Title (M1)
- Supersonic Pursuit - In Pursuit of Rodan (M10/M15)
- Rodan Attacks Fukuoka I (M18)
The
Mysterians (1957)
- Main Title (M1)
- The First Battle (M10)
Varan
(1958)
- Main Title (M1)
- Fishing Boat Disaster - Beginning the Depth
Charge Assault (M11/M15)
Battle
in Outer Space (1959)
- Main Title (M1)
- The Great War in Space (M32)
King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Main Title (M1)
- Godzilla's Resurrection (M10)
- The Plan to Transport King Kong (M27)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla I (M19)
Atragon
(1963)
- The Undersea Battleship's Test Run I / The Undersea
Battleship's Test Run II (M15/M16)
- The Volunteer Corps Moves Out (M30)
Mothra
vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Reflection of the Little Beauty (M6)
- Ending (M26)
Dogora
(1964)
- The Natural Enemy of Dogora (M14)
- The Air Corps Begin Their Strike (M16A)
Ghidorah,
the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
- The Birth of King Ghidorah (M12)
Frankenstein
vs. Baragon (1965)
- The Incident in the Mountains - Search March
(M21)
Invasion
of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Monster Battle March (M23)
- Great Monster War (M29)
The
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
- Operation L March I (M12)
Destroy
All Monsters (1968)
- Toho Mark - Main Title - Title Credits (M1/M2)
Terror
of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Godzilla's Resurrection (M20)
- Ending (M23)
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