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Godzilla, Mothra
and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Perfect
Collection 6) |
International Title |
Godzilla,
Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack |
Music By:
Kow Otani |
Record Label:
Toho Music |
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Running Time: 75:48 |
Discs: 1 |
Release: April 2010 |
CD Number: G-025 (Set) |
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Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Aside
from the wealth of content found for Godzilla:
Final Wars (2004), this disc is the most improved
over its previous CD release from this box set. All
of the original music from Godzilla, Mothra and
King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is
present along with a few unreleased themes to expand
the runtime greatly. As for the music, while not the
best the franchise has to offer, Kow
Otani does give a memorable score for this 25th
outing in the series.
Now Otani's work here is very synthesizer heavy, following
in the footsteps of his soundtrack for Pyrokinesis
(2000). This means the score isn't for everyone, and
seems to be the polar opposite of the giant orchestra
work that Michiru
Oshima would create for Godzilla
Against Mechagodzilla (2002) the following
year. That said, Otani still does a remarkable job
and crafts a score that is fondly remembered by a
number of fans. That's not surprising either as the
soundtrack does contain a number of highlights, including
the wonderful "Main Title" that is very
energetic in its pacing. "God of the Sea: Mothra",
which is done with a female chorus, and "The
Sleeping Three-Headed Dragon", which is done
with a male chorus, are some other great themes from
this score. The best track from the CD, though, has
to be "Godzilla's Rage". The theme starts
with the 2001 Godzilla theme before covering the death
of Mothra and the subsequent rebirth of King Ghidorah.
It weaves from concept to concept perfectly, and the
track makes for an excellent standalone experience.
As for new material, this CD does contain a bit compared
with the previous release by Tokuma (TKCA-72279).
The previously unreleased tracks from the score include:
Village Spirits (M3), Protection: The Legendary Sacred
Beasts (M6), Premonition (M8), Cries of Sorrow (M11),
The Arcane Stone (M12), Cruiser Aizu (M14), Revived
Legend (M16), Signs of Revival (M23), The Giant Cocoon
(M24) and D-03 Missile Salvo (M31). These themes are
all pretty short, the longest one is a little over
a minute, and many play off other theme motifs. The
more noteworthy of these is probably "The Arcane
Stone", as its unique compared to other themes
on the CD and also fairly ominous. None of these themes
could be considered the best the soundtrack has to
offer, but are still nice to have.
In terms of bonus content, which also has not been
released before, this disc has several edits of the
existing themes by Otani. Sadly, all of these "edits"
are pretty dreadful in terms of their presentation
here. They contain volume levels that awkwardly dip,
probably to accommodate onscreen action, while they
painfully stretch or shorten the existing material.
Audio quality itself is also low, which in the end
make it obvious that Toho Music actually created these
from a film source rather than any kind of masters
for the music. The edits aren't even that interesting
compared with the already present themes, and because
the quality is so low it would have been for the better
had they not be included at all... but alas, Toho
Music probably wanted to beef up the runtime and therefore
felt compelled to keep them in.
The disc ends with three demos from Otani, which aren't
great to listen to but do offer an early taste of
what the composer had intended for the soundtrack.
It should be noted, though, that this release no longer
includes the isolated Akira
Ifukube themes. They are still part of the "End
Roll", but do not appear by themselves anymore.
They can be found in the previous two box sets in
this line, though, so their absence is no great loss
unless one is only interested in this box from the
line.
Overall, while not night and day from its previous
release, this CD does benefit from the unreleased
material. Otani's work on the series is still unique
compared to other composers while he also delivers
an enjoyable soundtrack. It may not be on the same
level as his Gamera work, but many should enjoy the
theme motifs present here.
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Tracks |
- Call to Arms (M1)
- Main Title (M2)
- Village Spirits (M3)
- The Huge Fang (M4)
- The Menacing Claw Mark (M5)
- Protection: The Legendary Sacred Beasts (M6)
- Incident at the Lake Shore (M7)
- Premonition (M8)
- The Mysterious Old Man (M9)
- The Giant Foot (M10)
- Cries of Sorrow (M11)
- The Arcane Stone (M12)
- The Sleeping Three-Headed Dragon (M13)
- Cruiser Aizu (M14)
- Dark Vision (M15)
- Revived Legend (M16)
- God of the Earth: Baragon (M17)
- The God of Destruction Appears (M18)
- Terrifying Landing (M19)
- The Forgotten Horror (M20)
- Confrontation of the Two Giant Monsters (M21)
- The Sacred Beast's Ambush (M22)
- Signs of Revival (M23)
- The Giant Cocoon (M24)
- God of the Sea: Mothra (M25)
- Unleashed Spirits of the War Dead (M26)
- Attack Preparation (M27)
- A Tense Moment (M28)
- God of the Sky: King Ghidorah (M29)
- GMK (M30)
- D-03 Missile Salvo (M31)
- Godzilla's Rage (M32)
- Determined to Protect the Future (M33)
- Mysterious Power (M34)
- The Miracle of the Three Sacred Beasts (M35)
- A Desperate Crisis (M36)
- Escape from Godzilla (M37)
- A Salute to the Spirits of the War Dead (M38)
- End Roll: Godzilla Theme - Great Monster War
March - Main Title (M-End)
Bonus Tracks
- The Giant Foot (M10 Edit)
- God of the Earth: Baragon (M17 Edit)
- The Forgotten Horror (M20 Edit)
- The Forgotten Horror (M20A Edit)
- Confrontation of the Two Giant Monsters (M21
Edit)
- The Sacred Beast's Ambush (M22)
- God of the Sky: King Ghidorah (M29)
- GMK (M30)
- God of the Sky: King Ghidorah (M34A)
- Demo I
- Demo II
- Demo III
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