Godzilla: The Album (1998 Film) [SOUNDTRACK]

Godzilla (Related Recordings), David Arnold, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1998

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000006O86
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,760 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Godzilla's return to the big screen mixes old and new; this monster of a flick infuses '90s special effects into the classic tale of a lizard gone awry. In effect, the movie's soundtrack embraces a similar resurrection: established artists either breathing new life into well-worn tunes or showcasing exclusive tracks and new lineups. And, like the movie, the soundtrack only succeeds on certain levels. The Wallflowers' recording of David Bowie's "Heroes" (the album's single) is hardly groundbreaking, and the predictable Puffdaddy treatment to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" drags on. The Foo Fighters, here in their first recording to feature new guitarist Franz Stahl, take a mellow pop tromp. Ben Folds Five's "Air" and Green Day's "Brain Stew," the latter remixed especially for Godzilla, are the album highlights. As the saying goes, sometimes bigger isn't better. --Jason Verlinde

Entertainment Weekly
There's something fascinating about Puff Daddy's crass remake of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir," here called "Come With Me." As remakes go, it's so over-the-top and unexpected that it takes on an audacious appeal--and what better riff to represent mass urban destruction? If only the rest of Godzilla matched it. Lumbering through it is music as murky and joyless as the movie itself, from the likes of Silverchair and Days of the New. It's telling when the best cut on this mostly pop soundtrack is an orchestral one--David Arnold's theme, which shivers with monstrous anticipation.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RATM and Green Day save this album, October 19, 1998

By A Customer

Godzilla: the movie wasn't that great of a film. Likewise, Godzilla: the album isn't that great of a CD. It has a mix of orchestrated instrumental (the last two tracks on the CD, taken from the movie itself), light-sounding alternative (Ben Folds Five), rap/metal (Puff Daddy and Rage Against The Machine), punk rock (Green Day, Silverchair, Foo Fighters), and hard rock (Days of the New, fuzzbubble). It's a fairly worthy effort, all things considered. However, this album is good - but it isn't great. The only songs worth listening to are "No Shelter," probably the most intelligent song on the album - indeed, one of the only intelligent songs on any soundtrack nowadays. This hard-driving burst of rap-core might be enough to satisfy those Rage fans that are eagerly awaiting the new RATM album to be released, but it lacks the pure intensity of Rage's other songs. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent song and one of the few I actually listen to more than once or twice.

Another notable track is the remixed "Brain Stew," penned by Green Day. This song was originally off their "Insomniac" album, which I consider to be their best effort to date. This song, like all the others on that album, is hard, heavy, and fast (although, not as fast as the others). It's a great song, and the remix is exciting and refreshing to listen to. I'm a big fan of Green Day, and this is one of my favorite songs of theirs, but the Godzilla remix has a certain...quality to it that keeps me listening to it over the original. The other notable tracks on this album include "Come With Me," rapped by Sean "Puffy" Combs A.K.A. Puff Daddy (an exciting yet disappointing remake of an old Led Zepplin classic), and A320 by the Foo Fighters (the first recording they've made that features their new guitarist). The rest of the songs on the album are o.k. to listen to, but I never go back to them like I do the others.

I give the album four stars simply for the notable tracks, which almost - but not quite make up for all the dissapointments.

A word of warning, though, to all you parents out there that are considering buying this album for your younger children (that is, under the age of 12 or so). Several of the songs on Godzilla: the album have profanity in them. "No Shelter," "Brain Stew," and "Come With Me" are the three that come to mind, but there could be a few more. The F word is uttered at least four times, by my count.

However, this album is worth buying, if you like Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, Puff Daddy and Foo Fighters.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review for the SOUNDTRACK..., January 29, 2005

By	Fyuzhn "fyuzhn" (America) - See all my reviews

...Because so many of the reviewers rated the *movie* and not the blasted *soundtrack* here! I guess taking the time to look for the movie page would be too much effort.

Anyway, the CD's a decent mix of songs. Though I despise most of his music, Puffy's "Come with Me" is oh so catchy. The other performers give decent poppy rock performances. If you like their standard fare, you'll more than likely enjoy their tracks here. Worth a buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Heroes and Zeroes, March 12, 2000

By	"[e-mail]" (Temple, TX) - See all my reviews

"Godzilla: the Album" begins with a lesson in bipolarity as it opens with The Wallflowers' majestic cover of David Bowie's "Heroes" in a version thats slightly rougher than the original. Next is a textbook example in how not to cover a song: Puff Daddy's "Come With Me." This time Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" gets the Puff Daddy plundering, I mean treatment. We should be thankful that he didn't decide to write new lyrics for the rock classic. Other high points include Foo Fighters' balladic ode to flying, Green Day's "Brain Stew" that comes complete with Godzilla grunts, and Joey DeLuxe's jazz-lounge number "Undercover" that somehow manages not to seem out of place. fuzzbubble's "Out There" is a rote "let's-write-a-song-about-a space-creature" number and Ben Folds Five's "Air" is just dull. And how can you have a "Godzilla" soundtrack without a remake, if not the original version, of Blue Oyster Cult's ode to the beast?