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.
After Son of Godzilla, the Showa series really bounces back in the strongest possible way with Destroy All Monsters. It's always been one of my favorite Godzilla movies with its all star cast of Monsters from the Toho universe. At this point, the alien invaders taking control of a monster trope was well established, but it still doesn't take away from how much fun the movie is, particularly when we get to the battle royal at the end. My only wish would have been a bit more of Varan, but that's picking nits.
Akira Ifukube is back for the score and it's as wonderful as anything he ever did. Menacing when it needs to be, triumphant when it has to be. It pulls you into the world and builds tension while reviving familiar themes and feelings. Top notch stuff for what I've read was originally imagined to be the last Godzilla movie.
At this point I'm a broken record about the Waxwork level of quality on this thing. As with the others, it looks great and sounds even better. I'll say this over and over, I'm just so happy to finally be able to have something like this in my collection.
Destroy All Monsters "Main Title/Title Credits":
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