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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack

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Okay, so it's not Ifukube. But the man behind the heisei Gamera trilogy's music is a genius in his own right. This is one of the definitive Koh Ohtani soundtracks. It has distinct themes for all of the monsters, as well as for people. The strange mix of synth's and symphony give it a truelly original touch. I highly recommend the soundtrack as well as the film, if you can find it.

If you are a GODZILLA Fan this is a MUST... One of the better movies in the series and a definite step up from G-2000 and Megaguirus movies.... Plus the Sound track is all new music with the more familar Godilla tracks stepping aside abit...
Can't wait to Hear/See Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla 2002....

Oh my God! This music is great! I don't have the soundtrack yet, I'm getting it for my birthday probabaly, but I heard some of the music off the movie! I liked one song so much I recorded it on my phone and as a matter of fact, I listening to it now! Seriously! I know, I'm only 12, 13 in 5 days, but I have, am, and always will be obsessed with the Big Daddy G! I love GODZILLA(But GIGAN is my favorite!)! But please buy the soundtrack if you are thinking about it! You WON'T regret it, and you will be listening to it NONSTOP! It's pretty catchy! Hey, you might be helping keep the towering titans of our time aroun for maybe another 50 years! Thank you for reading! Go Godzilla!

Composer Ko Otani's score for Godzilla's 25th outing has certainly garnered its fair share of advocates and detractors due to Otani's unconventional style, including his use of synthesizers, but by in large this soundtrack marks another great one in the long running series. In fact, there are a number of highly memorable themes here, including the riveting "Main Title" and Otani's excellent military march, which is seen here in cues like "Attack Preparation". Otani also constructs some nice low key themes, such as the quite soothing "God of the Sea: Mothra", which is created through a female chorus, and "The Sleeping Three-Headed Dragon", which is created from a male chorus and sounds appropriately more eerie. However, the disc is a little uneven in spots, although thankfully nothing in particular stands out as being even remotely bad enough to convince one to skip to the next track. To that point, this disc as a whole works very well in its entirety, with the ending Akira Ifukube themes, such as the classic "Godzilla Theme" and the "Great Monster War March" circa Ostinato, really sealing the disc as being highly recommended. More engrossed genre fans will also probably appreciate the inclusion of five sound effect tracks at the end, which is a standard feature on most of the "Millennium era" discs. The ones done for GMK though are a personal favorite of mine, especially the extended roars for Godzilla and the great new effects created for Baragon.

Another aspect of this disc worth mentioning is the booklet, as it contains a wealth of production stills from the movie along with a generous amount of information, all in Japanese of course, on composer Otani. There is also some basic stats for the monsters listed, such as their height and mass, to further complement the booklet. Overall, it's a nice touch, although considering that Tokuma charges more for their single disc releases then most any other label in Japan that I have encountered, something extra is probably not too much to expect.

I am one of the many fans who cherish the big-G, but I always thought the music was good, but not a highlight. This proves that I was wrong. This music is AMAZING!!! I may not have the soundtrack, but I heard the music from the movie. I might make a show(not for the publis, though) and I gathered G-music for the show. But if I get this CD, then the show will rock!!!!!!!!

This soundtrack is a good, but far from great score for the very good, but not great film GMK. Like the movie, the soundtrack has a new and unique feel, but too often seems a mishmash of themes, none of which inspire awe or seems cohesive. Too much of a cold techno feel does not help either. Little stays in the memory after the film is over, though the score at least does not offend or clash within the movie. It is never the less nice to have something other than Ifukube once more recycling old music cues from other films, but it lacks the quality of the soundtrack to GODZILLA vs MEGAGUIRUS. And sad to say, none of the composers that have worked on any kaiju film are in the same league as a Miklos Rosza, John Williams or Bernard Herrmann.