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Title |
| Godzilla, Mothra,
King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack |
| International Title |
| Godzilla,
Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack |
| Music By: Kow
Otani |
| Record Label:
Tokuma Japan Communications |
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| Running Time: 57:35 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: December 2001 |
CD Number: TKCA-72279 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Composer
Kow Otani's
score for Godzilla's 25th outing has certainly garnered
its fair share of advocates and detractors due to Otani's
unconventional style, including his use of synthesizers,
but by in large this soundtrack marks another great
one in the long running series. In fact, there are a
number of highly memorable themes here, including the
riveting
"Main Title" and Otani's excellent military
march, which is seen here in cues like "Attack
Preparation".
Otani also constructs some nice low key themes, such
as the quite soothing "God of the Sea: Mothra",
which is created through a female chorus, and "The
Sleeping Three-Headed Dragon", which is created
from a male chorus and sounds appropriately more
eerie. However, the disc is a little uneven in spots,
although thankfully nothing in particular stands
out as being even remotely bad enough to convince
one to skip to the next track. To that point, this
disc as a whole works very well in its entirety,
with the ending Akira
Ifukube themes, such as the classic "Godzilla
Theme" and the "Great Monster War March"
circa Ostinato, really sealing the disc as being
highly recommended. More engrossed genre fans will also
probably appreciate the inclusion of five sound effect
tracks at the end, which is a standard feature on most
of the "Millennium era" discs. The ones done
for GMK though are a personal favorite of mine, especially
the extended roars for Godzilla and the great new effects
created for Baragon.
Another aspect of this disc worth mentioning is the booklet,
as it contains a wealth of production stills from the
movie along with a generous amount of information, all
in Japanese of course, on composer Otani. There is also
some basic stats for the monsters listed, such as their
height and mass, to further complement the booklet. Overall,
it's a nice touch, although considering that Tokuma charges
more for their single disc releases then most any other
label in Japan that I have encountered, something extra
is probably not too much to expect.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
- Call to Arms
- Main Title
- The Huge Fang
- The Menacing Claw Mark
- Incident at the Lake Shore
- The Mysterious Old Man
- The Giant Foot
- The Sleeping Three-Headed Dragon
- Dark Vision
- God of the Earth: Baragon
- The God of Destruction Appears
- Terrifying Landing
- The Forgotten Horror
- Confrontation of the Two Giant Monsters
- The Sacred Beast's Ambush
- God of the Sea: Mothra
- Unleashed Spirits of the War Dead
- Attack Preparation
- A Tense Moment
- God of the Sky: King Ghidorah
- GMK
- Godzilla's Rage
- Determined to Protect the Future
- Mysterious Power
- The Miracle of the Three Sacred Beasts
- A Desperate Crisis
- Escape from Godzilla
- A Salute to the Spirits of the War Dead
- End Roll: Godzilla Theme - Great Monster War March
- Main Title
Composer: Akira Ifukube, Kow Otani
- Godzilla Theme
Composer: Akira Ifukube
- Great Monster War March
Composer: Akira Ifukube
- SE Source: Godzilla (Roar, Breath, Ray)
- SE Source: Baragon (Roar)
- SE Source: Mothra Larva (Roar)
- SE Source: Mothra (Roar, Movement Sound)
- SE Source: King Ghidorah (Roar, Flight Sound)
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