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Title: Goukai Na vs. Battle Mothra
CD Label: BKM
CD Number: G.R.F.30A2
Music Performed by: Bukimisha Weird Secret Society
Music Composed by: Akira Ifukube
Number of tracks: 34 [3 Hidden]
Running time: 69:03
Number of discs: 1
Year of release/manufacture: October 30, 2022

REVIEW

February 22, 2023

Bukimisha presents their second Heisei-era release with a 30th Anniversary a cappella adaptation of the soundtrack from "Godzilla vs. Mothra" (1992). As always, the group shows great vocal dexterity in their interpretations of Akira Ifukube's musical motifs, effectively capturing the sound and mood of each cue. While the score includes familar themes from Ifukube's previous soundtracks, it also introduces a few new ones, most notably Battra's theme. Bukimisha's virtuoso vocal arrangements convey the full range of drama, terror and beauty of Ifukube's score, creating a truly rich listening experience.

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Goukai Na vs. Battle Mothra (G.R.F.30A2)

  1. Giant Meteorite Enters the Atmosphere (M1)
  2. Godzilla Awakening / Main Title (M2)
  3. Ruins of the Ayutthaya Dynasty (M3)
  4. Golden Statue of Buddha (M4)
  5. Collapse of the Temple (M5)
  6. Iceberg / Shadow of the God of Destruction (M7)
  7. Infant Island (M8)
  8. Collapse of the Suspension Bridge (M9)
  9. Midori's Letter (M10)
  10. Cave Painting (M11)
  11. Discovery of the Giant Egg (M12)
  12. Legend of the Cosmos (M13)
  13. Larva Battra's Appearance (M14)
  14. Towing the Giant Egg (M15)
  15. Godzilla Appears (M17)
  16. Larva Mothra is Born (M18)
  17. The Hotel in Manilla (M22)
  18. Mothra Crossing the Sea / Mothra's Song (M23)
  19. Mothra Landing / Mahala Mothra (M25)
  20. The Cosmos and Mothra (M27)
  21. The Cocoon on the Diet Building (M28)
  22. Godzilla Emerges from Fuji Volcano (M29)
  23. Mothra Emerges / Sacred Fountain (M30)
  24. Adult Battra Flying (M31)
  25. Godzilla vs. the Self Defense Forces (M31)
  26. Luminous Fairies / Mahala Mothra (M34)
  27. Godzilla vs. Mothra (M34A)
  28. Sea Halo (M35L)
  29. Mothra Heads into Space (M36)
  30. End Titles (M37)
  31. Godzilla vs. Mothra Trailer
  32. [Hidden track featuring an extended suite of themes from the score]
  33. [Hidden track]
  34. [Hidden track - 11 1/2 minutes of silence, followed by a few lines of Japanese dialogue]