Underrated Music Tracks In Godzilla Movies

[Gojirawars 03]

So, we all adore the iconic tracks of music like the Godzilla March, Mothra's Song, Showa Mechagodzilla's Jazzy Theme, etc. But I'm here to talk about some underrated Godzilla music. This can include music from all eras of Godzilla, from Showa all the way to the Anime Trilogy (might update this later when the King of the Monsters soundtrack is released alongside the film). I'm interested to see what you all think! There's so much great music in the Godzilla series that nobody ever talks about, and I'm excited to see what you all come up with.

[eabaker]

The Kamakiras theme from Sonof Godzilla is a catchy, groovy earworm masterpiece.

Side note: Shouldn't this thread be in General Toho Films?

[Maritonic]

The Kamakiras theme from Sonof Godzilla is a catchy, groovy earworm masterpiece.

Side note: Shouldn't this thread be in General Toho Films?

And so it is.

[_JNavs_]

This is one of my favorites (the youtube borders aren't working)
MechaG vs Anguirus Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5cnYJE ... mo&index=2

[Gojirawars 03]

The Kamakiras theme from Sonof Godzilla is a catchy, groovy earworm masterpiece.

Side note: Shouldn't this thread be in General Toho Films?

And so it is.

Thanks for that. I wasn't sure exactly what topic to put this in.

[Terasawa]

The Kamakiras theme from Sonof Godzilla is a catchy, groovy earworm masterpiece.

Side note: Shouldn't this thread be in General Toho Films?

Really Masaru Satō’s ‘60s scores in general, especially the sailing tracks in Sea Monster.

[Mr_Goji_and_Watch]

The Reflections of the Shobijin theme from Mothra vs Godzilla is such a great track that I hardly see people talking about. It's serene and haunting at the same time. Just about all of the motifs associated with Mothra in the film deserve praise, especially since its following Koseki's wonderful efforts.

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

"Sacred Springs" from Mothra vs Godzilla is marvelous, it's melancholic and calming.

The Planet Eater has a great soundtrack, "Ruin and Salvation" is a particular standout.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Parent Godzilla Comes Ashore and its many variations throughout Son of Godzilla.

Gigan Awakens from Final Wars

[Gojirawars 03]

Parent Godzilla Comes Ashore and its many variations throughout Son of Godzilla.

Gigan Awakens from Final Wars

“Gigan Awakens” is one of my all time favorites!

[Gojira18]

"The Wave" from 2014

[G-Matt]

- "Experiment Preparation" from Son of Godzilla
- "Escape from Monster Land" from Destroy All Monsters (one of my favorite Ifukube pieces)
- "To the Prime Minister's Relief" from The Return of Godzilla
- "Encounter with the Mysterious Object" from Godzilla 2000
- "End Credits" from Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
- "The Battle Is Over" from Godzilla: Final Wars
- "The Beginning" from Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
- "Mayor's Speech" from G98

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

- "End Credits" from Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

I forgot how great that track is. Brings a sense of accomplishment and reflection, Ms Oshima did fantastic work.

[Zarm]

I feel like both the opening scene of Final Wars, and SpaceGodzilla's arrival/theme both qualify here, for me.

[GojiDog]

The 70s scores feel very much of their time. Ifukube's music feels timeless and would work for films being made today (As Shin Godzilla showed) but the 70s films feel like they have scores that come strictly from that era. You can see that as a good or a bad thing. You could argue that they sound horribly dated, but its also good as it gives that decade of Godzilla its only flavor and identity, and quite honestly, the scores are wild and fun. I love the score for Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla, knowing full well it would never work today. I also like the triumphant horn theme music that Manabe gave to Godzilla in Godzilla Vs. Hedorah and Godzilla Vs. Megalon.

I liked the score for Spacegodzilla. It is a bit jarring if you watched all the 90s films in a row and all of a sudden you get this one that isn't scored by Ifukube, but Hattori's score is quite good, with a nice theme for Spacegodzilla.

Honestly, it never gets brought up, but I actually prefer the US OST for Godzilla 2000. Hattori's score for that film had a good main theme, but he kept using it at various speeds in seemingly every situation. The US OST varied it up a bit with some terriffic battle music and special little touches here and there to jazz it up a bit.

[Gojirawars 03]

Honestly, it never gets brought up, but I actually prefer the US OST for Godzilla 2000. Hattori's score for that film had a good main theme, but he kept using it at various speeds in seemingly every situation. The US OST varied it up a bit with some terriffic battle music and special little touches here and there to jazz it up a bit.

Not to mention one of the most epic variations of Ifukube's Godzilla Theme ever composed for a film.
You all know which one I'm talking about.

[GojiDog]

Honestly, it never gets brought up, but I actually prefer the US OST for Godzilla 2000. Hattori's score for that film had a good main theme, but he kept using it at various speeds in seemingly every situation. The US OST varied it up a bit with some terriffic battle music and special little touches here and there to jazz it up a bit.

Not to mention one of the most epic variations of Ifukube's Godzilla Theme ever composed for a film.
You all know which one I'm talking about.

You mean the track used for Orga's reveal scene? Yeah, that was awesome.

I saw the US version first and that music helped get me pumped up for the fight, and I was stunned when I saw the Japanese version which had a much more muted and lifeless track to accompany the scene.

To throw some love at the MCU, they seem to know the exact right times to play the Avengers theme music and when its used, it punctuates those moments perfectly.

Its amazing what a difference music and sound can make to a visual medium.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

Really Masaru Satō’s ‘60s scores in general, especially the sailing tracks in Sea Monster.

I enjoy basically the entire score from Ebirah, but it definitely never seems to get much love. Definitely some underappreciated pieces.

[Gojirawars 03]

To throw some love at the MCU, they seem to know the exact right times to play the Avengers theme music and when its used, it punctuates those moments perfectly.

Its amazing what a difference music and sound can make to a visual medium.

Which is why it’s such a shame that the MCU has never been able to have consistency with the themes for their individual heroes.

Here’s a good example of how much better the MCU could be with some more musical consistency!
https://youtu.be/cVKS3wqVbZ0

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Really Masaru Satō’s ‘60s scores in general, especially the sailing tracks in Sea Monster.

I enjoy basically the entire score from Ebirah, but it definitely never seems to get much love. Definitely some underappreciated pieces.

Love the groovy surf music.