Godzilla [Soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Heroes - The Wallflowers
2. Come With Me - Jamiroquai
3. Deeper Underground - Rage Against the Machine
4. No Shelter {Godzilla} - Ben Folds Five
5. Air - Days of the New
6. Running Knees - Michael Penn
7. Macy Day Parade - Fuel
8. Walk the Sky - Foo Fighters
9. A320
10. Brain Stew [The Godzilla Remix] - Green Day
11. Out There - Fuzzbubble
12. Undercover - Joey DeLuxe
13. Opening Titles
14. Looking for Clues - P. Diddy, Jimmy Page, P. Diddy

Editorial Reviews
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Godzilla's return to the big screen mixes old and new; this monster of a flick infuses '90s special effects into the classic tale of a lizard gone awry. In effect, the movie's soundtrack embraces a similar resurrection: established artists either breathing new life into well-worn tunes or showcasing exclusive tracks and new lineups. And, like the movie, the soundtrack only succeeds on certain levels. The Wallflowers' recording of David Bowie's "Heroes" (the album's single) is hardly groundbreaking, and the predictable Puffdaddy treatment to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" drags on. The Foo Fighters, here in their first recording to feature new guitarist Franz Stahl, take a mellow pop tromp. Ben Folds Five's "Air" and Green Day's "Brain Stew," the latter remixed especially for Godzilla, are the album highlights. As the saying goes, sometimes bigger isn't better. --Jason Verlinde

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Godzilla [Soundtrack]

Godzilla [Soundtrack]
Godzilla: The Album (1998 Film)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Huge Godzilla Fan
  • Godzilla
  • It's Hard to Catch a Cab In NYC
  • Good soundtrack, GREAT movie
  • Godzilla vs Mecha Devlin and Emmerich
 Godzilla: The Album (1998 Film)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006O86
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Heroes - The Wallflowers
  2. Come With Me - Puff Daddy
  3. Deeper Underground - Jamiroquai
  4. No Shelter - Rage Against The Machine
  5. Air - Ben Folds Five
  6. Running Knees - Days Of The New
  7. Macy Day Parade - Michael Penn
  8. Walk The Sky - Fuel
  9. A320 - Foo Fighters
  10. Brain Stew (The Godzilla Remix) - Green Day
  11. Untitled - Silverchair
  12. Out There - Fuzzbubble
  13. Undercover - Joey DeLuxe
  14. Opening Titles - David Arnold
  15. Looking For Clues - David Arnold

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Godzilla's return to the big screen mixes old and new; this monster of a flick infuses '90s special effects into the classic tale of a lizard gone awry. In effect, the movie's soundtrack embraces a similar resurrection: established artists either breathing new life into well-worn tunes or showcasing exclusive tracks and new lineups. And, like the movie, the soundtrack only succeeds on certain levels. The Wallflowers' recording of David Bowie's "Heroes" (the album's single) is hardly groundbreaking, and the predictable Puffdaddy treatment to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" drags on. The Foo Fighters, here in their first recording to feature new guitarist Franz Stahl, take a mellow pop tromp. Ben Folds Five's "Air" and Green Day's "Brain Stew," the latter remixed especially for Godzilla, are the album highlights. As the saying goes, sometimes bigger isn't better. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Huge Godzilla Fan.......2007-07-13

So I accepted that Godzilla just isn't Godzilla and watched the movie and I actually really liked it. Until half way into the film when they kill off Godzilla and leave us with a bad Jurassic park. It's almost step by step the original Jurassic Park in side the museum when the raptors are chasing the boy and girl. Even the way the baby Godzillas interact, with them snapping at each other with a neck curl.

So as a Godzilla fan I found myself bored and wanting to see a big monster destroying the city not little babies fully developed running around trying to eat the humans because they smelled like fish. That also made me sad; that they had to justify the little tikes eating the humans by saying the smelled like fish and not saying they just hatched from their eggs and are hungry for some meat, which happens to be man meat.

The films cute and if your not a fan of the original its fun and great for kids my friend raised on it, knowing it line by line watched it with me and he still loved it. It's a good take on the American portrayal of Godzilla, and it still had little tid bits for us fans it just forgot what the fans come to watch.

One thing i feel that this film handled so well was the love for the beast and the sadness of it creation. that it will have to die for humans to live. this part of the film i felt was amazing and very true to godzilla.

For me I love Godzilla and as a kid anytime he was on screen I would run over to the TV and sit about a foot away, but there was also the great stories between the characters. The boyfriend in Godzilla vs. Monster Zero trying to impress his girlfriend brother so he can marry her, and when he is the one that figures out how to stop the destruction the brother looks at him with such anger. It's amazing. There isn't anything like this in this movie and that's why in my option it falls short. Never giving us anything to hold onto. Nothing more mature then a teenage drama that as a kid, I had no interest in, and now as an adult I find it immature and boring.

But now as a fan there are the Sony classic releases where they're releasing all the originals with the Japanese cuts and American cuts which are great. Again this film is ment for people that aren't fans, and if so enjoy it a good American big monster movie with some amazing CGI when it was made and still is very impressive. Just remember there is more to the big guy then him just wanting to eat fish.

4 out of 5 stars Godzilla.......2007-07-03

Good action picture. Godzilla is a cross between the old Godzilla and
Alien. Enjoyed very much.

2 out of 5 stars It's Hard to Catch a Cab In NYC.......2007-07-03

I watched 1998's Godzilla again after nine years and the experience has gotten better with age. I remember that I was hugely disappointed when the film was released but I guess I've mellowed with time. Either that or monster movies have gotten progressively worse.

Yes, the acting is routinely bad all around, even though Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno try. They are not helped by a rather poor script but I'm willing to forvive that now. Indeed there are a few funny (albeit unintentionally) lines of dialogue that produced chuckles.

The premise is as one would expect. Big monster created by nuclear fallout. It travels to New York in order to nest. Lots of mayhem ensues. Lots of baby zillas hatch at Madison Square Garden. There is a large amount of destruction before the good guys win. Godzilla spends about 30 minutes hunting down a cab. Monster killed. End of story. Great premise for summer blockbuster if your target audience is teenage boys. Bad premise for anyone who actually thinks about the film they have just seen. Sure its illogical but this is Godzilla not Citizen Cane.

I did not view the fairly new "Monster" Edition but the standard one disc limited edition. The film sounds great and looks quite good. It features a featurette on the making of the film and a commentary track by the Special Effects Coordinator along with some bonus publicity materials.
These special features ar ok but not great.

Like I said I've mellowed over the years. While Godzilla is not great filmaking it can be a rather fun ride. Give it a chance at least to laugh at.

5 out of 5 stars Good soundtrack, GREAT movie.......2007-06-13

I can't believe how stupid people are, when this movie came out people whined about it for various reasons. Some said well it doesn't look like the old Godzilla, ok it would have been nice but they set out for it to look more like a lizard not a man in a costume, and this is easily better than any corny Japanese Godzilla movies, which I enjoy as well but let's be realistic. As far as the Soundtrack it's good but not great, more around 3 1/2 stars but since some idiots on here reviewed the movie not the soundtrack it deserves more than 3 stars. Good tracks by Fuel, Green Day, Days of the New and others and the last two tracks from the score were good as well.

