The Origin of the Bum Bum Song (ie the End Title)

[gfanikf]

From

http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews ... nt&id=2179

It appears it was a reused track

[quote]
Emerson, Keith, with Nobuhiko Morino & Daisuke Yano: Godzilla–Final Wars (OST)


Fifty years! In 2004, our favorite atomic-breathed walking metaphor celebrated five decades of rule over Kaijutopia. Diminished box office returns won’t unmake Godzilla’s status as one of pop culture’s single most recognizable icons—one as familiar as Star Wars, Playboy, and that dude over in Neverland. For Big G’s birthday, Toho approved a script that involved the largest collection of empowered beasties—kaiju—since 1968’s Destroy All Monsters. The film retains Akira Ifukube’s timeless titular theme, but an otherwise all-electronic underscore was commissioned, the bulk of which was performed by Keith Emerson, along with two other Japanese synthesists. Emerson’s presence marks his first venture back into the soundtrack realm since the animated series Iron Man and Harmageddon (his first was for Dario Argento’s Inferno, in 1978).

How amusing that Emo’s already been criticized for using much, perhaps all, of the music he wrote for an unpublished ELP album for Final Wars. It’s true: “Crossing The Rubicon,â€

[emeGoji]

OMG, so they paid him for old unused crap!? He didn't even bother writing new stuff? Of all the crappy decision making that went into this film, this easily takes the cake.

One good thing did come from this soundtrack: The King of Monsters is a great theme.

[gfanikf]

Yeah.
I hate to say it but the OST is really growing on me not the unused stuff but the stuff from the film proper.

[Robert Saint John]

This might explain how I heard one of the tracks ("High Battle" I think) used as background music for an in-store ad at a Target store @ last Christmas. I wouldn't be surprised if he licensed some of his stuff for stock music, like Killer Tracks does.

[Gojira, Monster King]

[Robert Saint John]

[RyanClark]

[Elliot Gay]

[Gojira, Monster King]

[emeGoji]

[Jet JoJo]

[Metalliza]

[Robert Saint John]

One thing that's funny (to me) when watching some of the extras on Disc 2 of the DVD set is how much better GFW sounds with its temporary stock music!

[MireGoji]

[Joseph Goodman]

[MireGoji]

[emeGoji]

[Gojira, Monster King]

[CyHunter]