Akira Ifukube and Godzilla 1954

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Hmmm, anywhere I can find the M10 cue thing on the internet? I never knew there was to be music in the scene. Pretty shocking considering how iconic it is.
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M10 is not available online anywhere as far as I know.
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AbudJasemAlBaldawi wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:46 pm Hmmm, anywhere I can find the M10 cue thing on the internet? I never knew there was to be music in the scene. Pretty shocking considering how iconic it is.
As far as I know, M10 was used for a synthonic cover at around the 2:30 minute mark

And the cue was recorded in 1999 and appears on the 2-disc Akira Ifukube Soundtrack Anthology (KICC 296/7) on www(dot)godzillamonstermusic(dot)com/KICC296(dot)htm
The CD is on sale, so good luck finding it.

Plus, the AKIRAIFUKUBE ORG link is broken, but thankfully it was archived on web(dot)archive(dot)org/

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BiitoreinGoji94 wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:20 pm
AbudJasemAlBaldawi wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:46 pm Hmmm, anywhere I can find the M10 cue thing on the internet? I never knew there was to be music in the scene. Pretty shocking considering how iconic it is.
As far as I know, M10 was used for a synthonic cover at around the 2:30 minute mark

And the cue was recorded in 1999 and appears on the 2-disc Akira Ifukube Soundtrack Anthology (KICC 296/7) on www(dot)godzillamonstermusic(dot)com/KICC296(dot)htm
The CD is on sale, so good luck finding it.

Plus, the AKIRAIFUKUBE ORG link is broken, but thankfully it was archived on web(dot)archive(dot)org/

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Wow, I had no idea about the original M10 version, thanks for posting the videos! Really cool to see folks willing to research & reconstruct how it would've been used!

I've read that Ifukube did not want to score a similar scene (where Godzilla's head appears over a hill) in "Mothra vs. Godzilla," so I wonder if it was his choice not to use music here in G'54 as well, or if it was Honda's decision.

Bit of a tangent, but BSX recently has released Bukimisha's a capella versions of Ifukube's music for "Godzilla" and "Rodan." I don't have the release, but it does not seem to have the M10 cue. But it does feature the extended 'Ship Music' and the unused 'Cemetery' cues. More information here: https://buysoundtrax.myshopify. com/products/bukimisha-godzilla-vs-rodan-the-spiritual-voices-of-akira-ifukube-1

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The Calico wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:12 am Bit of a tangent, but BSX recently has released Bukimisha's a capella versions of Ifukube's music for "Godzilla" and "Rodan." I don't have the release, but it does not seem to have the M10 cue. But it does feature the extended 'Ship Music' and the unused 'Cemetery' cues. More information here: https://buysoundtrax.myshopify. com/products/bukimisha-godzilla-vs-rodan-the-spiritual-voices-of-akira-ifukube-1
https://drive.google. com/drive/folders/1ldlMUPrwHX7pX8AYnwIEh4lG5PUob6Mx?usp=sharing

I thought it was an orchestral recording, but then I realized it was an a cappella.

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BiitoreinGoji94 wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:30 pm
The Calico wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:12 am Bit of a tangent, but BSX recently has released Bukimisha's a capella versions of Ifukube's music for "Godzilla" and "Rodan." I don't have the release, but it does not seem to have the M10 cue. But it does feature the extended 'Ship Music' and the unused 'Cemetery' cues. More information here: https://buysoundtrax.myshopify. com/products/bukimisha-godzilla-vs-rodan-the-spiritual-voices-of-akira-ifukube-1
https://drive.google. com/drive/folders/1ldlMUPrwHX7pX8AYnwIEh4lG5PUob6Mx?usp=sharing

I thought it was an orchestral recording, but then I realized it was an a cappella.
Yes, Bukimisha is an a capella group that has recorded various Ifukube musical works (for example, the bonus track on La-La Land's KKvG soundtrack). The music might not have been what you were expecting, but I hope you still enjoyed it!

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