Godzilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed and Conducted by Alexandre Desplat
After a long period of inactivity and to coincide with the upcoming release of Godzilla: King of Monsters, Renovatio Records proudly presents you our take on Alexandre Desplat's original score for 2014 Godzilla. In this new American version starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins and David Strathairn, director Garreth Edwards went the extra mile and instead of making a movie focused on the destruction caused by giant monsters, he incorporated themes related to the modern world. He saw the potential of treating the titular character as a representation of nature in a man versus nature theme rather than the result of atomic bomb testings. Even though in the end, the film lacked well-developed characters and solid script, it was a commercial success with big praise to its tone, visual effects, cinematography and Desplat's score.
Edwards brought Desplat to his projects after making a playlist of his favorite soundtracks and realizing that the French composer had score most of his choices. Desplat's biggest challenge was discovering and sustaining an emotional center against a backdrop of the destruction caused by monsters. He approached the project with an organic score, using an orchestra to reflect emotional situations the main characters go through and to emphasize the situations they are thrown into. To accomplish this, he went for what he described as a "non-stop fortissimo, with lots of brass, Japanese drums, and electric violin." And that's not all, for he also developed motifs for not only Godzilla itself, but also for the family of humans and the film's antagonists, the fearsome MUTOs.
The score was originally released by Watertower Music and included a selection of Desplat's best cues for the picture. However, the mix for this album was ridiculously loud, sometimes causing distortion in the listener's speakers. For this new edition, Renovatio Records has re-enhanced a new selection of cues and improved the audio considerably using the recording sessions as source. So you are not only going to enjoy new portions of Desplat's score, you might as well notice new details which will help you appreciate the complexities of this composition. Turning the volume up is advisable... if you wish that your house trembles as if Godzilla itself was across the street!
Track Listing:
1. Godzilla (2:08)
2. Inside The Mine (4:13)
3. The Power Plant (6:33)
4. To Q Zone (2:27)
5. Back To Janjira (5:58)
6. MUTO Hatch (3:09)
7. The Monarch Files (4:21)
8. In The Jungle (3:24)
9. The Wave (3:24)
10. Airport Attack (1:48)
11. Missing Spore (4:50)
12. Vegas Aftermath (1:52)
13. Ford Rescued (1:22)
14. Following Godzilla (3:04)
15. Golden Gate Chaos (4:15)
16. Face-Off (3:17)
17. Entering The Nest (2:45)
18. Two Against One (3:58)
19. Last Shot (1:53)
20. Godzilla's Victory (2:56)
21. Back To The Ocean (3:40)
Total Running Time: 71:17
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