Waxwork (2021)
For the next several Fridays I'll be writing about an LP from the fantastic Godzilla Show Era soundtrack box set. Godzilla was such an important part of my childhood and the music was such a vital piece of that puzzle. Thrilled to finally have these on vinyl.
Me, I'll probably always call this movie Monster Zero even if that's not it's proper Japanese name. Monster Zero was one of the earlier Gidzilla VHS tapes I had in my collection as a kid so I have watched it a ton over the years. It's definitely one of the ones I'm most familiar with, though admittedly I've probably watched the dubbed version twenty times more than the subtitled Japanese one.
It's mostly built around Godzilla and Rodan against King Ghidorah who is now controlled by spacemen from Planet X. In particular I love the alien invader plot, which quickly became a staple in Godzilla movies, and I think the Planet X denizens are probably the coolest batch of marauding space people.
Soundtrack wise, it's another Ifukube masterpiece. The main title and battle scene scores are impeccable, not only calling on some past themes, but really bringing in new, atmospheric pieces that really set the stage. I don't know that it's my favorite score, but it's definitely way up there. As per the rest of this set, Waxwork did great with this LP. Sounds great, looks great and is happily part of my collection.
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