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. Hedorah, or as I knew it as a kid; Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster, is definitely one of the odder Godzilla movies out there. But I think its inherent wackiness is one of the reasons I'm so fond of it. Whether it's Godzilla flying as he's propelled by his own atomic breath or the sheer fact that he's fighting a monster made from pollution, this is a Godzilla movie that may not go down quite as smoothly as some of the other Showa entries. But again, I love it.
The soundtrack is equally wacky. The score by Riichiro Manabe shrieks and wails and then chills out only to get ramped up again. In some ways it's kind of cartoony and in other ways it's bizarrely appropriate. And let's not forget the SIX versions of "Give Back The Sun" which cover varying degrees of psych rock weirdness.
Again, like the others, the LP was handled in an outstanding manner by the Waxwork folks. Sounds great, looks great and is just a shocking thing that I am allowed to have in my record collection.
Godzilla vs Hedorah - "Opening/Give Back The Sun I":
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ttz35
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ttz35
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