Rambling Records (2023)
While this isn't the last kaiju soundtrack I have on deck, this is the last Godzilla one. Shin Godzilla hasn't had a vinyl release, but since that's a standalone movie and not part of a series of soundtracks, I don't feel the need to call out any record labels for not releasing it. It would be nice to have at some point, and I assume that a label will get to it eventually.
But to the matter at hand, we have the soundtrack to Godzilla Minus One, with the bulk of the score composed by Naoki Sato, with a little bit of Akira Ifukube as all good Godzilla soundtracks should have. The movie was spectacular and I cannot possibly recommend it highly enough. Stop whatever you are doing right now and go watch it. Even my wife loved it and she doesn't really care for Godzilla movies. It's everything you want in a Godzilla film and I'm so excited to see where they go with these characters next.
The soundtrack doesn't get me quite as excited as the movie does. And that isn't because it's bad or anything. The score is just very somber and low key for the non-Godzilla scenes. They work perfectly in the context of the movie, but as standalone music, it becomes a bit atmospheric and lost into the background for me. But when the music hits for Godzilla appearances, it's as loud, chaotic and frantic as you want it to be.
I ended up getting the Japanese version on Rambling as opposed to the US version that Waxwork put out. I didn't specifically avoid the US version or go after the Japanese version, this one just ended up being the one I could get first. The Waxwork one looks great though and were it not for the fact that I'm very consciously trying to cut down on variant collecting, I'd want that in the collection as well.
Godzilla Minus One Soundtrack:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhw_lbL2k89bu3WU1uT_J47dBTvWUMOTQ
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