Soundtrack Speculation (Composer, Songs, Godzilla Theme)

[Eunectes]

Hans Zimmer (if he is the one doing the score) should be the only composer outside of Japan, who can correctly do the remake IMO

[Legion1979]

Now, I'm siding with Mike for once. I think using Ifukube's theme is insulting. Insulting to Godzilla's character, his series, Ifukube, and the filmmakers themselves.

So, nyah. skreeonk off.

THANK YOU.

I'd be all for LP MAYBE using a classic Godzilla track if Toho themselves hadn't already beaten that idea into the ground by using stock Ifukube tracks (many from the same sources) in 6 out of the 9 films of the past 30 years that weren't scored by Ifukube. That's gross overkill.

[DaikaijuSokogeki!]

If Godzilla's roar is so unrecognizable it shouldn't be in the movie either.

Fun fact: THe original Godzilla roar wasn't used in the American movie either. I believe they didn't have the rights for it.

That is still distinctly Godzilla's roar in Godzilla (1998), just heavily remixed.

[darthzilla99]

Now, I'm siding with Mike for once. I think using Ifukube's theme is insulting. Insulting to Godzilla's character, his series, Ifukube, and the filmmakers themselves.

So, nyah. skreeonk off.

THANK YOU.

I'd be all for LP MAYBE using a classic Godzilla track if Toho themselves hadn't already beaten that idea into the ground by using stock Ifukube tracks (many from the same sources) in 6 out of the 9 films of the past 30 years that weren't scored by Ifukube. That's gross overkill.

Using his theme is no more overkill then other Iconic movie characters using their theme. EX: the star wars films still use John williams theme, Star wars the clone wars uses a remix of the Williams theme, James Bond theme in the recent james bond films (Used in every single film BTW, thats more then 20 films), ect...

Heck, one of the biggest criticisms of the Nolan Batman films is not using Danny Elfman's theme.

As far as people recoginazing Godzilla theme song, all of my friends and my family who are not godzilla fans know his theme when it comes on. Heck, a few times when I was listening to it at my school's libary, I had few people pass by saying "Oh, that's the old godzilla theme" or "Oh, that's the japanese godzilla theme". So SuperSaiyan4Godzilla, you have been proved. And if you try to say Video or it do not happen, I demand the same from you.

[omgitsgodzilla]

It's probably going to be an American composer, so I'm hoping for John Williams or Michael Giacchino.

[Legion1979]

Using his theme is no more overkill then other Iconic movie characters using their theme. EX: the star wars films still use John williams theme, Star wars the clone wars uses a remix of the Williams theme, James Bond theme in the recent james bond films (Used in every single film BTW, thats more then 20 films), ect...

See, here's the thing...Ifukube only scored 11 out of 28 Godzilla movies. 11 out of 28. Many other composers have left their mark on the franchise without having to fall back on Ifukube's music. John Williams scored all 6 Star Wars feature films. He's the ONLY composer associated with those movies. Ifukube may be the most famous Godzilla composer but he's certainly not the only one. He didn't even score half the films for Christ's sake.

What Toho was doing in the '90s and throughout the Millennium series was indeed overkill. We don't need the exact same Godzilla theme ripped from older movies and used whenever Godzilla pops out of the water, even if it clashes horribly with another composers style.

[Primevalgodzilla V2]

Heck, one of the biggest criticisms of the Nolan Batman films is not using Danny Elfman's theme.

Really? Because that's ridiculous. Batman's a comic book franchise which did not feature Danny Elfman's theme (heck, there was a movie before Burton's), there's no reason why Nolan's films, which are both tonally and thematically and sought to provide its own unique mark to the franchise, has to use a soundtrack made for somewhat else's film.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Maybe use the ominous low brass (tuba? can't place it) riff once, say at the start of the ending credits. Nothing too huge.

[Living Corpse]

Speaking of ominous, I want some ominus latin chanting for a truly epic scene like say when the big bad shows up to fight Godzilla. Epic.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Like the "Baradagi" chant from the beginning of Varan?

[Living Corpse]

Yes. Or some of the chanting we got in Godzilla 2000.

[darthzilla99]

Using his theme is no more overkill then other Iconic movie characters using their theme. EX: the star wars films still use John williams theme, Star wars the clone wars uses a remix of the Williams theme, James Bond theme in the recent james bond films (Used in every single film BTW, thats more then 20 films), ect...

See, here's the thing...Ifukube only scored 11 out of 28 Godzilla movies. 11 out of 28. Many other composers have left their mark on the franchise without having to fall back on Ifukube's music. John Williams scored all 6 Star Wars feature films. He's the ONLY composer associated with those movies. Ifukube may be the most famous Godzilla composer but he's certainly not the only one. He didn't even score half the films for Christ's sake.

What Toho was doing in the '90s and throughout the Millennium series was indeed overkill. We don't need the exact same Godzilla theme ripped from older movies and used whenever Godzilla pops out of the water, even if it clashes horribly with another composers style.

Monty Norman scored only Dr. No and his theme has been used in [u]every[/u] offical single James Bond film to date (thats 1 film out of 22 films thus far and likely to be 23, making that an even lower percentage then the number of godzilla films Ifukube scored ), even if some music score directors have done their own remix spin of it. Also, John Barry did not score every James bond film as well.

Now I do not think they should use nothing but Ifukube music, the score director should have freedom to do their own spin, but I say go the bond route and use the basic theme but each director can make a spin of it their own.

[Tyler]

The hell guys? G-Matt provides a link to the original topic and you still post in here?

What link?

[Tyler]

Williams only seems to work for Spielberg.

[Tyler]

I'm not saying it HAS to be in the movie but - to me - it'd be nice to hear. If it pops up at the end don't tell me some of are you going to think, "This is bullshit!" Just because it's an American film doesn't mean it's going to reject the Japanese hallmarks or at least reinvent them.

[Mitchal]

Speaking of ominous, I want some ominus latin chanting for a truly epic scene like say when the big bad shows up to fight Godzilla. Epic.

One of the most overused clichés to ever grace the silver screen? Please no.

[King Caesar]

Yeah, have the theme. Maybe in the credits at the end, but don't have it played at every possible moment. Maybe when Godzilla first appears.

[omgitsgodzilla]

I can't remember, was Superman a Spielberg movie? Eh, regardless, Star Wars wasn't either.

[Living Corpse]

Speaking of ominous, I want some ominus latin chanting for a truly epic scene like say when the big bad shows up to fight Godzilla. Epic.

One of the most overused clichés to ever grace the silver screen? Please no.

You say that like it's a bad thing. Not every cliche is bad, in fact some become cliches because there so loved.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Speaking of ominous, I want some ominus latin chanting for a truly epic scene like say when the big bad shows up to fight Godzilla. Epic.

One of the most overused clichés to ever grace the silver screen? Please no.

You say that like it's a bad thing. Not every cliche is bad, in fact some become cliches because there so loved.

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