The Long Delayed CD Box Set to be Released at Last Author: John “Dutch” DeSentis with Robert Saint John Source: Ark Soundtrack Square, Masao Iwase Blog Special Thanks to Keith Aiken, Ed Godziszewski, and Larry Tuczynski’s Godzilla Monster Music Website

Back in 2004, amidst the hysteria that was Godzilla’s 50th Anniversary, it was announced that Toho Music would re-release the Godzilla soundtrack series in six special edition boxes loaded with extras such as alternate cues, dialog from the movies, and several bonus discs. The first of these GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK PERFECT COLLECTIONs hit the streets in October that year and the second set followed in December. Strangely, there was quite a delay on the third set as it did not see release until April of 2005. Little did collectors know that the delay of the third box would be nothing compared to the wait they would endure for the next. Now, after nearly a year and a half, the long delayed fourth box is finally set to be released on October 20, 2006. So what caused the big delay? The last eighteen months have been filled with fan speculation as to what exactly was going on with the sets. Ark Soundtrack Square (the exclusive provider of the box sets) originally announced that GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK PERFECT COLLECTION BOX FOUR was being released in August 2005, then in the “next month”, and eventually on some indefinite date “soon”. After a while, some fans began to just shrug off the news. After all, a year and a half is a long time. Rumors circulated that rights issues had led to the delays. Another factor could have been that, despite the limited run of each set (only 1,954 copies of each set were produced), the first three are still readily available which might point to signs of poor sales. That coupled with the weak business and merchandise sales from GODZILLA: FINAL WARS might have signaled that the company was going to cut their losses and end the sets.

Finally, the official word came out to set the record straight. It was reported that Toho Music had chosen to focus on the WAR HISTORY OF MEN: TOHO WAR MOVIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION release from last December. Also music producer Masao Iwase (GUNHED, GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE) revealed on his blog that he was putting a lot of extra work into GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK PERFECT COLLECTION BOX FOUR. Whatever the case, fans can now rejoice as it looks certain that this new street date for the fourth set is official.

So what is in store for fans with this fourth box? This set will be the most content filled set yet with a total of nine discs. The soundtrack to GODZILLA (aka THE RETURN OF GODZILLA, 1984) contains sixty three tracks, eight tracks more than the original 1993 Futureland release. Fans of that score can look forward to a multitude of previously unreleased alternate cues. GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE has been completely redone and remixed. Disc one of this soundtrack will contain nineteen tracks with three of them being Akira Ifukube cues from the album OSTINATO. This is obviously two tracks shorter than the 1993 issue but it is presumed that all the music is presented within the many suites. The second disc will contain music edited as it appeared in the film. The reason for this grand treatment of the GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE score is that Masao Iwase wanted to go the extra mile with the score. The booklet for this soundtrack may also include new interviews. GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH will contain fifty nine tracks with two previously unreleased. GODZILLA VS MOTHRA (aka GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH, 1992) is another double disc set. Disc one will contain fifty three tracks with two previously unreleased. Disc two is a bit odd as it contains more tracks from GODZILLA (1984) mixed in with extra material from GODZILLA VS MOTHRA. Most of the tracks on this disc comprise the GODZILLA SINGLES COLLECTION: 1984-1992 which has assorted pop songs like “Godzilla’s Love Theme” performed by The Star Sisters (which appeared during the end credits of the 1984 movie) and several Mothra related songs.

