@kerbal666: yeah, but many Americans have been taught not to express their feelings, and so they substitute with film music -- I mean, watched sports reel highlights? About the only time the mass-culture crowd ever experiences a classical soundtrack. This is simply what they associate with "meaningful things."
This song makes me cry every time and if you go into history a bit you can understand why.
On another note it really pisses the Japanese off that this song is getting used a lot for the Tsuami it kinda of belittling to them. Being married to and know lots of Japanese Im told this a lot. Just so you know people :)
@JordanSayz Because as soon as anything bad happens in Japan the west are quick to stamp godzilla all over it (forgive the pun) so using sad godzilla music over 1000s of people dying is to them very belittleing.
the first Godzilla film will always remain a classic. Just on the fact that it's so serious and dark. The music and the visuals really makes it stand out as a classic
@UnknownGodzillaFan1 Oh my God. Did you see the montage of footage of the Tsunami that CNN showed and they used this music? Being a HUGE Godzilla fan, as is everyone else listening to this music, I almost crapped myself. It was so stunning to hear such a timeless and emotional song so perfectly paired to a modern disaster. When the next American-made Godzilla film is released in 2014, this music MUST make an appearance in the movie somewhere. It HAS to.
@TaichouInkei It all depends on who makes it. I can remember reading the bad hype that Peter Jackson's remake to King Kong was getting and that was only weeks after it's production was even announced. with another American Godzilla film on the way, it'll go one of two ways. One, it will have great and interesting characters with immense and intense action, or the characters will be your stereotypical disaster-film borers. Hopefully, it's the first option. That'd be great.
It could also go one of two of the following ways. One, it could be a gritty and realistic pseudo-disaster film with dark and ominous scenery when Godzilla appears (still maintaining Godzilla's trademark characteristics), or it could be a comic-book like summer bash like Transformers. Best case scenario, it would be the first choice because it's about goddamn time that Godzilla is taken seriously outside of Japan. In a perfect world though, the movie would balance out the two ideas.
@SonicThunderBYG Well see, I said all that too.. back in 1998. I don't see Hollywood honoring Godzilla the way they should. They didn't the first time and that alone shall never be forgiven.
As soon as Roland Emmerich an Dean Devlin were mentioned as director an writer you should have known it would have been Crap. Esp since they admitted they were not Godzilla fans at all Any1 that expected a good movie after that deserved to be let down.
Gareth Edwards is a huge fan, David Goyer is n admitted fan of the Comic's, an CEO of Legendary Pictures Thomas Tull is a long time G-fan an is the only reason the Reboot got off the ground.
@XxComablackxX1937 Still!... ONE weekend and they would've had enough time to watch the beginning middle and end enough to come up with something better.
I don't care about whether or not they gave a shit about the series. As a professional director, they had the choice to either turn it down or at LEAST do the best they can, which would've involved some homework. What kind of director doesn't do homework on a series he's being asked to interpret?
No disagreement's from me on that, G-98 had a lot of production problems.. It pretty much came down to Roland an Dean telling Toho if you don't like our design we wont do it, Toho took a chance an it bombed..
It told all Hollywood studio's, change Godzilla's origin or design an expect a backlash an failure which is y no other studio ever came forward to Reboot G until now
It's been 13 years 15 by the time the films release, Im just saying it's still to early 2 tell
@XxComablackxX1937 Well, we'll know it's a problem if we see another T rex foot through a shopping mall, now wont we.
The sad part is.. I have plenty of ideas to make it an epic, true to form, yet Americanized Godzilla movie. I probably would do it better than whoever they pick.
In hindsight, they should learn the same lesson as Utada Hikaru when she made her debut album: Don't totally change who you are to something no one knows you to be. Just stay true to yourself, with a fresh angle.
I had the privilege of seeing the original Japanese film several years ago at a local theater. I was surprised that the audience I was sitting with were just as moved about the film as I was. Everything about this movie is remarkable.
@Superman216 The title of this song performed by an all girls school in Japan is "Oh Peace,Oh Light Return". The lyrics are as follows- "May we Outlive Destruction , May we Look to Tomorrow with Hope, May Peace and Light Return to Us." Though any song lyrics are open to interpretation, and that is left to the individual, the jist here is peace over annihilation by our own hands. Thus forcing the individual to examine his himself ;one MAY or MAY NOT like what he or she finds. Its up to us.
the american godzilla (the one with the eggs) is an utter disgrace to the character. watch Gojira (1954) or the american release with ray burr -Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) to get a real sense of godzilla. it is completely different
I need to watch this whole movie. I saw part of it when I was really little but never got to finish. The first Godzilla movie I ever saw was Godzilla 1985. It was around 1996 or so when I saw it (I was born in 1990) and I LOVED it. Still my favorite one, dark and scarier than any other with a really good story and message. I really need to find and watch the original Gojira with subtitles. It looks amazing.
