Soundtrack/Akira Ifukube -Godzilla (Japan Original 60th Anniv Ed Grey Vinyl]2014 Soundtrack/Akira Ifukube -Godzilla (Japan Original 60th Anniv Ed Grey Vinyl]2014

Death Waltz Recording Company are proud to be unearthing the legendary monster of our time and bringing him to vinyl in the shape of Akira Ifukube's score to GODZILLA. Starkly different to the usual view of The Big G as the ultimate monster wrestler, Ifukube's music is intense, dark, and reflects Ishiro Honda's film as a pure horror film. While the score opens with the jaunty riff that would eventually become Godzilla's Theme, the majority of the music alternates between pounding brass and mournful strings as we witness the death and destruction that comes in Godzilla's wake.

Ifukube uses low string notes as a sinister motif to herald the arrival of the creature, and then turns up the brass to eleven, creating an atmosphere of pure apocalypse. More horrifying still are the piercing strings that score the oxygen destroyer, the device that would destroy Godzilla. Big laments are used as the characters question the use of the machine as a weapon of mass destruction, and it's this remarkable human quality that infuses the score with its unique feel. Help us celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the greatest monster to walk the earth, and the powerhouse musical experience that is Akira Ifukube's GODZILLA.

180g Green vinyl housed inside a 350gsm card sleeve complete with a poster and Obi strip.

Re-mastered for vinyl from the Toho Archives. Exclusive Original art by Cheung Tat. Contains locked groove.

TRACKLISTING: SIDE 1 A1. Godzilla Approaches A2. Godzilla Main Title A3. Medley/ Ship Music / Sinking Of Eikou - Maru A4. Sinking Of Bingou Maru A5. Anxieties On Ootojima Island A6. Ootojima Temple Festival A7. Stormy Ootojima Island A8. Theme For Ootojima Island A9. Japanese Army March I A10. Horror Of The Water Tank A11. Godzilla Comes Ashore

SIDE 2 B1. Godzilla's Rampage B2. Desperate Broadcast B3. Godzilla Comes To Tokyo Bay B4. Intercept Godzilla B5. Tragic Sight Of The Imperial Capital B6. Oxygen Destroyer B7. Prayer For Peace B8. Japanese Army March II B9. Godzilla At The Ocean Floor B10. Ending

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