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Title |
| Mothra - Original
Soundtrack Complete |
| International Title |
| Rebirth
of Mothra |
| Music By: Toshiyuki
Watanabe |
| Record Label:
Pony Canyon |
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| Running Time: 46:08/44:25 |
Discs: 2 |
| Release: December 1996 |
CD Number: PCCR-00243 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Pony Canyon's
two disc set for the 1996 Mothra film is, as the title
indicates, "complete" to a degree rarely seen
outside of these deluxe releases in Japan. Included with
this set is every cue utilized in the film, and in chronological
order as it appeared in the production. The second disc
also has two longer suites, which were found on the single
disc soundtracks, of some of the movie's better themes
before rounding out its selection with an alternate version
of the "Mothra Leo" song, Karaoke versions and
finally sound effects.
As for the music, composer Toshiyuki
Watanabe does a good job with this score, which was
his first for Toho after a near decade long break from
the company. Compared to his soundtracks for the two later
films in the "Rebirth of Mothra" series, though,
this one is marginally his weakest. This is due to a number
of reasons, including more repetition between themes and
a smaller orchestra for the compositions, or conduction
that fails to utilize what they were allotted. Still,
this soundtrack is quite enjoyable regardless and a number
of cues, such as Desghidorah's theme and the incredibly
touching "Return to the Sea", make the score
really work. "The Will of the Larvae" is another
great composition off this score, although its overt similarities
to "Colors of the Wind" off of Disney's Pocahontas,
which was released just a year before, are a little hard
to overlook at times.
Overall, this release comes highly suggested to more avid
collectors, although more price consciences individuals
would probably be better off with ADV's release; not only
because one could pick up the entire series on single
discs for the price of this one, but because no track
in particular here that was left off the single disc really
jumps out as a "must have".
As a side note, the CD's cover marks one of the few times that the Mothra Leo name has appeared in print. However, it states it as "Mothra Reo", falling into that common dilemma of l's and r's being interchangeable in Japanese.
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| Tracks |
Disc 1
- Main Title (M1)
- Mass of Rocks (M2)
- The Broken Seal (M3)
- The Elias' Departure (M4)
- Man's Doing (M5)
- Psychokinesis (M6)
- Belvera and the Large Tree (M7)
- The Elias and the Large Tree (M8)
- LDK Battle 1 (M9)
- LDK Battle 2 (M10)
- LDK Battle 3 (M11)
- The Legend of Desghidorah (M12)
- The Beginning of the Great Journey (M13)
- Dynamite Bulldozer (M14)
- Kite Battle (M15)
- The Appearance of Desghidorah (M16)
- The Guardian Goddess of the Beautiful Star (M17)
- The Mothra Song · Instrumental (M18)
Composer: Yuji Koseki
- The Mothra Song (M19)
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Yuji Koseki
- Mothra Appears (M20)
- Mothra vs. Desghidorah 1 (M21)
- The Egg's Will (M22)
- The Song of Prayer (M23)
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Mothra vs. Desghidorah 2 (M24)
- The Shield's Power (M25)
- The Will of the Larvae (M26)
- Larva vs. Desghidorah (M27)
- Mothra in Danger (M28)
- Bond (M29)
- Escape (M30)
- Return to the Sea (M31)
Disc 2
- For the Sake of Rebirth (M32)
- Desghidorah Soars (M32A)
- Island of Rebirth (M33)
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Television News Title (M34)
- Mothra Leo (M35)
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Emergence of a Saint (M36)
- Flight (M37)
- The New Mothra Fights (M38)
- Seal (M39)
- Earth's Revival (M40)
- Thank You, Mothra (M41 + M42)
- Ending (M43)
- The Will of the Larvae (M26 Full Version)
- Seal (M39 Full Version)
- Mothra Leo (M35 Infant Language Version)
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Akiko Yano
- The Mothra Song · Karaoke
Composer: Yuji Koseki
- The Song of Prayer · Karaoke
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Mothra Leo · Karaoke
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Sound Effects
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