Mellotronists

On Thu, 20 May 2004, jonesalley wrote:

> I just watched the original 1956 "Godzilla" with Raymond Burr, and 
> was once again struck at how incredibly "'tronnish" the musical score 
> (such as it is) sounds.  Am I the only one to get this impression?  


not to be a prick, but the ORIGINAL was 1954 and had
no raymond burr - that was the "americanized" version
created by the US distributor... i have the ORIGINAL
on a japanese laserdisc and it's a very atmospheric film.
very very different vibe from the US version - far
darker and gloomier. [it's "gojira" in japanese].

did you know godzilla's "roar" was actually a sound made
by a cello? and yes - the soundtrack [by akira ifukube]
is brilliant... eerie... some of the best use of strings
[aside from possibly bernard herrmann] ever in a film.
IMHO of course...

send me a blank VHS tape and i'll make you a copy of it.
i am sure you will feel the same way i do.

...jeff