The first two bonus discs in the set are called KING OF MONSTERS: GODZILLA. This set is actually a re-release of material previously available on LP, much in the same manner as the previous bonus discs. The first CD contains some assorted vocal songs with non-vocal versions as added bonuses. These songs include “Go Go Godzilla”, “Punch Punch”, “Attack Gigan!”, and “Bride of Godzilla”. Many of these have also appeared on the GODZILLA SONG COLLECTION LP and CD. There are fourteen tracks total. The second disc seems to be some kind of children’s drama; each track of which runs about thirteen minutes long. There are reportedly some ZONE FIGHTER themes on that disc as well. The last bonus disc is the complete ZONE FIGHTER themes across eighteen tracks. Despite having much more material than the first three sets, the price of this set will remain consistent. At $99.50, the price of each box is more than fair. Each of the sets comes housed in a sturdy box which contains all the discs and some nice paperwork. The artwork for each individual disc is very nicely done with a close up shot of Godzilla’s face on each booklet cover and pictures of the films composers and female stars adorning the other art. Whether you are a staunch music collector or merely a casual fan of the music, these sets are worth every penny. The sound quality and re-master work on each disc brings out orchestral sounds that previous issues lacked. Each set can be ordered from Ark Soundtrack Square. DISC BREAKDOWN AND TRACKLISTING * Indicates never before released tracks

DISC 1: GODZILLA (Gojira, 1984) Music by Reijiro Koroku 1. Main Title (M1T2)-02:03 2. Huge Shadow (M2)-00:22 3. Victim (M3)-00:24 4. The Shockilas (M4)-00:50 5. Okamura in the Hospital (M5)-01:00 6. Hayashida Laboratory (M6)-00:44 7. Your Brother Lives (M7)-02:04 8. Crash Dive (M8)-00:39 9. Nuclear Sub SOS (M9)-00:34 10. News of Godzilla (M10)-00:26 11. First News Report (M11)-00:26 12. Misunderstanding (M12T2)-00:41 13. Search Operation (M12A)-00:41 14. Godzilla Appears at Nihama (M13)-03:11 15. Destruction of the Nuclear Plant (M14)-02:00 16. Second News Report (M14A)-00:15 17. Mihara Mountain Crater (M15)-01:19 18. U.S. and Soviet Envoys Arrive (M16)-01:13 19. Relief of the Prime Minister (M17)-01:41 20. Soviet Nuclear Satellite (M33A)-00:12 21. Emergency Evacuation (M18)-00:46 22. Self Defense Forces at Mihara (M18A)-00:47 23. Alert in the Bay (M18B)-00:39 24. Godzilla Appearance (M19)-01:53 25. Barashaibo (M20)-00:32 26. Godzilla in Yurakucho (M21T2)-02:48 27. Military Operations Commence (M22)-00:41 28. Deserted City (M23)-00:07 29. Lights of the Town (M23A)-00:48 30. Godzilla and The Magnetic Substance (M24)-00:29 31. Super-X Mobilization (M25)-02:29 32. Nuclear Missile Launch (M27)-00:28 33. Approach of the Missile (M28)-00:47 34. Behemoth Collapses (M29)-00:29 35. To the Shelter (M30)-00:14 36. High Rise Rescue (M31)-00:42 37. Two People Left (M32)-01:41 38. Hope for Life (M33)-00:38 39. Missile Collision (M34)-00:41 40. Red Clouds (M34A)-00:04 41. Thunder (M35E)-00:07 42. Awaking I (M35A)-00:02 43. Awaking II (M35B)-00:03 44. Awaking III (M35B)-00:02 45. Awaking IV (M35C)-00:02 46. Godzilla’s Revival (M35D)-00:12 47. Godzilla vs. Super-X (M36)-01:48 48. Destroy the City (M37)-00:44 49. Fear of Godzilla (M38)-00:03 50. The City of the Crimson Lotus Bloom (M39)-00:19 51. Godzilla to Oshima (M40)-01:25 52. Godzilla Lands on Oshima (M41)-01:38 53. Godzilla Into Mihara (M42)-01:43 54. Goodbye Godzilla (Ending) (M43BT3)-01:59 ALTERNATE TAKES 55. Godzilla Into Mihara (M42B)-01:45 56. Ending (M43)-01:53 57. Main Title (M1T1)-02:03 58. Misunderstanding (M12T1)-00:39 59. Godzilla in Yurakucho (M21T1)-02:47 60. Lights of the Town (M23A)-00:50 61. U.S. and Soviet Envoys Arrive (M15AM16A)-01:12 62. Super-X Mobilization (M25 and edit)-02:30 63. Goodbye Godzilla -03:41 DISCS 2-3: GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE (Gojira tai Biorante, 1989) Music by Koichi Sugiyama DISC 2 1. Suite 1 Godzilla 1989 -05:59 2. Suite 2 Republic of Saradia -03:35 3. Suite 3 Scramble March -04:28 4. Suite 4 Asuka -04:29 5. Suite 5 Countdown -05:06 6. Suite 6 Love Theme -03:28 7. Suite 7 Bio Wars T-2 -04:36 8. Suite 8 Biollante -06:30 9. Suite 9 Requiem -03:17 10. Suite 10 Super X-2 T-2 -05:59 11. Suite 4 Asuka (Piano Solo)-02:10 12. Suite 4 Asuka (Piano Solo Short)-00:28 13. Suite 7- Bio Wars T-3 -04:35 14. Suite 10- Super X-2 T-3 -05:57 15. G-Cells -03:12 16. Godzilla Titles (From OSTINATO)-01:37 17. Godzilla vs. The Army (From OSTINATO)-02:59 18. Great Monster March (From OSTINATO)-03:06 19. Ending -04:57 DISC 3 1. Toho Logo -00:45 2. Main Titles -01:13 3. Bio Wars -01:12 4. Republic of Saradia I -00:19 5. Republic of Saradia II -00:20 6. Research Lab Bomb -00:24 7. Death of Erica -00:26 8. Asuka and Kirishima I -01:45 9. Psychic Hospital -00:16 10. Chilling Premonition -00:17 11. First Alert -00:35 12. Asuka and Kirishima II -00:42 13. Gene Splicing -00:53 14. First Half of the Gene Culture -00:26 15. Second Alert -00:23 16. Break in at Shiragami Labs -00:55 17. Presentment -00:14 18. Biollante in the Lake I -01:50 19. Meeting with “Alien” Organization -00:07 20. Countdown -01:31 21. Return of Godzilla (From OSTINATO) -00:40 22. Uraga Strait Battle -01:17 23. Super X-2 Mobilization -02:37 24. Escape of SSS9 -00:29 25. Biollante in the Lake II -00:52 26. Super X-2 vs. Godzilla -01:26 27. Ashinoko Defense Line -01:02 28. Godzilla vs. Biollante in Ashinoko -04:06 29. Biollante in the Blaze -01:07 30. Patrol 00:18 31. Ise Bay Defense Line 00:36 32. Godzilla’s Surprise Appearance: Third Alert -00:09 33. Psychic Standoff -01:40 34. Fourth Alert -00:30 35. Evacuation of Osaka -00:31 36. Plot of Saradia -00:25 37. Godzilla Destroys Osaka (From OSTINATO) -01:12 38. Fight in the Business Park I -02:18 39. Fight in the Business Park II -02:43 40. Thunder Control System I (From OSTINATO) -01:23 41. Thunder Control System II -01:36 42. Thunder Control System Standby -00:28 43. Attack (From Ostinato) -01:37 44. Godzilla vs. the Attack Helicopters -01:14 45. Advent of Biollante -01:00 46. Godzilla vs. Biollante in Wakasa -03:46 47. Ascension of Biollante -01:05 48. Chase SSS9 -01:26 49. Relief -00:33 50. Ending -04:59 51. Previews -01:56 DISC 4: GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (Gojira tai Kingu Ghidora, 1991) Music by Akira Ifukube 1. Opening (M1A)-01:35 2. Main Title (M1BT1)- 00:12 3. UFO Flying (M1CT1)-01:15 4. Remembering Lagos Island (M2)-01:36 5. The UFO at Fuji (M4)-00:19 6. Photos of a Dinosaur (M5)-00:52 7. The Self-Defense Force Mobilizes (M6)-00:39 8. 3D Visualization I (M7A)-00:05 9. 3D Visualization II (M7B)-00:08 10. Conference with the Futurians (M8)-00:36 11. Birth of Godzilla (M9)-00:41 12. MOTHER (M10)-01:58 13. The Dorats (M11)-00:55 14. The Lagos Island Garrison (M12)-02:33 15. The Garrison Charges (M13A)-01:05 16. Godzillasaurus Appears (M13B)-03:54 17. Resurrection of the Godzillasaurus (M14A)-00:15 18. Farewell to the Dinosaur (M15)-01:38 19. The Dorats of Lagos Island (M16)-00:42 20. A Shadow Spoils the Future (M18A)-00:16 21. King Ghidorah Attacks Fukuoka (M18A+M18B)-02:56 22. Terasawa and Emmy (M19)-01:45 23. A Sign of Godzilla (M20)-00:27 24. Android M-11 (M21)-01:37 25. A Huge Column of Water (M23A)-00:09 26. Appearance of Godzilla -00:32 27. Get King Ghidorah! (From OSTINATO)-01:50 28. Godzilla Arrives at Hokkaido (M25)-01:30 29. