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Title
 Disc 3 of Toho SFX Champion Festival
International Title
 Godzilla vs. Hedorah / Godzilla vs. Gigan / Godzilla vs. Megalon

Music By: Various
Record Label: VAP

Running Time: 72:21 Discs: 1
Release: September 2001 CD Number: VPCD-81382 (Set)
Comments
The third disc in the set focuses solely on the Godzilla films. It starts out by finishing up the coverage of Godzilla vs. Hedorah, featuring the last 12 tracks from the score along with the two record single cues. Unfortunately, the selection lacks the volume of bonus material found on the earlier Toshiba release, in particular the Karaoke versions. However, at least it avoids the overkill with the "Give Back the Sun!" song, as other releases tend to go overboard with variants of the song. After this comes a very select, oftentimes questionable, presentation for Godzilla vs. Gigan. First up, one will note that for some reason the "Main Title" cue is complete with sound effects here. The quality isn't particularly good either, sounding like it was recorded directly off of a home video release of the movie. Next up is another odd selection, this time the unedited themes from Yoshimitsu Banno's original Birth of the Japanese Islands documentary that was screened at the Mitsubishi Pavilion in 1970. These two tracks are much shorter than what would originally be spliced up to create the final moments of the climax in Godzilla vs. Gigan. They are noteworthy, though, for not appearing on the Toshiba release in 1993, but they are featured in Toho's "Soundtrack Perfect Collection." Last up on this disc is Riichiro Manabe's score for Godzilla vs. Megalon. To the composer's credit, it's a distinct improvement over his Hedorah soundtrack, although it still falls short overall. There are a couple of gems to be found in the score, such as the oddly sinister "The Self Defense Force Mobilizes" theme along with the very carefree "Highway Road". Although sadly there are more than the score's share of awful tracks as well. In terms of extras, unfortunately there isn't any, as even the "Record Single" stuff for Godzilla vs. Megalon seems to have been left off.
- Anthony Romero 
Tracks
    Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
    By: Riichiro Manabe
  1. Guidance Strategy (M33)
  2. Hedorah Approaches (M33A)
  3. Hedorah Approaches (M34)
  4. Stillness (M35)
  5. Radioactive Fury (M36)
  6. Godzilla Flies (M37-T2)
  7. Give Back the Sun! (Male Chorus for Movie 1/PS156A Mix)
  8. Victory (M38)
  9. Godzilla Departs (M39)
  10. Give Back the Sun! (Male Chorus for Movie 2/PS155 Mix)
  11. Give Back the Sun! (Male Chorus for Movie 3/PS156 Mix)
  12. Ending (M40)
  13. Defeat Hedorah (Record Single)
    By: Mari Keiko
  14. Give Back the Sun! (Record Single)
    By: Mari Keiko

    Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
    By: Akira Ifukube
  15. Main Title
  16. Mitsubishi Pavilion · Storm (M2)
  17. Mitsubishi Pavilion · Volcano (M3)
  18. Godzilla March (Movie Version)
    By: Susumu Ishikawa, Composer: Kunio Miyauchi
  19. Godzilla March (Record Single)
    By: Susumu Ishikawa, Composer: Kunio Miyauchi
  20. Defeat Gigan (Record Single)
    By: Susumu Ishikawa, Composer: Kunio Miyauchi

    Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
    By: Riichiro Manabe
  21. Opening (M1)
  22. Main Title (M2)
  23. Disaster at the Lake (M3)
  24. Highway Road (M4)
  25. What the Intruder Left Behind (M5, T2 only)
  26. Devastated Room (M6)
  27. The Intruders' Objective (M7)
  28. Chase (M8-T2)
  29. Robot Construction (M9)
  30. Kidnapping 1 (M10)
  31. Kidnapping 2 (M11)
  32. Seatopia's Undersea Kingdom (M12)
  33. Megalon Travels to the Surface (M-X)
  34. Jet Jaguar Activation (M13)
  35. Car Chase (M14)
  36. The Self Defense Force Mobilizes (M15)
  37. Attack Preparation (M16)
  38. Container Crisis (M17-T2)
  39. Megalon Approaches (M18-T2)
  40. Commence the Attack (M19)
  41. Fly to Monster Island! (M20)
  42. Message to Nebula Space Hunter M (M21)
  43. Unstoppable Megalon (M22)
  44. Godzilla of Monster Island (M23-T2)
  45. Megalon and Gigan's Fury (M24)
  46. Jet Jaguar Becomes Gigantic (EX1-T2)
  47. Jet Jaguar (M25)
  48. Godzilla Crosses the Ocean (M26)
  49. Desperate Struggle (M27)
  50. Godzilla Arrives (M28)
  51. Monster Tag Match 1 (M29)
  52. Monster Tag Match 2 (M30)
  53. Monster Tag Match 3 (M31)
  54. Counterattack (M32)
  55. Godzilla's Furious Attack (M33)
  56. Victorious Handshake (M34-T2)
  57. Jet Jaguar Reverts to Normal Size (EX2)
  58. Godzilla and Jet Jaguar Punch-Punch-Punch (Movie Version/M35-T2)
    By: Masato Shimon
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