1 out of 5 stars Godzilla vs Mecha Devlin and Emmerich.......2007-05-15

This movie should only be viewed as a coaster for your beer to rest on while you watch a REAL Godzilla movie...P.S. I rated this loser of a flick 1 star because there wasn't an option for the this-is-the-worst-suck-movie-of-all-time rating
The Best Of Godzilla 1954-1975: Original Film Soundtracks
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very Happy I Got This CD
  • A Must Own For Every Atomic Monster Nuts!
  • A must buy for anyone who has gone insane or is on drugs:
  • Not Exactly the Best, but a Fine Collection
  • Great cd for Home Movies!
 The Best Of Godzilla 1954-1975: Original Film Soundtracks
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000061GJ
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Godzilla 1954: Footsteps FX
  2. Godzilla 1954: Godzilla Main Title
  3. Godzilla 1954: Ootojima Temple Festival
  4. Godzilla 1954: Japanese Army March
  5. Godzilla 1954: Godzilla Comes Ashore
  6. Godzilla 1954: Godzilla's Rampage
  7. Godzilla 1954: Ending
  8. Godzilla Raids Again: Main Title - Masaru Satoh
  9. King Kong Vs. Godzilla: Helicopter/Man Screams/SOS FX
  10. King Kong Vs. Godzilla: Main Title
  11. King Kong Vs. Godzilla: King Kong Roars FX
  12. King Kong Vs. Godzilla: Planning King Kong's Transport
  13. Mothra: Mothera's Song - Peanuts
  14. Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Mothra FX
  15. Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Main Title
  16. Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Sacred Springs
  17. Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster: Main Title/Monsters Appear In Yokohama
  18. Invasion Of The Astro-Monster: UFO Approaches/Mosters Fight FX/Monster Battle March (Main Title)
  19. Son Of Godzilla: Main Title - Masaru Satoh
  20. Son Of Godzilla: Godzilla Vs. Kumonga - Masaru Satoh
  21. Son Of Godzilla: Ending - Masaru Satoh
  22. Destroy All Monsters: Godzilla FX/Toho Mark/Main Title
  23. Destroy All Monsters: Title Credits
  24. Destroy All Monsters: Four Monsters Attack Tokyo
  25. Destroy All Monsters: Destroying The Remote Control
  26. Destroy All Monsters: Showdown On Mt. Fuji
  27. Destroy All Monsters: Ending
  28. All Monsters Attack: Cute Kid Theme/Monster Fight - Kunio Miyauchi
  29. Godzilla Vs. Hedorah: Godzilla's Fight - Riichiroh Manabe
  30. Godzilla Vs. Gigan: Main Title
  31. Godzilla Vs. Gigan: Main Title Repeat
  32. Godzilla Vs. Gigan: Godzilla March-Record Version
  33. Godzilla Vs. Megalon: Jet Jaguar/Megalon FX - Riichiroh Manabe
  34. Godzilla Vs. Megalon: Main Title - Riichiroh Manabe
  35. Godzilla Vs. Megalon: Godzilla Of Monster Island - Riichiroh Manabe
  36. Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: MechaGodzilla FX - Masaru Satoh
  37. Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: Godzilla Vs. Anguiras - Masaru Satoh
  38. Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: Miyarabi's Prayer - Masaru Satoh
  39. Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Main Title
  40. Terror Of MechaGodzilla: MechaGodzilla II
  41. Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Godzilla's Entrance
  42. Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Ending
  43. Theme From Godzilla

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Despite the best--no, make that worst--efforts of a Hollywood studio to destroy his legacy in the '90s, Godzilla lives! Okay, we know, the original Gojira is still just an underpaid and overworked stuntman in a clumsy rubber suit, but that just makes the Big Guy's half-century legacy all the more remarkable. Perhaps the most underrated element of Kaiju Eiga (the Japanese term for the prolific, internationally successful monster genre spawned by the World's Biggest Radioactively Mutated Reptile with an Attitude) is its earnest, nightmarish music. The Toho Studios series' cheese-factor may have waxed and waned (mostly the former) in ensuing years, but its music maintained a remarkably even keel. The dark, often minimalist efforts of original composer Akira Ifukube set the tone, coloring much of the toy-city stomping with ominous, nerve-wracking cues. But as the genre entered the swinging '60s, a deliciously skewed pop sensibility began to take hold, as Tokyo now saw its property insurance rates skyrocket to a soundtrack increasingly informed by warbling chanteuses and twangy guitars. GNP-Crescendo offers up a generous and sampling of the first 20 years of Kaiju Eiga music here, complete with annotation and lavish color artwork that would put many major-label anthologies to shame. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very Happy I Got This CD.......2007-04-18

There is no question about it, this is the best collection you can buy of music from the Godzilla films. I am completely blown away by this album, many times I hear a certain song and instantly remember which movie it is from. This is a great thing to have, the music is beautiful and it is every Godzilla song from the Showa series that you would ever want.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Own For Every Atomic Monster Nuts!.......2007-02-13

This soundtrack is outstanding. It had significantly more cuts on it than I realized when I purchased it, and I actually have had it in my car for months.

Anyone who has a soft spot for atomic mutations and prehistoric terrors in rubber costumes will enjoy this soundtrack. I love to put it on when I'm on long drives, and even play it in the background when I'm socializing or gaming with my friends. Many people recall the music but have no idea where they heard it before. When they learn it is from all the Godzilla films from '54 to '75, they always have the same reaction: They tell me about the first time they saw a Godzilla movie, how they would watch them on late nights or Saturday afternoons on the local UHF channel, and how they often pretented to be the monster while wrestling with their friends.

1000% Nastalgia, and worth every penny.

1 out of 5 stars A must buy for anyone who has gone insane or is on drugs:.......2005-12-21

Yeah you heard me, I think crap like this sould be reserved for prisoners so they could suffer with bleeding ears and bloody noses. anyways you must buy this if your mind is well not working at full compacity. Please buy this if you have had too much soda and are up at 2:55 in the moring thank you and good morning.

4 out of 5 stars Not Exactly the Best, but a Fine Collection.......2005-11-07

I actually got this soundtrack as a used CD, but I still find some of the music to be pretty enjoyable. Here's what I think about it.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1-7): A great score by Akira Ifukube. I love the gloomy music for the destruction scenes and track seven, which is pretty emotional.

Godzilla Raids Again (8): Only one track, which is fairly good, but not the type of music I would want to listen to over and over again. This music is by Masaro Satoh, who I believe didn't get really good until later.

King Kong vs. Godzilla (9-12): I think more Ifukube music from this film could have been better than the FX sounds (althoguh King Kong's roaring is pretty cool). The main title music is my favorite.

Mothra (13): An annoying track. The fairies are among my least favorite characters fromt he Godzilla series. THe song does have a nice tune, but the singing is not worth lsitening to again and again.

Godzilla vs. Mothra (14-15): Another good Akira Ifukube score.

Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (17): Here it is, A track containing Ifukube's Showa Godzilla theme!

Invasion of the Astro-Monster (18): Interesting FX sounds followed by a cool military march.

Son of Godzilla (19-21): Excellent! Masaru Satoh's Minya's theme, the battle music, and the ending theme are awesome! Too bad no music from Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster was included.

Destroy All Monsters (22-27): Fairly good music from Akira Ifukube, but it gets way too repetitious!

Godzilla's Revenge (28): The Cute Kid Theme is awfully hilarious! A so-so track from Kunio Miyauchi.

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (29): Only one track given and it's this?! We have Richiro Manabe's horific Godzilla thme, with its blaring horns. They should have put in Hedorah's theme.

Godzilla vs. Gigan (30-32): Akira Ifukube's music from previous movies were used, so the music was orignally compoesed for other films. Okay msuic, and the song is fairly good.

Godzilla vs. Megalon (33-35): Blaring music by Richiro Manabe. His work on Godzilla vs. Hedorah was far better than this.

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (36-38): The best music on the CD! MechaGodzilla's theme is so jazzy and sinister! Thanks, Masaru Satoh!

Terrror of MechaGodzilla (39-42): Akira Ifukube produces some amazing music, but once again it gets a little too repetitious.

Theme from Godzilla (43): A band led by some guy named Neil norman produces a fine tribute to Godzilla, endinghte soudntrack.

Music that should have been included:
1. At least one selection from Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
2. Some Ifukube music that is played during the Godzilla vs. Gigan scene in which Angurius is driven away by the military.
3. Heodrah's Theme
4. The opening music from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla

All in all, this soundtrack is a must for Godzilla fans!

