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Title |
| Godzilla vs.
SpaceGodzilla Complete Tracks |
| International Title |
| Godzilla
vs. SpaceGodzilla |
| Music By:
Takayuki
Hattori |
| Record Label:
Kitty |
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| Running Time: 40:32/47:16 |
Discs: 2 |
| Release: January 1995 |
CD Number: KTCR-1301/2 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |  |
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This
is the two disc set for the 1994 production of Godzilla
vs. SpaceGodzilla. Released a month after the
single CD release (KTCR-1291), this set greatly expands
on the selection of music and also covers the work
done by the other artists besides Takayuki
Hattori and Date of Birth.
Now, in terms of the score, it's a decent offering.
When the movie was released, Hattori became a fairly
unanimous scapegoat. He had big shoes to fill, coming
in after three soundtracks done by series favorite
Akira Ifukube,
and for many he didn't live up to the task. As time
has drifted on, and the Heisei series has long since
finished its run, history has been a bit kinder to
Hattori, as it should given that the man composed
an acceptable body of work for the production. To
his credit, Hattori manages to craft several very
nice themes here, although his talents are better
spent on the softer melodies such as "Miki and
Little Godzilla" and "Requiem". His
stand out theme, though, has to be the beautifully
conducted "Birth Island 1". It's an enchanting
track, which perfectly conveys the far off island
sense that it's aiming for, although does feel a little
too reminiscent of John Barry's work on You Only
Live Twice. Regretfully, the score does suffer
in terms of feeling monotonous at times, as the same
basic theme, such as Moguera's, tends to get worked
into a lot of tracks here.
This set, unlike the single, benefits also from some
of the other composers who contributed. Ifukube's
Godzilla theme, seen in "Godzilla Appears",
is always stellar and becomes a welcome surprise when
it comes up. His work for the Cosmos is also reused
here to good effect and livens up the proceedings.
The CD set also includes two vocal tracks. The first,
by Katsu, seems to be taken from a source credited
as "Groove it, Yourself" and is heard during
the boat trip to Birth Island. It's a cheesy track,
certainly dated today, but has it's charm for its
over-the-top style. Finally, the disc also has the
always grand "Echoes of Love" by the band
Date of Birth. I'm not too familiar with the group,
but it consists largely of Isao Shigeto as the composer/keyboard
artist and Norico as the singer, who has a lovely
voice which really comes through during "Echoes
of Love" as she transitions between Japanese
and English flawlessly. It's overall a great song,
and one of the stellar inclusions of the soundtrack.
Now in terms of this release in particular, its worth
noting that its a faithful presentation of the soundtrack
as it appeared in the film. That means fades, edits
and other alterations are retained for the tracks
outside of the bonus content. This makes the CD set
stand out from the one in the Perfect Collection (G-021),
which instead focuses on the original recordings.
In terms of which is better, that clearly goes to
the Perfect Collection release, but many of the edited
tracks are unique to this set and more obsessive collectors
might find that aspect of this release appealing.
Overall, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla doesn't
compare well to the Godzilla scores that directly
proceeded it, but still offers enough here to make
it a worthwhile standalone experience. This set in
particular is also very nice for its level of completeness
and the diversity it brings to the score by including
the work by the other musical artists.
As a side note, this release comes packaged with a
couple of extras. The first of these is a foldout
poster, which sadly isn't very impressive as the end
result looks like something someone produced with
the default effects in Photoshop on some production
stills from the movie, while the second is a hologram
of Godzilla.
Rating:  |
| | Tracks |
Disc 1
- Prologue (M1 Edit)
- Main Title (M1)
- Miki and Mothra (M2)
By: Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura
- Birth Island 1 (M3)
- Transport Boat Deck
By: Katsu
- Little Godzilla (M6)
- Birth Island 2 (M7)
- The Giant Claws of the Devil (M8)
- Miki and the Cosmos 1 (M9)
By: Akira Ifukube
- Yuki's Theme (M11)
- SpaceGodzilla Approaches (M12)
- Moguera Mobilized (M14)
- Miki and Little Godzilla (M15)
- Mischievous Little Godzilla (M16)
- Godzilla Appears (M17)
By: Akira Ifukube
- T-Project Initiated (M18)
- Miki and Godzilla 1 (M19)
- Yuki in Pursuit (M19A)
- Space Warfare: Moguera vs. SpaceGodzilla (M20)
- Godzilla's Opponent (M21A)
- SpaceGodzilla's Descent (M22)
- SpaceGodzilla's Theme (M22A)
- Miki and Godzilla 2 (M23)
- Miki and Shinjo (M24)
- Miki and the Cosmos 2
By: Akira Ifukube
- The Two on the Beach (M25)
- Miki is Kidnapped (M25A)
- SpaceGodzilla Appears in Sapporo (M26A)
- Rescuing Miki (M27)
- Miki's Telekinesis 1 (M28)
- SpaceGodzilla Comes Flying 1 (M29)
- SpaceGodzilla Comes Flying 2 (M29A)
- G-Force's Theme (M31)
- Godzilla at Kagoshima Bay (M33)
- Moguera vs. Godzilla (M35)
Disc 2
- SpaceGodzilla's Battle Area (M37)
- Moguera vs. SpaceGodzilla 1 (M38)
- Moguera vs. SpaceGodzilla 2 (M40)
- Moguera vs. SpaceGodzilla 3 (M41)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1 (M41A)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 2 (M42)
- Land Moguera Burrows (M44)
- Moguera vs. SpaceGodzilla 3 (M44A)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 3 (M45)
- Yuki and Godzilla (M47)
- Rescuing Yuki (M47A)
- Miki's Telekinesis 2 (M49)
- SpaceGodzilla's Demise (M50)
- Requiem (M51)
- Epilogue, Echoes of Love (M52)
By: Isao Shigeto
- Echoes of Love (M53)
By: Date of Birth
Bonus Tracks
- SpaceGodzilla's Theme
- Godzilla's Theme
- SpaceGodzilla's Psychokinesis
- SpaceGodzilla's Frenzy
- Little Godzilla
- Yuki's Theme
- Birth Island 1
- Crystal
- Epilogue, Echoes of Love
By: Isao Shigeto
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