Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Year Movie Released in Japan: 1974 Year Movie Released in U.S.: 1976 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) is the last score in the whole Godzilla series done by Masaru Satoh. Well I can tell that his style hasnt changed from his two previous scores. There is a jazz kind of feel in the music. And as with all the other CDs, the music is remastered and you definitely can see (or hear) it as the music sounds completely sharp and clear. This CD is perhaps the primary reason why Ive waited so much for this box set. GvsMG was the very first G-movie I saw. So of course I got addicted to the music in it. And now FINALLY I got the whole soundtrack! Well what can I tell you? The music is wonderful! The opening track gets you right into excitement as the drums and jazz music start the movie. The rest of the soundtrack uses some repeating tunes like the battle theme (my favorite) in tracks 10 and 32-33, Godzillas theme in 11, 17 and 30, and the "Okinawa theme" in 2, 18 and 35. The music in tracks 12-13 are somewhat similar to the battle theme. I also liked the music in track 7 when the disguised alien tries to steal the Caesar statue. Satoh also uses his Godzilla theme from Son of Godzilla when MG and King Caesar fight. Track 28, Miyarabis Prayer, is the song of King Caesar and it has a female vocal. There is of course plenty of bonus tracks. First we have other versions (takes) of the Main Title. That can get repetitive. Then we have a combination of the tracks 12-13. Thats the way theyre heard in the movie. Then theres other takes of Keisukes Return and Ending. A shortened version of track 7 is also included. Then comes the Okinawa Folk Ballad which sounds very much like traditional Japanese music. Finally we have two songs. First is the record version of Miyarabis Prayer and then a song for MG! I liked the MG song a lot. It has the same tune from the battle theme (I think). The booklet is similar to the others. Its got Godzillas face from the movie in the front and the leading women in the back. In the first pages is of course the track list. And above it, like in the others, theres a different English movie title than in the front, which is a good thing. The booklets got many photos and information text. And last but not least, in the middle is a picture of the LP disc where the two songs (46, 47) are from and the lyrics for them both in Japanese. Overall I give a high grade for this soundtrack. Being one of my definite favorites, I cant stop loving it. Great job, Satoh! If you dont have the old disc then definitely by this box set. It IS worth the money.