4 out of 5 stars Great cd for Home Movies!.......2005-08-22

I was needing some background music for my home videos and this cd didn't disappoint. It was perfect!
Godzilla: 50th Anniversary Edition
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • It's big and it's terrible!
  • Great Addition to Your Collection
  • Origato, Ikufube-san!
 Godzilla: 50th Anniversary Edition

Manufacturer: La-La Land Records
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ASIN: B0002JELPY
Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

  1. Godzilla Approaches (Sound Effects)
  2. Godzilla Main Title
  3. Ship Music/Sinking Of Eikou-Maru
  4. Sinking Of Bingou-Maru
  5. Anxieties On Ootojima Island
  6. Ootojima Temple Festival
  7. Stormy Ootojima Island
  8. Theme For Ootojima Island
  9. Japanese Army March I
  10. Horror Of The Water Tank
  11. Godzilla Comes Ashore
  12. Godzilla's Rampage
  13. Desperate Broadcast
  14. Godzilla Comes To Tokyo Bay
  15. Intercept Godzilla
  16. Tragic Sight Of The Imperial Capital
  17. Oxygen Destroyer
  18. Prayer For Peace
  19. Japanese Army March II
  20. Godzilla At The Ocean Floor
  21. Ending
  22. Godzilla Leaving (Sound Effects)
  23. Main Title (Film Version)
  24. First Landing (Film Version)
  25. Tokyo In Flames (Film Version)
  26. Last Assault (Film Version)

Album Description

Available for the first time in the US, this is the complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the classic 1954 film GODZILLA, featuring the score by famed composer Akira Ifukube. Ifukube's timeless orchestral score evokes all the terror and majesty of that towering creature cherished around the world. Produced in association with Toho Studios, the score has been remastered and complemented with bonus tracks (cues edited as they appeared in the film). The CD booklet features exclusive artwork and in-depth liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's big and it's terrible!.......2005-07-28

Sorry, I couldn't resist using Raymond Burr's awful line. But this soundtrack is indeed truly AWESOME! One of the best things about Godzilla is the music, which was so distinctive and so haunting that it made us overlook the cheesy special effects. More than any of his 1950's monster contemporaries, Godzilla's soundtrack gave the big guy a soul that spooked children and stayed with them long after they grew up into sensible adults. I still get chills whenever I hear those school girls singing the Prayer for Peace. Akira Ifukube was a genius whose music was an apt coronation for the King of the Monsters!

5 out of 5 stars Great Addition to Your Collection.......2004-10-07

If you're a fan of the original Godzilla movie, American version or Japanese, both contain the same music. This CD is a dream come true for Godzilla fans in the U.S. The music sounds great, doesn't sound aged at all, but still old fashioned, which is good. Track 20, is probably the saddest and most moving song I have ever heard, long song also, 6:20, but it's worth the listen. Akira Ifukube is definatly the master when it comes to kaiju film music. The extra tracks are a treat as well, they are just the film versions of some of the songs, but still great. If you want to make your kaiju collection grow, then this is worth it, or if you just like orchestral music, then it's worth the wait for shipping. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Origato, Ikufube-san!.......2004-08-24

This remastered CD of Akira Ikufube's original Godzilla score is an excellent addition to the fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the film series. Ikufube is constantly mentioned in discussions of the Godzilla films, and it's easy to see why: he always treated his subject seriously, even when the movie itself didn't.

Surprisingly, the music doesn't feel terribly dated. You can often pinpoint the age of a movie soundtrack pretty accurately, particularly 1950s sci-fi movies (the theramin is usually the giveaway). I don't think this is because Ikufube continued to score the Godzilla series well into the 1990s. Rather, I think his classical music training allowed him to create a score that was not influenced by the sounds of the time. "Classic" is an overused adjective, but it's appropriate for a score that feels relatively modern after 50 years.

The one thing that does date the music is the quality of the recording. It's in mono, of course, and the music is not as crisp as you would hear in a contemporary recording. Still, the sound remaster is impressive considering the age of the original recordings.

It's also interesting to listen to this score in comparison to Ikufube's later music for the series. The music is extremely somber, in contrast to the more adventurous tone that Ikufube created for later films. For example, Godzilla's "entry" theme is here (in tracks like "Godzilla's Rampage"), but in a much slower, more menacing version that is barely recognizable as the powerful signature it would become later.

At just over 45 minutes, there's not a lot of music on this CD. And of those, four tracks reprise earlier cues, just rearranging the cues to the order they appeared in the movie. There's also some Godzilla sound effects. Their inclusion is appropriate, considering that Ikufube created them with musical instruments! (This piece of information is one of my favourite tidbits from the liner notes, which are fairly good.)

If you're interested in the familiar Godzilla themes, you're probably better off with a compilation CD of Godzilla music: it will have better sounding recordings, and the themes are more recognizable. But for serious kaiju fans and film score afficianados, this CD is a treat.
The Best Of Godzilla 1984-1995: Original Film Soundtracks
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Should incude fx.
  • Forget about the guy in the rubber suit
  • Godzilla is the "King of Monsters"!
  • The Greatest of Godzilla
  • A mostly excellent compilation, with a few odd choices.
 The Best Of Godzilla 1984-1995: Original Film Soundtracks
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah / Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth

ASIN: B000007OF8
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Godzilla's Theme (From Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah)
  2. The Return Of Godzilla: Main Title - Reijiroh Koroku
  3. The Return Of Godzilla: Take Shelter5/Godzilla Vs. Super X - Reijiroh Koroku
  4. The Return Of Godzilla: Japanese Army March - Reijiroh Koroku
  5. The Return Of Godzilla: Godzilla's Exit - Reijiroh Koroku
  6. The Return Of Godzilla: Ending - Reijiroh Koroku
  7. Godzilla Vs. Biollante: Scramble March - Kohichi Sugiyama
  8. Godzilla Vs. Biollante: Bio Wars - Kohichi Sugiyama
  9. Godzilla Vs. Biollante: Ending - Kohichi Sugiyama
  10. Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah: Main Title/UFO Invasion
  11. Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah: King Ghidorah Attacks Fukuoka
  12. Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah: Get King Ghidorah
  13. Godzilla Vs. Mothra: Main Title
  14. Godzilla Vs. Mothra: Mahara Mothra
  15. Godzilla Vs. Mothra: Mesa March
  16. Godzilla Vs. Mothra: Rolling Title Ending
  17. Godzilla Vs. Mothra: Mothra's Song - Cosmos
  18. Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II: Main Title
  19. Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II: G-Force March #1
  20. Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla: Prologue/Main Title - Takayuki Hattori
  21. Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla: Bass Island - Takayuki Hattori
  22. Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla: Mogera Vs. Spacegodzilla #2 - Takayuki Hattori
  23. Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla: Mogera Vs. Spacegodzilla #3 - Takayuki Hattori
  24. Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla: Crystal - Isao Shigetoh
  25. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah: Main Title/Hong Kong's Destruction
  26. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah: Attack Of Super X III
  27. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah: Mesa Tank Super Freeze Attack
  28. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah: Requiem
  29. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah: Ending Title
  30. Monster Zero March - Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra

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Godzilla, the beast that even a big-budget Hollywood stinkeroo couldn't kill, has been many things in his (her?) illustrious career: nuclear allegory, loving parent, neighborhood pest, property insurance exemption clause. But has-been? That's what many cynics were calling the Big Lizard by the late '70s. Resurrecting their cash, er, cow after a nine-year hiatus in the mid-'80s, Japan's Toho Studios wisely moved away from the tired stock footage, cheap effects, and kiddie-corn plot lines that had come to characterize the series, moving the final seven sagas back to the deadly-serious aesthetic of the original. Ironically, as Gojira's handlers got back to their cinematic roots, the films' music initially moved closer to the Hollywood mainstream, including healthy doses of heroic Korngold-esque romanticism and even screaming, diddly-squeak-school metal guitar. But after the more modern, if questionably effective efforts of Reijiroh Koroku and Kohichi Sugiyama (for Return of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Biollante, respectively), Gojira music godfather Akira Ifukube returned to score four of the series' last five installments, truly bringing the saga full circle; the man who had musically brought the monster to life 41 years earlier was gratifyingly now allowed to write its moving Requiem. The annotation and illustration (which equals the high standards of its companion volume 1954-1975) are even more crucial here, as most of these "second cycle" films have seen but spotty distribution outside their native Japan. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Should incude fx........2007-05-06

This cd would be complete if they included sound effects of Godzilla's famous roar and Mothra like they did in the first best of Godzilla. Otherwise the Cosmos' Mothra song and Godzilla's theme are a favorite.

