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Title |
| Godzilla X Megaguirus
- Original Soundtrack Plus |
| International Title |
| Godzilla
vs. Megaguirus |
| Music By: Michiru
Oshima |
| Record Label:
Toho Music |
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| Running Time: 60:07 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: August 2001 |
CD Number: NCS-261 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Found only
in Toho's three disc Godzilla
X Megaguirus: G Extermination Strategy box set,
the "Plus" soundtrack for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
features a wealth of material left off the previous single
disc releases of the score. Of these unreleased tracks,
the best cue is easily "Godzilla Attacks Tokai -
Japan's Energy Crisis", which follows the 1954 flashback
sequence at the start of the film. The track is kind of
low key in the score, while at the same time perfectly
conveys a sinister undertone that works great both in
context and as a stand alone experience. Sadly, most of
the other "new" cues here aren't nearly as memorable,
as most of them are on the short side and tend to repeat
earlier theme motifs. Still, it's great to have nearly
the entire score here all the same, save the first cue
which plays during the world "newsreel" sequence
and the stock Akira
Ifukube stuff.
The big question, though, is if this release is worth
shelling out the money for the expensive, and now
hard to get, three disc box set? The answer to that
is a little tough, as it depends largely on if one
has a region 2 player to see the DVDs and at what
price they might be able to get it. If one is purchasing
it for the "Plus" soundtrack alone, then
don't bother as it is hardly worth it, especially
with the superior offering in the sixth "Perfect"
box (G-024). However, if
one can make use of the DVDs then it definitely becomes
a tempting item to purchase. Regardless, though, this
score, with amazing themes like the "The Ultimate
Battle Advent", is a definite must, whether it
be here, Victor's (VICL-60613),
GNP's release, or the "Perfect" box.
Sadly, Toho got lazy with the track listing here. Much
like their later day War
History of Men - Toho War Movies Soundtrack Collection,
this CD skimps on track titles in favor of simply listing
cue numbers for a lot of these. In fact, it only bothers
to list track titles for the themes that were previously
released, while also citing when a theme was unused; everything
else is just listed under their cue number. This does
make it easy to tell what's new to this release, but it
also smacks of laziness. Consequently, I have included
made up track titles, based on the events in the film,
for the new tracks. They are all bolded, to make it clear
where I ad-libbed a title, while I didn't touch the "Unused
Cues" as I could only fathom a weak guess as to what
they might have been planned for.
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| Tracks |
- Godzilla Attacks Tokai - Japan's Energy Crisis
(M2)
- Fateful Confrontation (M3)
- Main Title (M4)
- To the G Countermeasures Headquarters (M5)
- Operations Area (M6)
- Flashback: Disaster in Nakanoshima (M7)
- Godzilla Rises (M8)
- The G Extermination Strategy Begins (M9)
- Dimension Tide Engaged (M10)
- Unused Cue (M11)
- The Strange Giant Egg (M12)
- Dumping the Giant Egg (M13)
- Tragedy (M14)
- The Giant Egg Multiplies (M15)
- The Resurrected Insect of Ancient Times (M16)
- Unused Cue (M17)
- Kiriko and the Boy (M18)
- Meganula Spotted (M19)
- The Griffon Mobilizes (M20)
- G Approaches (M21)
- Dimension Tide in Orbit (M22)
- Surveying the Flood (M23)
- The Submerged City (M24)
- Godzilla vs. Griffon (M25)
- Meganula · Swarm Outbreak (M26)
- The Dimension Tide Maneuver (M27)
- The Relentless Creatures (M28)
- The Dimension Tide Fires (M29)
- Godzilla's Still Alive (M30)
- A Painful Life's Work (M31)
- The Birth of the Super-Aerial Dragon (M32)
- High Frequency Flight (M33)
- Megaguirus (M34)
- Tokyo Evacuation (M35)
- The Ultimate Battle Advent (M36)
- Dimension Tide Enters Standby Mode (M37 -
M22 Repeat)
- Unused Cue (M38A)
- Unused Cue (M38B)
- System Crash (M39)
- Godzilla X Megaguirus (M40)
- Godzilla Charges (M41)
- A Desperate Counterattack (M42)
- Earth's Greatest Struggle to the Death (M43)
- The Dimension Tide's Limit (M44)
- Kiriko's Decision (M45)
- Black Hole Gun, Explosion (M46)
- The Perfect Conclusion (M47)
- Kiriko (M48A)
- Unused Cue (M48B)
- Ending Theme (M48)
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