Released December 22, 2004 Length 69:07 | Label Victor Record Co. Release date 22 December 2004 | |
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Keith Emerson albums Emerson Plays Emerson, Keith Emerson Band, Changing States, The Christmas Album, Vivacitas | ||
Godzilla: Final Wars - Music from the Motion Picture is the film score to the 2004 film Godzilla: Final Wars composed by Keith Emerson, Nobuhiko Morino, and Daisuke Yano. The soundtrack was released on December 22, 2004 through Victor Records. In 2010, Toho Music released a 3-disc expansion of the soundtrack (as part of their 50th Anniversary Godzilla Soundtrack Perfect Collection Box Set) which included material not featured in the Victor Records release such as demos, extensions, remasters, complete compositions, and rejected tracks.
Contents
Production
Director Ryuhei Kitamura approached Keith Emerson to do the music for the film because he was a fan of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Progressive Rock. Emerson was only given two weeks to write the film's music and wrote more tracks than what was used in the final cut. Nobuhiko Morino and Daisuke Yano contributed additional music to the soundtrack, however, Emerson did not collaborate with them. The song "We're All to Blame" by Sum 41 is featured in the film during the battle between Godzilla and Zilla.
Perfect Collection release
In 2010, Toho Music re-released the soundtrack for Godzilla Final Wars as part of their 50th Anniversary Godzilla Soundtrack Perfect Collection Box Set. The Godzilla Final Wars set contains demos and rejected track from Keith Emerson, as well as the complete compositions from Daisuke Yano and Nobuhiko Morino. This release includes material that was not featured in the Victor Records release.
Songs
1Theme Of Godzilla0:30
2The King Of Monsters1:56
3The Beginning Of The End1:49