Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (soundtrack)
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| Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Original Soundtrack) | |
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| Released | December 12, 2001 |
| Recorded | October 2001[1] |
| Studio | Toho Studios |
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| Length | 57:35 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Label | Tokuma Japan Communications |
| Producer | Kyoko Kitahara |
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2001 Japanese kaiju film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, composed by Kow Otani, a frequent collaborator of the film's director, Shusuke Kaneko. Otani created a distinctive score that blended orchestral and electronic elements with techno influences, deliberately avoiding Akira Ifukube's Godzilla style and his own earlier Gamera scores.[2] He drew inspiration from the progressive rock band Goblin[3] and his own score for Shokoki! (2001).[2]
Otani composed the main monster themes in the unified key of A minor to emphasize their shared mythological essence. Godzilla's motif features low-register brass and strings for a heavy, ominous quality, while Mothra and King Ghidorah are represented by female and male choruses respectively, performed by students from Toho Gakuen School of Music.[4][2] The end credits incorporate Akira Ifukube's classic "Godzilla Theme" and "War of the Monsters March" from Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965).[5]
The original soundtrack album, featuring 36 tracks from the film score, was released on December 12, 2001, by Tokuma Japan Communications and runs for 57 minutes.[6] In April 2010, Toho Records released an expanded edition that runs approximately 75 minutes and includes bonus tracks and demos.[7]
