 |
Title |
| Three Giant Monsters:
The Greatest Battle on Earth (Perfect
Collection 1) |
| International Title |
| Ghidorah,
the Three-Headed Monster |
Music
By:
Akira
Ifukube
Record Label: Toho Music
| Running
Time: 53:53 |
Discs:
1 |
| Release:
September 2004 |
CD
Number: G-005 (Set) |
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| Comments |
The full
soundtrack for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
is another nice score from maestro Akira
Ifukube. Granted, his work here is a step down from
his amazing compositions for Mothra
vs. Godzilla (1964), although it's still a much
livelier body of work than his soundtrack for Dogora,
which he also did in 1964. To that point, there are a
number of stand out cues on this particular score, as
Ifukube would introduce audiences to the very memorable
theme for King Ghidorah while also crafting the ever popular
Rodan theme. "The Kurobe Valley Theme" is also
another excellent cue off this score, emitting a perfect
sense of restrained majesty that just seems to fit with
the image of the rolling hills perfectly, although this
particular cue was removed from the US version of this
film. On the downside, this score suffers drastically
from a severe amount of repetition, as the Godzilla, Rodan
and King Ghidorah themes seem to be cycled repeatedly
throughout the soundtrack. In that regard, the music on
this disc tends to lend itself better toward compilation
style presentations as opposed to listening to the entire
score from start to finish.
In terms of this disc versus the earlier Toshiba one,
there are a couple of noticeable improvements in the presentation,
beyond the enhanced sound that is present throughout the
box set. This includes the tracks being reorganized to
better reflect the order that they appear in the movie,
including the correct placement of the "Call Happiness"
songs. There is also about 14 minutes of additional music
on this release, which is welcome given the disappointingly
short runtime of the Toshiba CD. This also finally includes
the theme used for the "What are They Doing Now?"
show, which was actually a stock cue from composer Sei
Ikeno that was taken from an earlier score for the movie
Use the Handcuff (1959). I personally love this
particular theme, even if it's incredibly short, although
I also tend to have a weakness for "big band"
type of music from this decade. Some of the other extras
here include alternate takes to two of Ifukube's themes,
which were also included on Toshiba's Dogora
CD (TYCY-5503).
The disc then rounds out its runtime with a wide range
of variations on the "Call Happiness" song,
although oddly enough no karaoke versions are included.
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| Tracks |
- Main Title (M1)
- Princess Salno I (M2)
- Flash (M3)
- The Kurobe Valley Theme I (M4)
- The Kurobe Valley Theme II (M5)
- The Giant Meteorite is Discovered (M6)
- What are They Doing Now? (Use the Handcuff
M10)
Composer: Sei Ikeno
- Call Happiness I (PS-41T3)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Princess Salno II (M7)
- Rodan from Aso (M8-T2)
- Godzilla from the Pacific Ocean (M9)
- Omen (M10)
- The Appearance of the Two Giant Monsters (M11)
- The Birth of King Ghidorah (M12)
- Matsumoto City and King Ghidorah (M13)
- Godzilla vs. Rodan I (M14)
- The Fury of the Gravity Beam (M15)
- Call Happiness II (PS-41T1 + PS-140)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Godzilla vs. Rodan II (M16)
- Godzilla vs. Rodan II (M17)
- The Convergence of the Three Giant Monsters (M18)
- Conversation of the Three Giant Monsters (M18A-T2)
- The Three Giant Monsters Enter the Fray (M19)
- The Greatest Battle on Earth I (M20)
- The Greatest Battle on Earth II (M21)
- Ending (M22)
Bonus Tracks
- Rodan from Aso (M8-T1)
- Conversation of the Three Giant Monsters (M18A-T1)
- Call Happiness I - Princess Salno II (PS-41 + 42
+ DB-M)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa/Akira
Ifukube
- Call Happiness II Complete (PS-41+PS-140+PS-41)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Call Happiness (Test 1 - PS-Three Giant Monsters)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Call Happiness (Test 2 - PS-Three Giant Monsters)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Call Happiness I (PS-41T1)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi
Miyagawa
- Call Happiness I (PS-41T2)
By: Tokiko Iwatani, Composer: Hiroshi
Miyagawa
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