Godzilla vs Destroyah Soundtrack LP - Pink & White Swirl Vinyl (/2500)

Death Waltz / Mondo (2021)

Godzilla vs Destroyah was the final movie in the Godzilla Heisei series and it was a pretty big deal when it came out in Japan in 1995.  I remember reading about it in the G-Fan zine that I used to buy at the old comic shop at the Rockaway mall.  Toho made a huge push that Godzilla was going to die and the plan was to put Godzilla movies on ice for a while so that Tristar could launch their American Godzilla series.  That may not have ended up being the best idea in the world, but I can see why they wouldn't want competing Godzilla franchises happening at the same time in 1995.

I just rewatched the movie this week after not having seen it for quite some time.  I have watched it more recently than some of the others, but it's been at least 15 years.  While it's definitely not my favorite Godzilla movie, it's one of the better Heisei entries for sure.  And following on the heels of Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla, it feels like a masterpiece even though it has its share of flaws.  It's a solid movie though, and a good way to close out this era of Godzilla.  I still don't like how it leaves Godzilla Jr. as the character to leads the next era of Godzilla, but then that idea was completely dropped when the Millennium series started.

For the soundtrack Akira Ifukube is back.  As he should be for this Godzilla's swan song.  The soundtrack is strong, leaning heavily on older motifs while still bringing in some new ideas.  There isn't a bad Godzilla soundtrack from the Heisei era, but at the same time I don't find that any of them stands head and shoulders above any other.  I do tend to listen to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla '93 the most, simply because it's my favorite movie of the series.

Death Waltz and Mondo do a great job with the vinyl for this as usual.  Again, I do wish there was more consistency in the artwork for each release, but as a standalone piece it is very nice.  This wraps up the Mondo Heisei Godzilla soundtracks, so it's only fitting that I once again say that it's ridiculous that they never released Godzilla vs Biollante on vinyl so that I could have a complete set of Heisei soundtracks.

Godzilla vs Destroyah Soundtrack:
https://youtu.be/iq2-f43x6IA?si=ydIlH901AXlapGIo