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Title |
Mothra - Original
Soundtrack |
International Title |
Rebirth
of Mothra |
Music By: Toshiyuki
Watanabe |
Record Label:
Pony Canyon |
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Running Time: 47:23 |
Discs: 1 |
Release: November 1996 |
CD Number: PCCR-00244 |
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Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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The first
soundtrack for Rebirth of Mothra continues the
practice started with Godzilla
vs. Mothra (1992) wherein a regular priced CD
is released only to be followed up a month or so later
by a much more expensive two disc presentation with the
whole score. Like the other single discs for the Rebirth
of Mothra films, this CD is also noticeably short
when Pony Canyon could have easily increased the runtime,
but given that they had the two disc set (PCCR-00243)
coming a month later it was clearly not in their best
interest to stock this disc with too much stuff.
To its credit, this release does cover the best material
from Toshiyuki
Watanabe's score, including "Return to the Sea"
and "The Will of the Larvae". Not surprisingly,
most of these themes have been given different names compared
with the two disc set, which would have made the cue numbers
nice to have here. Everything from this set was later
included in the two disc, though, save the "Super
High Speed Battle" track, which is a suite version
of the "LDK Battle". This aspect might interest
the most avid collectors out there, but considering that
the suite was made into three different tracks that totaled
six minutes, most probably won't miss it in the least
as it was most likely cut from the later release to spare
people from further repetition.
As for the new Mothra Song done by Megumi Kobayashi and
Sayaka Yamaguchi, I will admit that I have a soft spot
for these more "pop oriented" renderings of
the song. It doesn't quite compare to the original, of
course, but its a nice change of pace while both Kobayashi
and Yamaguchi handle the song very well.
Overall, this disc would be suggested to more casual collectors
who aren't bothered in the least if a number of cues are
left off as long as the best the score has to offer is
intact. Or at least it would be, if not for the fact that
ADV reissued the soundtrack in 2003 in the US for almost
half the price of the original. A turn of events that
leaves this disc with pretty much no audience anymore,
as the exact same selection is found for a greatly reduced
price while importers will undoubtedly ignore this in
favor of its two disc cousin.
Rating:  |
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Tracks |
- Main Title
- Super High Speed Battle
- The Beginning of the Great Journey
- The Guardian Goddess of the Beautiful Star
- The Mothra Song
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Yuji Koseki
- Battle of Sixty-Five Million Years Ago, Revisited
- Evil Beast of Destruction
- Pray with Me
- The Song of Prayer
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Akiko Yano
- The Will of the Larvae
- The Battle with the Enemy of Life
- Return to the Sea
- The Song of Prayer (Instrumental)
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Mothra Leo
By: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi,
Composer: Akiko Yano
- Emergence of a Saint
- Birth of the New Mothra
- Fight! In Order to Protect
- Seal
- The Instant of Life (Moment)
- Forever Friends
- End Title
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