5 out of 5 stars Forget about the guy in the rubber suit.......2007-03-23

Look, our family originally bought this CD because we liked Godzilla movies and the kids thought this would be a hoot. But....
this is some of the best music to listen to, especially on a road trip! This was the first classical music CD that my children "understood"---why the composer used certain instruments, or what a challenge to try to write for a monster! Even my parents, who hate Godzilla, but love Asian history, art, and culture....enjoyed this album.
Buy it and enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Godzilla is the "King of Monsters"!.......2006-09-27

This album is very good. If u like music from Godzilla movie's, this is one u have to own. I like all of the music on this cd. "Godzilla's Exit" from "The Return of Godzilla" is one of my favorites. Also the main title song from "Godzilla versus MechaGodzilla" is cool! In my opinion, its a fighting song. I could get hyped to this. Requiem from "Godzilla versus Destroyah" is by far one of the most saddest songs I've ever heard, period. Anyone who can get emotional to sad songs, might get tear-eyed from listing to this one. Other than this, i'm glad I got this album.

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest of Godzilla.......2004-11-27

I have seen just about every Godzilla movie that has ever been made. The only ones I haven't had the oppurtounity to witness are Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S, and Godzilla Raids Again, and of course Godzilla Final Wars(If I could I would fly to Japan to see the premiere). This has all of the great themes and Godzilla's theme is without a doubt my favorite. My favorite part in just about every movie is the Big G entering the bay truly a great soundtrack.

4 out of 5 stars A mostly excellent compilation, with a few odd choices........2002-12-16

This is a collection of "the best" of the music from the second series of Godzilla films, known in fan circles as the Heisei series, which were released from 1984 to 1995.

After a very nice version of Godzilla's signature theme, by Godzilla's signature composer, maestro Akira Ifukube, we listen to a suite of five songs from THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (aka GODZILLA 1985). These pieces by Reijiro Koroku, a severely underrated composer, are some of the best on the disc; "Main Title," "Take Shelter/Godzilla vs. Super X," "Japanese Army March," "Godzilla's Exit," and "Ending" can be re-listened to over and over again, espeically "Super X."

Next are three songs--"Scramble March," "Bio Wars," and "Ending"--from GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE, composed by Koichi Sugiyama. They are also quite nice, but are rather long, which cuts down on their replay value a bit.

Now we enter Ifukube-sama's section. The first of the Heisei films he scored was GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH. "Main Title/UFO Invasion," "King Ghidorah Attacks Fukuoka," and "Get King Ghidorah" are, sadly, the only songs from this excellent soundtrack.

This album's first misstep comes with the songs from GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA. Although "Main Title," "Mahara Mothra," "Mesa March," and "Rolling Title Ending," are all good Ifukube works, there are too many; this soundtrack was not as good as the previous (or the next), and it is over-represented. They also erred by including "Mothra's Song," when they'd already included a version in "Mahara Mothra."

The next misstep was including only two songs from GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II, the soundtrack of which is widely considered to be one of Ifukube's best soundtrack's ever. "Main Title" and "G-Force March #1" are excellent, but together they are not even 4:30 minutes long. At least one more should have been added.

The final misstep was including so many songs from GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA, composed by Takayuki Hattori; with "Prologue/Main Title," "Bass Island," "Mogera vs. Spacegodzilla #2," "Mogera vs. Spacegodzilla #3," and "Crystal," this is another overrepresented title. Only the first and last songs should have been included; the middle three are not that good.

Fortunately, they also include five songs from Ifukube's swan song: GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH, which at the time of production was also thought to have been Godzilla's own, final film. "Main Title/Hong Kong's Destruction" is a majestic, sweeping piece; "Attack Of Super X III" and "Mesa Tank Super Freeze Attack" are stirring militaristic marches. "Requiem" is a truly moving piece played during Godzilla's death, and "Ending Title" is a blending of some of Ifukube's greatest hits that ran as a montage of some of Godzilla's was shown.

The last track on this CD is "Monster Zero March," a rearrangement of one of the great Ifukube pieces of the 60's by Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra.

Despite some flaws, this CD is definitely worth a buy, not just for Godzilla fans, but for movie music fans in general.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • It's Cocktail Hour at the Godzilla Tiki Bar.
  • evoking not so much images of giant apes and lizards, but instead of human misery and terror
 King Kong vs. Godzilla

Manufacturer: La-La Land Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CBG5T2
Release Date: 2006-01-17

Tracks:

  1. Main Title (2:02)
  2. Series of World Wonders (0:09)
  3. The Sparkling Iceberg / Pashin Commercial (1:20)
  4. Fujita & Fumiko (4:30)
  5. The Seahawk in Crisis / Great News Gathering Team Departure (4:33)
  6. The Seahawk's S.O.S. (1:58)
  7. Faro Island (0:47)
  8. The Natives (0:57)
  9. Southern Island Tale (1:50)
  10. Thunder and the Devil / Fumiko's Misgivings (2:18)
  11. Godzilla's Resurrection (1:42)
  12. The Cry of the Devil / A Prayer to the Rolling Thunder (2:12)
  13. The Devil of the South Seas / Drums of Battle / Giant Octopus vs. King Kong (4:57)
  14. The Sleeping Devil (3:13)
  15. The Terror of Godzilla (3:36)
  16. The Invincible King Kong / Preparation for Operation "Burial" (1:00)
  17. King Kong vs. Godzilla I (2:42)
  18. Preparations for Operation "One Million Volts" (0:24)
  19. Operation "Burial" (0:53)
  20. Operation "Burial" Fails (0:13)
  21. Operation "One Million Volts" I (0:59)
  22. Operation "One Million Volts" II (2:13)
  23. Kong Shows Up in Tokyo (2:05)
  24. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko I (2:17)
  25. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko II (2:44)
  26. The Plan to Transport King Kong (2:13)
  27. King Kong Advances on Fuji (2:07)
  28. The Confrontation at Fuji (2:07)
  29. King Kong's Resurrection (1:41)
  30. King Kong vs. Godzilla II (1:59)
  31. Ending (0:21)
  32. Main Title (mono) (2:02)
  33. Main Title (a cappella) (3:44)

Album Description

First time ever on CD in North America! Presenting the original motion picture soundtrack to the classic 1962 Toho Studios monster thriller "King Kong Vs. Godzilla." Legendary composer Akira Ifukube ("Godzilla") fashions a spellbinding orchestral score to chronicle this one-of-a-kind battle between two of filmdom's most beloved creatures. Remastered from Toho Studio vault sources, with bonus tracks and featuring exclusive liner notes, this is the definitive release of Ifukube's amazing score.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Cocktail Hour at the Godzilla Tiki Bar........2006-05-31

This is nothing short than a magnificant score. Akira Ifukube had composed this in 1962 and it is an interesting blend of different musical styles. Most of the score has an eerie and morose feel to it but at times it actually breaks into Jazz pieces that sound more appropriate for a cocktail lounge. Then the tracks where the natives are chanting along with the jungle drums will make you want to mix up a blend of Mai-Tai's and slurp them down from coconuts then decorate your backyard with tiki idols. If you enjoy exotic music or cocktail lounge music,this is an album you should consider for your collection. Invite your friends over this summer for some tropical drinks, slip this album on in between Harry Belafonte and Martin Denny and your backyard will be praised as the local: Volcano, Lava, Tiki, Exotic Excursion of your neighborhood. Put this on, make them strong and impress your friends and neighbors.

5 out of 5 stars evoking not so much images of giant apes and lizards, but instead of human misery and terror.......2006-03-05

I was recently visiting another store here in town, and was totally struck by whatever it was they were listening to. It was exactly the sort of thing I love; it was creepy and dark and droney, sort of familiar, but totally strange and alien at the same time. Huge moaning horns, lots of incredibly low brass, emitting cacophonous groans, strange monk like chanting, it sounded a little like something I could have heard, maybe Hermann Nitsch, or Arvo Part, it was sort of choral, but also tribal, and those horns, it was like the sound they made was a physical entity, a brass wave filling the room, eventually I had to swallow my pride and ask just what the heck they were listening to. The answer was of course King Kong Vs. Godzilla.

WTF?! KING KONG VS. GODZILLA? Now I love me my King Kong, and those cheesey, men-in-rubber-suits monster movies, but I certainly didn't remember the music being so... weird, and heavy, and haunting, and beautiful. Now that I've been listening to this soundtrack for a week or two, it's nearly impossible to imagine how this could be the music for a battle between those two classic movie monsters. And if I do, I can't help but imagine the typical clumsy rubber suited battles transformed into impossibly arty ballets, drenched in blacks and greys, gauzy and arty, like some hellish painting brought to life.

