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Title:	Akira Ifukube # 9 Godzilla vs. Mothra
CD Label:	Futureland
CD Number:	TYCY-5267-68
Music by:	Akira Ifukube
Number of tracks:	Disc 1 - 50 Disc 2 - 48
Running time:	Disc 1 - 71:41 Disc 2 - 72:08
Number of discs:	2
Year of release/manufacture:	1992

REVIEW

Score by Akira Ifukube. This is definitely a fully packed 2 CD set with both CD's clocking in at over 70 minutes of music each. This set contains a better mix of action themes along with the sadder, slower themes than the single disc set. Again, this set contains a lot of music we've heard before in other Ifukube scored films but if you don't own many other CD's from the series then this set is a great addition to your collection if you can find it. Disc #2's track #47 is a very annoying tune. It sounds like kids on speed or some psychedelic drug. The last track, #48, is just OK but unnecessary and wouldn't have been missed.

Akira Ifukube # 9: Godzilla vs. Mothra CD-1 (Godzilla vs. Mothra) Unedited, full-size, etc. 1 Main Title 2 Collapse of the Temple 3 Collapse of the Suspension Bridge 4 Strange Cave(s) 5 Discovery of the Giant Egg 6 Rolling Titles/Ending 7 The Cocoon at the Japanese National Assembly Building 8 The Legend of the Cosmos 9 Battra: Slow - Short 10 Battra: Slow 11 Battra: Fast 12 The Giant Egg In Tow 13 Mothra: Slow 14 Mothra: Fast 15 The Halo Above the Water 16 Maser March (Tanzawa) 17 Maser March (Nagoya) 18 Godzilla: Slow 19 Godzilla: Fast 20 Battra: Fast - Full 21 The Young Girl and the Cosmos 22 Mothra's Song (Karaoke) 23 The Birth of Adult Mothra (Karaoke) 24 The Birth of Adult Mothra (Intro Only) 25 The Golden Image of Buddha 26 The Iceberg Incident 27 The Fall of the Meteorite 28 Scales: Musical Effects *2 29 Midori's Letter 30 Mahala Mothra *1 31 Mothra Heads Off into Outer Space 32 Infant Island 33 The Ruins of the Ayutthaya Dynasty 34 The Hotel in Manila 35 The Ferris Wheel 36 Attack of the Scales *2 37 Conversation(s) between Mothra and Battra 38 The Birth of Adult Battra - Original 39 Energy 40 Undersea Battle 41 The Birth of Adult Mothra (a cappella - echoes) 42 The Birth of Adult Mothra (a cappella - without echoes) 43 Mahala Mothra (a cappella) 44 Luminous Fairy(ies) (a cappella) 45 The Appeal (Separate Take) 46 Mothra's Song (a cappella) 47 Mothra's Song (Original - Mix) 48 Mahala Mothra (Original - Mix) 49 The Birth of Adult Mothra (Original - Mix) 50 Rehearsal Scene(s) (M-16 Test) *1 This is a direct transliteration from the Japanese *2 'Scales' refer to the tiny scales found on the wings of insects such as butterflies and moths. CD-2 [Godzilla vs. Mothra] Edited, Complete Takes, etc. 1 The Fall of the Meteorite 2 Main Title 3 The Golden Image of Buddha 4 Collapse of the Temple 5 The Iceberg Incident 6 Infant Island 7 Collapse of the Suspension Bridge 8 Midori's Letter 9 Strange Cave(s) 10 Discovery of the Giant Egg 11 The Legend of the Cosmos 12 Baby Battra's Offensive 13 The Giant Egg in Tow 14 Battra Attacks Nagoya 15 Battra's Fury 16 The Appearance of Godzilla 17 The Birth of Baby Mothra 18 Mothra vs. Godzilla I 19 Godzilla vs. Battra I 20 The Hotel in Manila 21 Mothra's Song 22 Mothra's Sea Attack - Mothra's Song 23 Mahala Mothra *2 24 Mothra Heads to Akasaka 25 The Young Girl and the Cosmos 26 The Cocoon at the Japanese National Assembly Building 27 Godzilla Comes From Fuji Volcano 28 The Birth of Adult Mothra 29 The Birth of Adult Battra 30 Maser March 31 Mothra Comes Flying 32 Mothra vs. Battra 33 Mothra vs. Battra II 34 Mothra Counterattacks 35 Luminous Fairy(ies) 36 Mothra vs. Godzilla II 37 Mothra Rescued 38 The Three Monsters Fight to the Death 39 Operation 'Godzilla Aerial Transport' 40 The Halo Above the Water 41 Mothra Heads Off into Outer Space 42 Rolling Titles/Ending 43 The Sacred Fountain (Mix - Complete Version) 44 The Sacred Fountain (Karaoke) 45 The Sacred Fountain (a cappella) 46 Mothra's Song 47 Godzi-rap: The Orthodox Tune - Ambient Mix *2 48 Godzilla - Musical Scales (Godzilla Exercises) *2 This is a direct transliteration from the Japanese.