Scoring Godzilla

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

We all know Godzilla’s iconic roar, but the musician who scored Godzilla's rampages is not as well known. The composer Akira Ifukube’s collaboration with the director Ishiro Honda is fascinating because the two men had different ideas of what Godzilla represented. Honda filmed Godzilla as a monster, but Ifukube saw Godzilla as an anti-hero. Erik Homenick, John DeSentis, and Reiko Yamada explain how this artistic conversation between the music and the visuals added layers of depth that helped turn a monster into an icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them
0:34.6	and why we suspend our disbelief.
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0:38.6	And this guy needs no introduction.
0:46.2	But the composer of that music does.
0:49.6	Now, until recently, I hadn't thought much about who wrote the music to Godzilla.
0:54.0	And that's partially because the music just fits so perfectly with the visuals.
0:58.0	And then I talked to John Decentis.
1:00.2	He is a conductor who specializes in performing the music of Akira Ifkubei,
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