King Kong Vs. Godzilla, originally released in 1962, was the most maligned and misunderstood, as well as somehow the most successful of all the Godzilla movies. Unlike the films before it, KK Vs. G was a bit more light hearted (you would never know from the score!), the monster suits less scary, the whole film a subtle satire of Japanese commercialism. For it's American release it was tinkered with, chopped, edited and poorly dubbed. The result while obviously a far cry from the original's intent, resulted in a film that still appealed to the American market's love for cheesy monster movies and was thus a sucess here too.
Sadly though, when the film was re-edited for US release, the score was mostly replaced with music from The Creature From The Black Lagoon! Apparently that's not totally unheard of, since once a film is dramatically re-edited, the original music just doesn't sync up, but once you hear Ifukube's score it's impossible to imagine anyone wanting to replace it.

Since this is a soundtrack, there are definitely tracks that exist to support particular onscreen visuals, be it a melancholy bit of old timey jazz, some festive marching band music, a bit of playful calypso pop, some tribal drum / chant interludes, but for the most part, Ifukube's gives us a series of creepy, haunting orchestra driven chunks of dramatic moodiness, forboding and sinister, evoking not so much images of giant apes and lizards, but instead of human misery and terror, the frailty of human existence in the face of monsters and demons. Bleak and oppressive, funereal and somber, but with glimmers of hopefulness, and stretches of what sounds like resilliance in the face of doom, calls to arms, an amazingly emotional score for a monster movie, all conveyed via the aformentioned moaning horns swooping ominously above martial drumming and booming tympani's, balanced by bits of soaring strings and chanting vocals.

I want to see this movie now so bad, but at the same time it almost seems like these sounds would be tainted, even though they were composed to accompany those specific images, having heard them on their own, the music has taken on it's own life, its own meaning, and exists fully realized simply as music, even (especially?) removed from it's visual counterpart.

I imagine that this was most likely re-released to coincide with the recent Peter Jackson King Kong remake, which is also probably why you won't find ANY images of King Kong anywhere in the booklet or on the sleeve. But don't let that keep you from discovering this amazing recording.

Extensive liner notes including the fascinating and convoluted history of the film as well as notes on each track.
Million Dollar Game
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Million Dollar Mixtape (4 and 1/2 stars)
  • The mixtape is better than his last album
 Million Dollar Game
Yukmouth
Manufacturer: Godzilla Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FF75AI
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

  1. Million Dollar Intro - Haji Springer
  2. Air Jordans - Young Jeezy, Yukmouth
  3. Brand New - Kanye West, Yukmouth
  4. Get Rich or Die Snitchin - Yukmouth
  5. Get Bay Wit Me - Haji Springer, Young Dru, Yukmouth
  6. I Am Back Like - Monsta Gunjah, Yukmouth, Yung Skrilla
  7. Like My Swag - Menace, Yukmouth
  8. Shawn Harris Shit [Insert] - Yukmouth
  9. Back Den - Gangsta Red, Gutta, Menace, Mike-D, Monsta Gunjah, Yukmouth,
  10. Roll the Dice - Yukmouth
  11. Im Da Shit - Yukmouth
  12. Traffico - Fed X, Huslah, Pretty Black, Yukmouth
  13. I Remember - Linno Da Winno, Tommay Da Tweaker
  14. On the Track - Yukmouth
  15. Young Geez - Don Strike, Jay Stylin, Yukmouth
  16. Thats Gangsta - C-Bone2, Yukmouth
  17. Save Ourselfs - E-Blak, Yukmouth, Yung Skrilla
  18. Outro - Bushwick Bill, Yukmouth

Tracks:

  1. Million Dollar Intro II - Haji Springer
  2. Hustlas Ambition - Yukmouth
  3. Whoa - Eastwood, Lil' Kim, Yukmouth
  4. Im So Dope - Huslah, Pretty Black, Yukmouth
  5. I Got Dat Work - Yukmouth, Yung Skrilla
  6. Get It Crunk - Lil' Flip, Yukmouth,
  7. Im a Hustla - Yukmouth
  8. Linno Interview Yuk [Insert] - Yukmouth
  9. Treal Shit - Yukmouth
  10. Addicted II Trouble - Realist, Yukmouth
  11. Testify (Skit) - Yukmouth
  12. World War III - Yukmouth
  13. Cant Win IV Loosen - Yukmouth
  14. As You Should - E-Blak, Yukmouth
  15. Linno Show - Linno Da Winno
  16. Walk How You Talk - C-Bone2, Yukmouth
  17. Bozz Tycoon - Mac Dre, Yukmouth
  18. Thy Kingdom Come - Yukmouth
  19. Its a Bueatiful Feelin - Shorty Mac, Yukmouth
  20. Outro II - Yukmouth

Album Description

THE GENERAL IS BACK! Following the success of The Regime "All Out War" Volume One & Volume Two CD's, Yukmouth is back with his "Million Dollar Game" Double CD.

Over the past few years fans have eagerly anticipated a new Yukmouth solo album. The wait is over. Million Dollar Game is the first solo release from the Yay-area's platinum emcee since the 2003 release of "Godzilla", on Rap A Lot Records. With all new original tracks and re-mixes from some of Yukmouth's most classic underground bombshells, this double CD features *C-BO, LIL FLIP, Z-RO, MAC DRE, EASTWOOD, LIL KIM, GANGSTA RED, BUSHWICK BILL*, and more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Million Dollar Mixtape (4 and 1/2 stars).......2007-03-12

Yukmouth was always a raw lyricist even though some of his albums were suspect. This mixtape is on fire though and if you though he stopped dissing G-unit think again! He rips them new ones on Get Rich Or Die Snitchin, Im Da S***, Im A Hustla etc. On World War III he disses the pants off of 50 Cent,Afroman(I feel Yuk on this one. Why this cheesy bama is talking s*** about rappers he is no better than is beyond me), Master P, and the New Bay. Other standout tracks: TESTIFY(even though its a skit its funny as hell), AIR JORDANS, BRAND NEW, SAVE OURSELVES(a deep track), WHOA, THY KINGDOM COME, I AM BACK LIKE,and BOZZ TYCOON(RIP Mac Dre). Filler: El Traffico, Roll The Dice and Its A Beautiful Feelin. Bottom Line: Yukmouth has highlight mixtape 2006. Yukmouth and the guest appearances were on point(on most tracks) and he still has an insane flow. I cant wait for The Million Dollar Mouthpiece.

4 out of 5 stars The mixtape is better than his last album.......2007-01-20

Don't get me wrong, I like yuk. But, he's like messy marv. They're both good artists. It's just that I can't get totally into their albums. I like this mixtape delivery. The first disc is better than the 2nd one. It's good that everyone from the bay is different. Yukmouth is that dude though
Godzilla X Mecha-Godzilla
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Godzilla Film Score of the Millennium Series
  • Almost Perfect
 Godzilla X Mecha-Godzilla
Michiru Oshima
Manufacturer: King
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006S2HS
Release Date: 2002-12-16

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Godzilla Film Score of the Millennium Series.......2006-10-10

Take it from a Godzilla fan with over 20 movies stacked up in his closet. I own all 6 of the Millennium Godzilla films, and my award for best music goes to "Godzilla X Mechagodzilla". (The film was released on TriStar DVD in the US as "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla".) The music is composed by Michiru Oshima, who previously scored "Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus", whose soundtrack is more easily available from GNP Crescendo Records. For those who have heard that wonderful effort, you should know that the only theme Oshima brings back is Godzilla's theme, and it is heard in at least 7 tracks on this album. None of Akira Ifukube's original Godzilla themes are put to use either here or in the film. The rest is new, but in the same vein as "Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus": Director Masaaki Tezuka pays tribute to those old black and white sci-fi serials with his Godzilla films, and Oshima's music puts a fresh spin on those hurried marches and grand fanfare-like themes.
This album is a complete soundtrack: all the music from the film (and even some not in the film) is included here, in the order it is heard in the film. Out of the 29 tracks, 27 are the score, and the remaining two are sound effects tracks, one for Godzilla and one for Mechagodzilla, called "Kiryu" in the film. The sound effects tracks contain roars, foot falls, and the sounds of their energy beams being charged and fired. In 6 instances among the score tracks, 2 or more cues from the film are placed together in the same track, with a few seconds of silence between them. This means that sometimes the music you're looking for doesn't have its own track, but makes up the second half of another track.
The track names are as follows:

