© 1999 Lawrence Tuczynski

All info on this page (except track titles) courtesy of David Hirsch

Title Super Monster Gamera
Japanese Title Uchu kaijû Gamera
Movie also known as: Gamera, Super Monster
Space Monster Gamera(literal English title)
Super Monster (USA: TV title)
CD Label VAP Inc. Records
CD Number VAPCD-81157
Music by: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Number of tracks 46
Running time 71:29
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1996
Year Movie Released in Japan 1980
Year Movie Released in U.S.(TV) 1980

REVIEW

This is number 45 in a series of Daiei Films movie scores, the last film in the original Gamera series. This is Kikuchi's best work, considering the film it was written for was a glorified clip show. While the studio may have been looking for a cheap way to release a new Gamera film without too many expensive visual effects, the framing story is quite compelling in the same way GODZILLA'S REVENGE was more a child's fantasy than a monster movie. Here, a young boy teams up with three beautiful alien super women (led by the amazonian Mach Fumiake) to battle an equally beautiful alien invader. If Kikuchi recognized this, than it provided ample inspiration to create a fun score, even with dated 70's guitar riffs. The new Gamera march is surprisingly catchy.

-- David Hirsch --

U.S. Title: Super Monster Gamera
Japanese Title: Uchu kaijû Gamera

Updated track titles 11/02/2003 courtesy of John Cassidy

  1. Opening Sound Effect Track: Gamera Appears!
  2. Main Title (GIANT MONSTER GAMERA)
    Tadashi Yamauchi
  3. Gamera Lives Again! (GREAT MONSTER DUEL: GAMERA VS. BARUGON)
    Chuuji Kinoshita
  4. Great Midair Fight (GREAT MONSTER MIDAIR DECISIVE BATTLE: GAMERA VS. GYAOS)
    Tadashi Yamauchi
  5. Great Undersea Fight ~ "Gamera March" Arrangement BGM Medley Use (GAMERA VS. SPACE MONSTER VIRAS)
    Kenjirou Hirose
  6. Gamera To Space (GAMERA VS. GREAT EVIL BEAST GUILLON)
    Shunsuke Kikuchi
  7. Jiger Appears ~ "Gamera March" Arrangement BGM - Medley Use (GAMERA VS. GREAT DEMON BEAST JIGER)
    Shunsuke Kikuchi
  8. Gamera Vs. Zigra ~ "Gamera March" Arrangement BGM - Medley Use (GAMERA VS. DEEP SEA MONSTER ZIGRA)
    Shunsuke Kikuchi
  9. Gamera March (Record Version)
  10. Daiei Mark
  11. Main Title - "Love Is For The Future . . ." (Film Version)
  12. The Mysterious Cosmos
  13. Space Monster Zannon-Go Appears
  14. Three Women Sense Something
  15. Kilara's Uneasiness
  16. Keiichi And The Turtle
  17. Natural Disasters And Strange Phenomenon
  18. Farewell
  19. Gyaos Appears
  20. The Three Womens' Decision ("Love Is For The Future . . . " Arrangement BGM)
  21. Flight
  22. Gamera Appears ("Love Is For The Future . . . " Arrangement BGM)
  23. Gamera Vs. Gyaos
  24. Gamera's Hard Fight
  25. Gamera's Victory ("Love Is For The Future . . . " Arrangement BGM)
  26. Gilge's Suspicion
  27. Teleport In An Instant
  28. Zigra Used As A Xylophone
  29. Gamera VS Viras ("Love Is For The Future . . . " Arrangement BGM)
  30. Gamera's Crisis
  31. Kilara's Van Wiped Out
  32. Keiichi Transports Back
  33. Jiger's Fury
  34. Farewell "Dojira"!
  35. A Life-Risking Strategy
  36. The Control Machine Destroyed
  37. The Space-Womens' Showdown
  38. Gamera VS. Guillon
  39. The Encounter With The Galaxy Express ("Love Is For The Future . . . " Arrangement BGM)
  40. Kindheartedness
  41. Gamera VS Barugon
  42. Gilge's Death
  43. Gamera's Final Battle
  44. Ending
  45. As Long As I Live
    Performed by Mach Fumiake
  46. Love Is For The Future
    Performed by Mach Fumiake