Godzilla (2014) Part Three (NON-SPOILER DISCUSSION)

[Cheeky_Pig]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

To be fair I am a prude when it comes to movie scores. In my mind it is...

(1) John Williams
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(2) Hans Zimmer
(3) Other people
(4) Keither Emerson

I'm an ass hole when it comes to movie soundtracks. My opinion should be taken with a grain of salt.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

>John Barry will never score a Godzilla film



Feels bad man

[gojira_fan]

[mrbluehair]

[Godzilla21]

[snowfall]

[TRUTH ABSOLUTE]

LET THEM FIGHT!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTu0Zzf0x-8

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[TRUTH ABSOLUTE]

If it doesn't work, go to YouTube and search godzilla 2014 official movie clip.
You can see a quick but epic view of G.

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[TRUTH ABSOLUTE]

Hmm. In the you got to get out of there clip, is that a rat that drops down and runs away from the steam? I guess we will have a giant mutated rat in the sequel for G to fight. Or perhaps have as an ally like anguirus!

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[Dorkzilla]

[lhb412]

I'm liking the score. Pretty traditional, but that's fine by me.

[The Shadow]

[jellydonut25]

[KingKaiju]

It seems some fans are having a hard time grasping the fact that this is neither Japanese nor Toho Godzilla film. I swear, half these comments are people complaining that he doesn't look too much like the heisei Godzilla, or that they're not going to use Akira Takadara, or that Ikufube's score isn't in there. SHEESH! We're getting a HIGH BUDGET HOLLYWOOD FEATURE LENGTH GODZILLA FILM!!! Isn't that enough??? Apparently not =/. What next? "boohooooo! The monster wasn't Rodan! Only Rodan can be a flying monster in a Godzilla movie!!!!"

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

I mean, I'm pretty much onboard with this movie. But this music just doesn't do it for me right now. It be better with the movie.

FUTURE FAN EDIT HERE I COME!

And no, I won't use Ifukube cues either

[Psycho Soldier]

I can't listen to the score, because Spotify hates Canadians and I can't be bothered to use a proxy right now. But I'm not surprised to hear that it's more utilitarian than thematic. The complaints about it sounding dissonant and chaotic pique my interest - now I'm more curious to hear it than I was before. I liked the stuff that was released earlier, so the full soundtrack might fit with my tastes.

EDIT: The YouTube magic has pulled through for us, so I've just finished listening to the soundtrack. To both confirm and deny what others have said, this score is much more about rhythm and dissonance than about strong themes or melodies, so it doesn't necessarily sound like a traditional Godzilla score in that sense. With that said, I was able to identify 2 motifs (heard in "Godzilla!" and "To Q Zone") which recur in at least 4 or 5 other tracks. Sometimes their usage is fairly subtle, but I can certainly hear them.

Overall, I think the score is pretty decent. It's not one where I can point at a track and say, "That's my favourite," but I think it comes together as a whole. ("To Q Zone" probably wins on the strength of its second half - that's maybe the best I can say.) I'm not as bothered by the shakuhachi as others are. However, it's used pretty aggressively, and runs the risk of sounding comical and/or stereotypically Japanese in the film's context. The dissonance works for me - it's no 'Rite of Spring' (few things are), but it should effectively lend a sense of chaos to the proceedings. There's also at least one moment that sounds like Ligeti, so if you liked the trailer music, you're not out of luck. This is all good background music for sure. For me, at least, it also works as a stand-alone listening experience.

[ebirahsmeg1]

[jellydonut25]

I spent like a few hundred words detailing my thoughts on the score and I don't think I even ONCE used the word Ifukube. In fact, only ONE person has...but nice to know anyone who has a negative comment gets lumped right in with the trolls. Next time someone asks about the score I can just post "BioGoji. Ifukube." and not worry myself about giving honest opinion

[Pkmatrix]

I'm purposely avoiding the soundtrack for now. I've had one too many times where I listened to the score or a song before watching the movie/show and hated it, only to find I loved it in context or when applied to the visuals. I'm going to skip the first step this time and not judge it separately.

[Hybrid Gojira]

Soooo...

I haven't read this review yet, but my understanding is that the comic book has some massive spoilers from the movie.

Read at your discretion, I guess.

http://www.geekosystem.com/godzilla-awakening/


I'm also avoiding the soundtrack. The titles are spoilery and honestly I'd rather hear the music for the first time during the film. I guess I'm a snobby purist? I dunno. Le sigh. Not being able to read the spoilers is both a blessing and a curse.

[jellydonut25]

I'd already had the track titles spoiled for me.

Also, I listened to the soundttrack for PacRim before seeing the movie and found the experience to be pretty great....

unfortunately learning that can't/won't always be the case.

[Hybrid Gojira]

The main theme from PR is catchy.

Desplat's work overall is mostly melodic mood pieces as opposed to anything incredibly memorable, at least when I've sampled his work.

[MouthForWar]

[Hybrid Gojira]

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