1. Opening
2. G's Theme I
3. Title
4. The Prime Minister's Reminiscence
5. The Defense Department's Technology Building (2 cues)
6. G's Theme II
7. "Welcome"
8. Akane's Theme I
9. Kiryu Squad's Theme I (2 cues)
10. Akane and Sara
11. MG's Theme I
12. Kiryu Squad's Theme II
13. Confrontation
14. Running Berserk (2 cues)
15. MG's Theme II (2 cues)
16. Sara (2 Cues)
17. G's Theme III
18. Kiryu Squad's Theme III
19. MG's Theme III
20. Fierce Fighting I
21. Fierce Fighting II
22. Akane's Theme II (2 cues)
23. MG's Theme IV
24. Fierce Fighting III
25. Surfacing
26. Ending
27. Salute!!
28. SE: Godzilla
29. SE: Mechagodzilla

As you can see, the track names are a little repetitive. That does not, however, mean that the exact same Mechagodzilla theme occurs four times. Rather, the theme comes in different tempos and mildly different orchestrations, depending on the situation in the film. Akane's Theme II runs a little longer than the first version, with the same orchestration and at a slightly faster tempo. One is near the beginning of the CD and one is near the end so it isn't likely to irritate anyone. Same goes for the other music: most of the "base" themes in the score retain their original orchestration, but are scattered around other incidental pieces, so as not to get monotonous.
Godzilla's Theme here is much more powerful than in "Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus", due to a larger orchestra and an interesting "concert hall" feel to the recording. For those who haven't heard it, I can only describe it as...well, as if Jerry Goldsmith and Richard Wagner were trapped on a South Seas island and saw Godzilla during a thunderstorm (he first appears during a typhoon in the film). I would highly encourage anyone who hasn't heard this theme yet to do so; it is a terrific piece that really brings out the darker side of Godzilla. It is best heard in tracks 2 and 17, and makes up most of the "Ending" track (it plays under the credits).
Kiryu-Mechagodzilla's theme is a fanfare along the lines of the Griffon's theme from "Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus", but more complex. It starts with the trumpets establishing the theme, then the low instruments and the strings take over, weaving a simplistic, beautifully Asian bridge. Then the brass and strings are combined, making the Kiryu theme sound more complete. (The theme is brought back, with a few improvements, in the sequel "Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS".) It is best heard in tracks 11 and 21.
Akane is the lead human character in the film, a female soldier haunted by an accident shown during the prologue: the maser cannon she was driving knocked a jeep of soldiers off the road and, most unfortunately, under Godzilla's foot. While there are pieces of incidental music cropping up around the CD that highlight her downcast spirit, her actual "theme" is one of the most uplifting motifs this side of Superman. It has a hopeful air to it, and indeed Akane redeems herself during the course of the movie. It is only heard in tracks 8 and 22. Track 22's trumpet doesn't sound as good as track 8, but track 22 also has a string accompaniment not heard in 8.
The "Fierce Fighting" Theme, heard only in tracks 20 and 21 ("Fierce Fighting III" is the climax of the final battle), is a rather short piece with three parts, each repeating the same driving melody in different orchestrations. I thought it was very catchy the first time I heard it, and it is definitely one of the best battle themes in the Godzilla series, despite it's miniscule runtime.
The second cue of track 16, not the first cue, is the reason the track is named "Sara". In the film, Sara is a girl whose mother died giving birth to a second child, and has isolated herself from others and grown attached to a little plant she carries with her everywhere. This cue plays when her widower father tells Akane the story of her mother, and it is a tearjerker. This is quite possibly the most beautiful theme in the entire Godzilla series (again, this is coming from a die-hard Godzilla fan). The theme returns, with a more triumphant feel, in tracks 18 and 24.
"Godzilla X Mechagodzilla" was the first Godzilla film with music recorded outside Japan. The score is performed by the Moscow International Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Konstantin D. Kremits. The reason I place this soundtrack above its "sister" score "Tokyo SOS" is because of the awesome performing talent of this ensemble. While the material is not as groundbreaking or complex as, say, John Williams, the Russian performers give it a quality that places it on equal ground.
Consumers should take note that the CD case for this soundtrack this a little bit thicker than usual...owing to the fact that the booklet has 42 pages...seriously...there's a lot of Japanese that I couldn't tell you what it meant, but it has storyboards from the film and photos of the orchestra and the composer, descriptions of the film, the film's cast and crew, and the album staff. The pictures are all in black and white.
The film itself is one of my personal favorites, and if you're like me and you have a good imagination (and aren't afraid of some sub-par effects), I suggest you rent the TriStar DVD sometime and watch it, preferably with the Japanese audio turned ON.

5 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect.......2004-09-27

I have been a Big G fan since i was very little and ever since I was old enough to comprehend these things, I thought the music was great. Since GXMG is my favorite G movie, I bought the soundtrack. It was grat and just what I imagined it would be:wonderful. It goes right up there with Akira Ifukube's composition of the original Godzilla soundtrack. The reason it is not perfect is just because Michiru Oshima repeats herself too often. But taking all that in to consideration, it is still a great soundtrack.
Godzilla Final Wars: Music from the Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Surprisingly Good
  • Mostly Bland, Garden Variety Soundtrack
  • Disappointing
  • Keith Emerson returns
  • keith emerson does it again!!!
 Godzilla Final Wars: Music from the Motion Picture
Original Soundtrack
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ASIN: B0006GB0JI
Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

  1. Theme Of Godzilla
  2. King Of Monsters
  3. Beginning Of The End
  4. Manda Vs Gotengo
  5. Manda Vs Gotengo Part 2
  6. Training Facility Fight
  7. Edf Museum
  8. Infant Island
  9. Rodan Attacks N.Y.C
  10. Arrival
  11. Proof
  12. Reveal
  13. High Battle
  14. Operation: Final War
  15. Area G
  16. Return To The King
  17. Ready For Rumble
  18. Kazama's Sacrifice
  19. Back In Action
  20. Awaken
  21. Fight Back
  22. Rising
  23. Ending Title
  24. Awakening G
  25. Respect G
  26. First Meeting
  27. Monster Zero March
  28. Crusing The Cirro-Stratus
  29. Godzilla Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good.......2006-10-10