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah I (M27)-01:36 30. The Head of King Ghidorah (M29A)-00:12 31. The Appearance of Mecha-King Ghidorah (M35A Normal)-00:22 32. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah II (M18B)-03:42 33. Farewell, My Homeland (M37)-01:12 34. Ending (M38+M23 A+M ending)-02:56 BONUS ALTERNATE TAKE TRACKS 35. Main Title (M1BT2)-00:15 36. UFO Flying (M1CT2)-01:15 37. The Appearance of Mecha-King Ghidorah (M35A)-00:23 38. Attack of Godzilla (M slow march)-00:58 39. Ending I (M38)-02:58 40. Ending II (M ending)-00:13 41. Sapporo Clock Tower (M31A)-00:55 42. Main Title (M1B-1)-00:13 43. Remembering Lagos Island (M2-1)-01:32 44. The UFO at Fuji (M4-1)-00:17 45. The Self-Defense Force Mobilizes (M6-1)-00:41 46. 3D Visualization I (M7A-1)-00:06 47. 3D Visualization II (M7B-1,2,3,4)-00:34 48. Birth of Godzilla (M9-2)-00:41 49. MOTHER(M10-1)-02:00 50. The Garrison Charges (M13A-1)-01:06 51. Resurrection of the Godzillasaurus (M14A-1)-00:13 52. Terasawa and Emmy (M19-1)-01:46 53. A Sign of Godzilla (M20-1)-00:26 54. Android M-11 (M21-1)-01:36 55. Appearance of Godzilla -00:32 56. Farewell, My Homeland (M37-2)-01:08 57. Ending I (M38-1)-02:25 58. Ending I (M38-2)-02:39 59. Ending II (M and -1)-00:12 DISC 5: GODZILLA VS MOTHRA (Gojira tai Mosura, 1992) Music by Akira Ifukube 1. The Fall of the Meteorite (M1)-00:44 2. *Main Title (M2)-01:24 3. The Ruins of the Ayutthaya Dynasty (M3)-00:54 4. The Golden Image of Buddha (M4)-00:15 5. Collapse of the Temple (M5)-01:08 6. The Iceberg Incident (M7)-00:20 7. Infant Island (M8)-00:48 8. Collapse of the Suspension Bridge (M9)-01:15 9. Midori`s Letter (M10)-00:45 10. The Mural in the Cave (M11)-01:42 11. Discovery of the Giant Egg (M12)-00:36 12. Legend of the Cosmos (M13)-01:56 13. Larva Battra`s Appearance (M14 slow short)-00:48 14. Towing the Giant Egg (M15)-00:37 15. Battra Attacks Nagoya (M14)-01:22 16. *Battra Against the Self-Defense Forces (M16B)-02:00 17. The Appearance of Godzilla (Godzilla`s Theme)-03:37 18. Birth of Larva Mothra (M26)-02:58 19. The Hotel in Manila (M22)-02:07 20. Mothra`s Song as She Crosses the Sea (M23)-01:20 21. Mothra Landing -00:54 22. The Cosmos and Mothra (M27T2)-00:54 23. The Cocoon at the Diet Building (M28)-01:38 24. Godzilla Comes from the Fuji Volcano -02:47 25. The Birth of Adult Mothra -02:40 26. The Birth of Adult Battra -00:48 27. Godzilla Against the Self-Defense Forces (M32)-01:56 28. Luminous Fairies -00:56 29. Godzilla vs. Mothra (M26)-04:02 30. Halo Above the Water (M35L)-00:44 31. Mothra Heads into Space (M36)02:37 32. End Titles (M37)-03:41 BONUS TRACKS 33. Battra Theme I (M14)-01:43 34. Cry of the Cosmos -00:14 35. Mothra`s Song I (M23)-01:15 36. Mothra`s Song II -00:47 37. Mothra`s Song III -01:08 38. Mahala Mothra I -00:48 39. Mahala Mothra II -00:43 40. Luminous Fairies (M34) -00:55 41. Sacred Fountain I (the first half of M30 one vibrant tune) -0:08 42. Sacred Fountain II (M30)-02:33 43. Sacred Fountain III (M30A) -01:31 44. Sacred Fountain IV (M30B)-02:33 45. The Birth of Adult Battra (M31BT1) 46. Mothra and the Conversation with Battra (M101)-00:45 47. Energy (M102)-00:20 48. Battra Theme II (M103)-00:47 49. Scales (M104)-00:32 50. Scales Attack (M38)-00:29 51. Undersea Battle (M14)-01:24 52. Sacred Fountain V (M30)-01:31 53. Mothra`s Song (as she crosses the sea; dubbing material for movies)-01:17 DISC 6: EXTRAS GODZILLA VS MOTHRA 1. Mothra`s Song (Synthesizer Version, Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura as "The Cosmos") Insertion song test - TEIKU Collection -01:18 2. Sacred Fountain (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-01:35 3. Mahala Mothra (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-01:31 4. Cry of Mothra (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-00:14 5. Mothra`s Song (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-00:50 GODZILLA (1984) 6. Godzilla`s Theme - 05:27 (Reijiro Koroku) GODZILLA SINGLES COLLECTION 1984-1992 GODZILLA (1984) 7. Godzilla: Love`s Theme (Reijiro Koroku, Star Shisutazu)- 03:44 8. Sweetheart of Goodbye (Yasuko Sawaguchi)- 03:47 9. Godzilla Forever! Akira Ifukube Showa Godzilla Medley of Glory (arrangement Hideo Saito)- 04:46 10. Godzilla: Love`s Theme (instrumental, Reijiro Koroku)-03:40 11. Godzilla Forever! Akira Ifukube Showa Godzilla Medley of Glory (no sound effects, arrangement Hideo Saito)-04:39 12. Love Theme of Godzilla (Reijiro Koroku, Yoshimi Niikura, Jackie)-03:52 GODZILLA VS MOTHRA 13. Mothra`s Song (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-03:52 14. Sacred Fountain (Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura)-03:47 ADVENTURE! GODZILLALAND 15. Godzilla Musical Scales (So Fa Mi Re Do Exercises)-03:45 16. Godzi-rap (Ambient Mix)-03:46 17. GODGILLA (Fighter Ishida and GYM)-03:21

DISC 7-8: BONUS A- KING OF MONSTERS: GODZILLA + EXTRAS A collection of singles and B-sides -- some vocals, some marches -- most originally released between 1971 and 1973. DISC 7 1. Godzilla & Jet Jaguar: Punch Punch Punch -02:28 2. Attack Gigan -03:21 3. Rock Rock Godzilla -03:36 4. Attack Megalon -02:49 5. Bride of Godzilla -02:41 6. Go! Go! Godzilla -03:04 7. Godzilla March (choral cut version)-03:24 8. Tale (from GODZILLA VS HEDORAH)-14:12 9. Get (50 monsters roaring)-04:48 (exclusive CD bonus track) 10. Rock Rock Godzilla (alternate version)-03:14 11. Bride of Godzilla (alternate version)-02:57 12. Godzilla March (with words, no sound effects)-03:08 13. Attack Gigan (choral cut version)-03:21 14. Attack Megalon (without dialogue)-02:44 DISC 8 1. Crack Monster Unit: T (TADASHI)-14:28 (children’s record) 2. Crack Monster Unit: Underwater Monster BULLWARA -13:11 3. Crack Monster Unit: Galaxy Monster KIRASUTA -13:24 ZONE FIGHTER (Ryuseii Ningen Zon, 1973) Theme Songs and Singles Collection 4. Zone Fighter (TV size)-01:12 5. Zone Fighter Spirits March (Kadoma Children’s Choir)-01:16 6. Meteor Victory (one chorus, version 1)-01:07 7. Meteor Victory (one chorus, version 2)-01:07 8. Meteor Victory (one chorus, version 3)-01:07 9. Zone Fighter Spirits March (Kazuya Aoyama version, one chorus)-01:10 10. Zone Fighter (TV size, karaoke version)-01:12 11. I am Garoga (karaoke version)-03:49 12. Zone Fighter Spirits March (karaoke version)-04:09 DISC 9: BONUS B- GODZILLA SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHY- ZONE FIGHTER + EXTRAS Theme Song Bonus Track 1. Accident in the Dirt/Bilge (M2T1) 2. Ending (M23T1) 3. Zone Fighter Theme (Kadoma Children’s Choir)-04:23 4. Invasion! The Garoga Army: Enter Godzilla! (Episode 4)-07:22 5. Blast King Ghidorah at Point Blank” (Episode 5)–8:07 6. King Ghidorah`s Counterattack (Episode 6) 7. In the Twinkling of an Eye: The Roar of Godzilla! (Episode 11)–06:06 8. Submersion! Godzilla, Save Tokyo! (Episode 15)–03:30 9. Zone Fighter Spirits March –03:30 10. Invincible! Godzilla`s Violent Rampage! (Episode 21)–04:57 11. Fierce! Zone & Godzilla vs the Allied Terro-Beast Army! (Episode 25)–04:08 12. Theme of Garoga (M25, M21, M2)–03:43 13. Zone Family (M9, M27, M6, M10, M13A)–04:08 14. Decisive Battle! Zone and Godzilla (M31, M53, M1)-03:52 15. End Theme (M14)-01:37 16. Meteor Victory (Kadoma Children’s Choir, Words Kazumi Kitahara) Bonus track -03:11 17. Zone Fighter Spirits March –01:17 18. The Invader’s Demon Face (M25B, M26B, M65, M62B)–03:02 19. To a New Home -03:07 20. Endless Devastation (M65, M79, M79B, M80B)–02:53 21. Zone Fighter Spirits March (instrumental)–03:26