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.
Godzilla vs. Megalon is not one of the more lauded entries in the Godzilla series, but it is one that is so very near and dear to my heart. It was the first Godzilla movie I ever owned on VHS as my mom bought it for me one day when we were at the supermarket. I'm not sure why they were selling a Godzilla tape, but as soon as I saw it and thought that I could then watch a Godzilla movie whenever I wanted, instead of hoping to see one on Saturday morning on channel 9 or 11, I was hooked.
I watched that tape so many times as a kid and it became the cornerstone while I tried to add more VHS tapes to the collection. I don't think I finally had all of the Show era VHS tapes until I hit high school, but I had Megalon the longest. It's a very campy movie that is certainly weird in places. Gigan teams up with Megalon to make a pretty fun monster tag team. Godzilla receives help from Toho's Ultraman knockoff, Jet Jaguar - who is probably the character/thing this movie is most well known for.
Riichiro Manabe handles the score for this one, which features a pretty upbeat and jaunty feel throughout the movie. While it doesn't have the same sort of ominous tones one would expect from an Akira Ifukube soundtrack, at least they did a proper score for this movie instead of recycling music like they did for Godzilla vs. Gigan.
Broken record time where I repeat myself again. What Waxwork has done with this album is fantastic. Sounds great, looks even better. Another piece of joy on my record shelf.
Godzilla vs. Megalon - "Main Theme":
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