"Godzilla Final Wars" was the most anticipated Godzilla movie of all time...as well it should have been, being the 50 year anniversary mark of a 27 film franchise. Upon its release, it quickly became the most controversial Godzilla movie of all time...as it well it should be, since it takes 50 years of established routine and turns it all upside down. The music was no exception. A typical Godzilla film will feature an operatic score in the classical style with a standard orchestra, such as the works of Akira Ifukube or, more recently, Michiru Oshima. "Final Wars", however, completely discards the orchestra after the first thirty seconds in favor of a 110-minute long prog-rock odyssey...composed by no less than three people.
The story goes that director Ryuhei Kitamura asked Keith Emerson (former member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer) to compose the score for his Godzilla film, but Emerson was busy on tour at the time. So he supplied Kitamura with some of his material, including some previously-written-and-performed-but-unrecorded pieces, and let him do whatever he wanted with it. Kitamura put it where it fit the film, and called in his usual collaborators, Daisuke Yano and Nobuhiko Morino, to finish the patch-up job.
After reading that, you can understand why I think this is "surprisingly good": because an 80's rock star and the two techno-wizards building on his hastily compiled package of music, on another continent no less, still turned out an energetic, groovy, and supremely entertaining masterpiece.
Emerson's material was reserved for the centerpiece action sequences, such as the battle between Manda and the Gotengo, the Ebirah vs. mutants fight, the motorcycle chase, and the Gotengo's assault on the Xilian mothership. Yano's work focuses more on the monster aspect of things, which he accomplishes through the fusion of techno-beats with choir and orchestra effects. He has the entire final battle pretty much to himself. Morino is content to provide discreet backdrops for the slower, more "important" scenes when plot points are brought to surface, but one must not overlook his impressive effort on the main titles in "The Beginning of the End".
Akira Ifukube's stock "Theme of Godzilla" from "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is used as a very, very brief introduction to the album, before Yano's "The King of Monsters" theme shoves it aside and sets the mood. If there absolutely had to be a rock theme for Godzilla, then Yano nailed it on the head, because this is IT. "The Beginning of the End" uses Ifukube's original Godzilla theme for the rhythm and constructs a complex tapestry of synthetic beeps and buzzes while the choir and string settings play out a chord progression over the hard-to-read-but-still-fun-to-watch credits. Two of Emerson's tracks accompany the Manda vs. Gotengo fight, although "Part 2" is not used in the film and should be considered a bonus track. The scary thing is that these pieces actually convey the feeling of being underwater, which is not something easily accomplished in music that I've heard. From there, Emerson leads us from the "Training Facility Fight" to the "EDF Museum", all the way to "Infant Island", and back to New York in time for Rodan's Attack. The New York sequence begins with a "fake" rap piece (the most bizarre scene in Godzilla history), but soon bursts into a guitar riff joined by stabbing strings and horn blasts, making it one of the more powerful and, on my first listen, unsettling tracks on the album.
Yano heralds the arrival of the Xilians with the chorus-heavy "The Arrival", but soon after that their true, more sinister intentions are exposed, to the tune of Morino's "The Proof" and "Reveal". The end of "Reveal" is one of the more moving segments on the album, as a single soldier holds back a whole swarm of alien-possessed mutants so the rest of the main characters can escape. (It's not exactly the "Burly Brawl", but then again, this IS a Godzilla movie.) Emerson's ambient "High Battle" is simply perfect for the motorcycle chase, and soon we're in the Gotengo dry dock while Morino underscores the tension of the crew as they plan their "Operation: Final War", in which they fly all the way to "Area G" in the South Pole and free Godzilla from his icy prison. Then Yano takes the baton again (or keyboard, whatever they were using) and gives us a short but sweet fanfare fittingly titled "Return of the King". Then it's off to Mount Fuji, where a four-monster rumble/soccer match unfolds to the extremely addicting "Ready for Rumble" riff.
"Kazama's Sacrifice" was the first piece I heard from this score, and it captivated me right away. Don't let the title fool you into thinking that it's a sentimental tune lamenting Kazama's sacrifice. It's a fast-paced electric guitar-laced roller coaster theme highlighting the massive aerial battle between the Gotengo and a swarm of Xilian fighters. "Back in Action", a strange flute and organ piece, shows up for a few seconds while Godzilla kills Hedorah, and is probably just there to evoke memories of Riichiro Manabe's 70's Godzilla scores. Catchy, nonetheless. Yano handles a trio of pieces that sum up the final battle, and Emerson hands us a 4 and a half minute ending theme, which will go down in history as the Godzilla fan's biggest guilty pleasure. (They'll all say that they hate it, but they're probably listening to it on their headphones when no one's looking.)
The bonus tracks are all either by Emerson or Emerson arrangements of Ifukube themes, such as the "Godzilla Main Theme" (love the added horns) and "Monster Zero March". The Monster Zero March actually segues into the Maser March from "Godzilla vs. Mothra" (1992), but it fades out before it completes its cycle. "Awakening G." is an alternate Godzilla theme, from which the Manda vs. Gotengo pieces are derived. "Respect G." is Emerson's take on the Main Titles, which starts with the rock organ of the Ending Title, merges into some sawtooth wave bit for the Mutant Soldiers, then kicks into the Godzilla theme for the opening credits. "First Meeting" is a very short piano piece which sort of acts as a love theme for the film's hero and heroine, and "Cruising the Cirro-Stratus" (misspelled "Crusing" on the album cover) is played for a few seconds in the film at the start of the televised debate on the Xilians...here we have the whole 2:42 of it.
Unlike previous Godzilla soundtrack releases, this album does NOT contain all the music heard in the film. However, given the nature of the music, Yano and Morino were able to edit certain pieces of theirs to make them shorter, without reducing their quality, allowing them to squeeze more music onto the CD. We do not have the conclusion of "The Arrival" (the scene in the UN), nor do we have the repeat of the same theme when the Xilians unleash the monsters and their fighters on the major cities of the earth. There are some nice pieces which I'm sure were written by Morino, the rest of the final battle royale music by Yano, and the climax by Emerson that were cut as well.
The CD inserts are nothing special; there's one in color and one in black and white. The color one appears to list the album staff, and the black and white one gives information on Keith Emerson, Yano and Morino...but it's all in Japanese.
Personally, I enjoyed the movie "Final Wars"; I couldn't stop smiling for the whole two hours. Although some fans are bound to be upset over Kitamura's "bungling" of the series, on the 50th anniversary film no less, this Godzilla fan is satisfied with both the film and the soundtrack.

2 out of 5 stars Mostly Bland, Garden Variety Soundtrack.......2006-08-01

When I first saw Final Wars one of the things that bothered me most was the music. Though it fitted the style of the movie by being fast paced and modern, it seemed very average, like a score written for some direct-to-video sci-fi flick. It is definate that fans will automatically compare this soundtrack to the work of Akira Ifukube, and that it is all around weaker than Akira's scores (only few of which appear in the film). Even people who have not seen other Godzilla movies and have nothing to compare the music to will find it fairly generic. Of course, there will be many who disagree with me, and if you are one of the many Final Wars fanboys then you will probably want to pick up this soundtrack. For the rest of you, it's not worth it.

3 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2006-02-19

It's all nice, but it's missing most of the music related to the final monster battle, as well as the music when the aliens unleash the monsters for their second assault. These were tracks I was hoping to hear. Instead there are "bonus tracks" of weak irrelevant music based on old Akira Ifukube themes from *other* films. And these tracks are not very good at all. This is sort of like putting out a Star Wars soundtrack without the Death Star battle music, and tossing in some Buck Rogers music. What's here is very good, but it's missing some key powerful cues.

5 out of 5 stars Keith Emerson returns.......2005-08-18

This is not only the best Godzilla soundtrack, but quite possibly the greatest soundtrack to any motion picture in history. The album opens with the classic Godzilla theme by Akira Ifukube, but as one might suspect from a nonconformist director like Ryuhei Kitamura, that classical style wouldn't work here.

Keith Emerson provides the best tracks on the disc (and in the film), including Manda vs. Gotengo, Rodan Attacks N.Y.C., High Battle, Kazama's Sacrifice, and the fantastic End Credits, which reportledly was known prior in concerts as Crossing the Rubicon.

Nobuhiko Morino and Daisuke Yano fill the rest of the OST, but their material is hardly filler. Morino's distorted beats and Yano's pulsing rock are nothing short of spectacular. Especially great is Yano's new theme for Godzilla, entitled King of the Monsters. Meanwhile, Morino's Reveal adequately serves the picture's most dramatic portion, as the aliens from Planet X reveal their true intentions to the world.

I simply can't praise this album enough. Or the film, either. Kitamura couldn't have said it better when he described it as a rock and roll monster movie. It's truly a wonderful piece of art, and Emerson's memorable themes helped to immortalize it.

5 out of 5 stars keith emerson does it again!!!.......2005-06-03

FOR ALL YOU EMERSON FANS THIS IS ANOTHER VERY GOOD OST.IT'S NOT ONE OF HIS GREATEST BUT IT'S ENJOYABLE TO LISTEN TO!!LIKE THE OTHER REVIEWER STATED ITS DEFINITELY THE BEST GODZILLA OST!!!! FOR SURE!!!
ITS ALSO AVAILABLE ON DVD-AUDIO.
Godzilla x Mothra x MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B0000DJW9O
Release Date: 2003-12-15

Tracks:

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  14. ''mother''
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4 out of 5 stars Good.......2006-11-03

The original OST, not bad, with all the music of the original motion picture. Good conditions and a nice box.
Godzilla
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • This album is not Godzilla
  • One of Zee Best
  • Worth it for the 50 cent diss alone!
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ASIN: B0000A0WKC
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

  1. Godzilla
  2. Money & Power
  3. Nothin 2 A Bo$$
  4. Regime Mobstaz
  5. Stuntastic
  6. Pimp Da Bitch
  7. Do My Thang
  8. Kidnap U
  9. Somebody Gone Die 2 Nite
  10. Ya Boy
  11. I Want Ya Body
  12. Thug Lordz
  13. Be Easy
  14. What It Do
  15. Go Hard
  16. Do It B.I.
  17. Model Chickz
  18. Hard Tymez

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars This album is not Godzilla.......2007-06-20

