Godzilla vs Mothra: The Battle For Earth

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KEY FEATURES

• 2xLP pressed on 140g Eco Random Colored Vinyl
• Spins at 33 1/3 RPM
• Housed in a gatefold sleeve
• Screen-printed D side
• Music composed by Akira Ifukube
• Original artwork by Greg Ruth

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

The Big G is back, but has Godzilla bitten off more than it can chew?

1992's GODZILLA VS MOTHRA is a triple threat treasure, with Godzilla battling the legendary Mothra and its dark doppelganger Battra, unleashed by a meteorite and is intent on destroying Mothra and, subsequently, the world. Throw in a rogue archaeologist, his ex-wife, and a multinational company exploiting the minute Mothra Cosmos twins, and you have a thrilling kaiju adventure with a stunning score by the original Godzilla composer, the brilliant Akira Ifukube.

GODZILLA VS MOTHRA is undoubtedly one of Ifukube's most outstanding scores, bringing together the traditional booming brass and bass that accompanies Godzilla and Battra with a more ethereal sensibility for Mothra and her mission to save the Earth. Godzilla's theme is stomping in the foreground, and Battra gets similar material with a gigantic doom-laden motif for his destructive power. But the "Sacred Springs" theme for Mothra is a match for any of them, with Ifukube using it in minor and major modes, with a gorgeous rendition with a female chorus at the climax of the score, illustrating once again that when it comes to the music of Godzilla, Akira Ifukube is the master.

~Charlie Brigden

TRACKLIST

1. The Giant Meteorite Draws Near
2. Main Title
3. The Ruins of the Ayutthaya Dynasty
4. The Golden Statue of Buddha
5. The Temple Collapses
6. The Iceberg Disaster
7. Infant Island
8. The Suspension Bridge Falls
9. Midori's Letter
10. The Mural in the Cave
11. Discovery of the Giant Egg
12. The Legend of the Cosmos
13. The Larval Battra Appears
14. The Giant Egg in Tow
15. Battra Attacks Nagoya
16. Battra vs. the Self-Defense Forces
17. Godzilla Appears
18. The Larval Mothra's Birth
19. The Hotel in Manila
20. Mothra Crosses the Sea
21. Mothra's Landing
22. Mothra and the Cosmos
23. The Cocoon on the National Diet Building
24. Godzilla from the Fuji Volcano
25. The Appearance of Imago Mothra
26. Imago Battra Emerges
27. Godzilla vs. the Self-Defense Forces
28. The Luminous Fairies
29. Mothra vs. Godzilla
30. The Ocean Halo
31. Mothra Heads into Outer Space
32. Rolling Title – Ending

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