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.
Son of Godzilla isn’t one of my favorite Godzilla movies. It starts with how ugly the suit is. This is a bad look for Godzilla and I just will never understand why they designed his head to look the way it does. And then there’s the whole concept of Minilla. Putting aside the bad design, he’s pretty much just the butt of jokes and abuse for the duration of the film.
I don’t hate it or anything, but when compared to just about any other Godzilla movie, it just comes up short for me. Luckily the soundtrack is pretty solid. While I think it falls a little short on the tropical good times of Ebirah, it still feels like a somewhat similar vibe,, though there are certainly more moments of childlike innocence. While I’ll always probably like Akira Ifukube’s work best, Masaru Sato’s scores are ones that I don’t seem to remember that I like as much as I do until I’m listening to them.
Vinyl sound and art design is great like the rest of the box set. It’s probably not the first LP I’d grab if I wanted to listen to something, but it’s good to know it’s there if the spirit moves me.
Son of Godzilla - "Main Title Theme":
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