Lets get this s*** straight! Yukmouth is at his best when he is not being commercial and the album Thug Lord: The New Testament proves this point correct. You cant deny that Yukmouth is one of the most underrated MCs from the west and you also cant deny that no rapper who tries to go commercial will make a good album no matter how good they are. Case in point with Godzilla. Yukmouth goes the commercial route and the end product is this questionable album. The Good: Godzilla is a decent track to kick things off and Regime Mobstaz is the best song on here. Everybody kills it including Glen Rice and isnt that beat fire? Do My Thang is okay even though Kurupt's weak jab at Snoop was pathetic, I'll give this song a pass and Thug Lordz was a good diss record toward 50 and even though it was a warm up pitch, C-Bo and Yukmouth shut it down. Bun B and E-Roc join Yuk on the rowdy What It Do and Go Hard which features The Fleet is hot even though Ampichino needs to step up his rap game. Case in point:/the interior of this 600 made out of Shamu/(???)/with the paint the color of taco meat/(what kinds of descriptions are these?) The Bad: Money & Power, Nuthin 2 A Boss, Pimp Da B**** and Stuntastic are all sleep-inducing commercial records that should have been scrapped. Somebody Gonna Die 2 Nite is destroyed by crappy verse from Tech-N9ne and the sad thing about it was Fatal Hussein's(who is hugely underrated)verse was decent and Yukmouth ripped Master P a new one. See what one bad verse can do to a song. Songs like Ya Boy(with Ampichino and Devin The Dude) and Do It B.I sound like they were made on the spot. The Ugly: Kidnap U(feat. Nyce and Who'z Who), I Want Ya Body and Be Easy are all forced commercial trash and Model Chickz(the worst song on here)sounds like something out of Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Bottom Line: Yukmouth's Godzilla is not the best album this killer lyricist has to offer. Too many commercial tracks make this album a very painful listen even for the most devout Yukmouth fan. Tip for every rapper from every coast: STOP TRYING TO BE COMMERCIAL!!! THEY WILL NEVER ACCEPT YOU OR RESPECT LIKE YOUR DIEHARD FAN BASE ALWAYS HAS!!! I will recommend Yukmouth's Thug Lord: The New Testament and United Ghettoes Of America Vol 1.

4 out of 5 stars One of Zee Best.......2005-09-15

You always hear people ask " If you started a football team who would you take first?' when it comes to west coast rap Yukmouth is the starting quarterback. This isn't his best disc (I believe that will come in the future) but it still is a lot more imaginative & clever lyrically than 80% of what you may hear. the beats on this are decent, nothing that would surprise yuk's fans but nothing gonna give you goosebumps either. Yuk is VERY CONSISTENT in the quality of music he puts out most rappers do it because they want $, but they go away quicky because they don't have much of an imagination. Yuk's imagination is what i think makes him stand out and of course nobody has a voice that sounds anything like his probably the most distinct sounding voice next to maybe method man. *****3.5 STARS*****

5 out of 5 stars Worth it for the 50 cent diss alone!.......2005-03-03

Yuk and Bo rip a hole in 50's fake ass on song #12. Thug Lords running thangs!

4 out of 5 stars Yukmouth - Godzilla.......2005-02-16

Following up 2001's "Thug Lord: The New Testament" and 2002's Luniz album, "Silver & Black", Yukmouth finally returned solo in August 2003 with "Godzilla."

1. Godzilla - Good beat, Yuk comes good on the opening track, hook is good - 3.5/5

2. Money & Power - Good beat, Yuk raps slower but still good, hook isn't nothing special - 4/5

3. Nothin 2 a Bo$$ (Featuring Benjilino) - Nice beat, Yuk comes good, Benjilino comes good on the hook - 4.5/5

4. Regime Mobstaz (Featuring Da Regime) - Nice beat, The Regime comes nice, hook is kina freaky sounding....its great - 4.5/5

5. Stuntastic - Decent beat, Yuk rips it, hook is good - 4.5/5

6. Pimp da B**** (Featuring Dru Down & B-Legit) - Alright beat, Yuk, Dru, and B all come hook, hook is real good - 5/5

7. Do My Thang (Featuring Val Young, Kurupt, & Roscoe) - Bangin beat, Kurupt, Roscoe, and Yuk all come good, Val has a good hook - 4.5/5

8. Kidnap U (Featuring Nyce & Who'z Who) - Good beat, Yuk and Nyce have good verses, hook is kinda popish but its alright - 3.5/5

9. Somebody Gone Die 2 Nite (Featuring Tech N9ne, Hu ssein Fatal, Tha Realest, & Benjilino) - Great beat, Tech, Yuk, and Fatal terrorize the beat, Benjilino comes good on the hook and sadly Tha Realest only talks in the end - 4.5/5

10. Ya Boy (Featuring Devin & Ampichino) - Insane beat, Amp and Yuk come hard but I'm not feeling Devin's verse at all, hook is good - 4/5

11. I Want Ya Body (Featuring Aaron Hall) - Good beat, Yuk flows so crazy, Aaron comes nice on the hook - 4.5/5

12. Thug Lordz (Featuring C-Bo) - Bangin beat, Yuk & C-Bo come with a great collaboration, hook is kinda weak - 3.5/5

13. Be Easy (Featuring Ray J. & Gangsta Girl) - Horrible beat, this Gangsta Girl women raps some different type of language and its pointless, Yuk comes alright and I'm assuming Ray J. Is doing the hook...its too poppish and wack...horrible track - 1/5

14. What It Do (Featuring E-Roc & Bun B) - Good beat, all 3 rip this track to shreds, hook is hardcore to the bone - 5/5

15. Go Hard (Featuring The Fleet & Ampichino) - Nice beat, multiple mc's spit some nice rhymes, don't think there is a hook...just straight spittin - 4/5

16. Do It B.I. - Decent beat, Yuk comes pretty nice, hook is nothing special - 3.5/5

17. Model Chickz - Nice beat, Yuk comes good, hooks wack - 3.5/5

18. Hard Tymez (Featuring Z-Ro, Trae, & Tonya Herron) - Good beat, everyone rips it, hook is good...great way to end the album - 4.5/5

Overall: 72/90

4 Stars

This album is another pretty solid effort from Yukmouth. Check it out if you like hardcore west coast gangsta rap or rep the BAY!

3 out of 5 stars 3.5 star 3rd SOLO album by Yuk.......2004-12-02

Yukmouth returns yet again for his 3rd SOLO effort. Not nearly as good as "Thug Lord: The NEw Testament". he kinda gets commercial in this one talking mostly about jewels and expensive things and flossing and all that played out $h!+ I get tired of hearing. There are 6-8 songs I skip, 3-5 average ones and the rest are high quality. Has 1 classic and a few near classic joints on here as well. Heavily features other artists (on over two thirds of the songs). Production is done by a lot of different people and is real good at times and horrible at other times. If you are a big fan of Yuk's I'd recommend it otherwise I wouldn't.

#1 - 7
#2 - 6
#3 - 9.5 (f/ Benjilino)
#4 - 9 (f/ Regime & krizz kaliko)
#5 - 6 (about flossing like every rapper talks about nowadays)
#6 - 6 (f/ dru down & b-legit -- about pimping)
#7 - 8.5 (f/ Roscoe, Kurupt (who disses Daz & Snoop) & val young)
#8 - 6 (f/ Nyce & Who'z Who)
#9 - 9.5 (gangsta $hi+ f/ Hussein Fatal, Tech N9ne, Benjilino -- they took Tha Relest's verse out cause he dissed Irv Gotti & Ja Rule and J Prince is boyz with them)
#10 - 6.5 (f/ Devin the dude & ampichino (who I can't stand he sucks)
#11 - 7.5 (f/ aaron hall - for/about the ladies)
#12 - 9 (f/ C-Bo --- dissin' 50 cent)
#13 - 5.5 (f/ Ray Jay & Gangsta Gril (who sucks))
#14 - 10 (classic gangsta track -- f/ E-Rock & Bun B (of UGK))
#15 - 6.5 (f/ The Fleet and sorry a$$ Ampichino)
#16 - 5.5
#17 - 4 (about model chicks that eveyone raps about nowadays)
#18 - 9 (f/ Z-Ro, Guerilla Maab, Tanya Herron -- deeper song)

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