Get the Special Edition Gojira on DVD, it contains two Discs, the first disc is the Original Movie in Japanese with Eng Sub, the second disc is the Eng Dubbed with Raymond Bur...and believe me, its worth having and every Godzilla Fan should have it in their Collection of Godzilla Movies.
i actually thought of a story line for like a new godzilla movie.
i remmember a long time ago my baby sitter was watching some godzilla movie and at the end it showed some eggs so i thought a sequal to that should have a story line like this:some ppl find a egg and aren't sure what creature hatched it then they keep them and one hatches and they have to find it
@GodzillaXAbudAwwal Yes I said the song is real sad. The movie Gojira, the original version from Japan holds a profoundly different meaning for all of us as people. The later films of Godzilla have reduced the principle's role to nothing more than the standard Hollywood green monster fighting other monsters; I liken to an oversized wrestling match. If you have not seen the original film with its English subtitle then by all means do. If you have seen it, then the word ignorant still applies.
Real sad song here folks. For an old movie of long ago it simply speaks volumes about the ignorance of man then and today. You cannot help but wonder what God had in mind when he created the human; it doesn't seem to be for a peaceful purpose. Viewing some of the other comments I gather this film strikes a nerve with the younger generation, that in itself is a good sign. Perhaps some of you younger people will hold the key to world peace. 70bonnie 10/7/10.
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@70bonnie i dont mean to burst yur bubble but, what are are you, a fucking peace freak (hippie)? i mean, ya its kinda sad and all but its just a (exceptionally awesome) movie. get over it.
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but what are you? A fucking idiot? It's kinda a movie but it's just a political statement about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Do some analysis every once in a while.
@Paynegwynn no, im not a fucking idiot, and yes, i know its a somehow a statement about the hiroshima bombings, but its still a movie. its not like the director got a medal from the emperor of japan for doing this (though he woulda deserved it).
@GodzillaXAbudAwwal Not a medal, but it is ranked one of the most influential films to ever come out of Japan, right behind the likes of the Seven Samurai of course.
@70bonnie Do u know what the lyrics or definition of the song is? I saw a Cinemassacre review of this movie and he mentioned the choir. I really need to see this movie
dizzypilots1 as per your comment on the prayer of peace from godzilla if it wasn't for people like you the hole world would be at peace. to bad for us were stuck with the lot of you.
@rderrickpomeroy51868 you've got to be kidding you ass sucking,nonfighting pussy,i hate motherfuckers like you,i would rather fight to the death and lose than have scum like you vote one more time.
as per your comment on the prayer of peace from godzilla if it wasn't for people like you the hole world would be at peace. to bad for us were stuck with the lot of you.
GODZILLA will rise again. It all starts with a oil spill, that's enough to wake him up. George Bush tried with hurricane Katrina, it did not work. Obama has let the oil out to attract him. We will wait and see. History repeats itself.
I believe this song may have solidified 'Gojira' as a serious motion picture w/ a message; a lot more than just the contemporary sci-fi monster-mash flicks.
@supah1337B You're right. I think the original film evokes something powerful and timeless, even moreso than the original King Kong. If you look at Godzilla, he gives off this surreal, ghostly vibe, while still feeling like something that has the mass of a great sea animal. Godzilla is in many ways a lovecraftian horror, awoken my man crawling forth from the depths of the sea. There's a little frankenstein in there to as the monster too is kind of a victim of the forces that birthed/awoke him.
@wickerspin1119 Listen, I love Lovecraft with a passion, but Godzilla is NOT Lovecraftian. His nature is much more primal than the sort of existential horror Lovecraft wrote about—he's a dragon, a Leviathan, nature's rage personified!
@GunnarMcGriff Tell you the truth I never read lovecraft. I just absorbed the jist of his themes through the surrounding culture. Sure there's something primal about Godzilla, but there's something about him that also feels sort of quasi-supernatural. At least that's what the film gives the impression of. Maybe it's the whole melancholy air of the first film that gives me that sense. Now I definantly want to watch it again.
@wickerspin1119 I understand the quasi-supernatural thing, but that's not enough to qualify as Lovecraftian (even if he's giant and he comes from the sea). Lovecraft doesn't focus on the oppressive melancholy we see in Godzilla 1954, he focuses on madness. There's a sense of dread to both of them, but of very different flavors—Lovecraft is more existential. His horrors make us feel insignificant.
You'd probably have to read some stuff by him to see the distinction. I'd recommend him highly.
Excellent this movie reminds people of the cost we pay for war so sad,why if we can make a song about tragedy that's beautiful cant we get along the earth isn't getting bigger.Well have to learn to live in peace or die together.
oh i hate them so much for trying to make him look like some kind of confused animal, he used to have a purpose you know to destroy the shit out of everything.
i have the 50th anniversary GODZILLA soundtrack(all the music from the original film ) it's awesome!!. I ALSO HAVE THE BEST OF '54-'75 AND '84-95 sountracks wjich are also cool. i also have the original 1954 version and the 1956 american versios(with Raymond Burr) on VHS nd DVD and the differences between the two are absolutely astonishing!
@MaximvsDread This film is a social commentary on mankind`s emergence into the atomic age. Japan witnessed first hand the power of the a-bomb. Godzilla represents the mistake who wreaths upon the Earth the consequences. "When mankind falls into conflict with nature, monsters are born." In no way is this film representing Japan as saying sorry for anything.
Ya? Who told you that? That's merely how you see it. Please don't tell me something you can't confirm...like it's gospel or something. Like i said many people don't get it. Your obviously one of them.
I own the original Gojira film. My thesis that the film is a political commentary of the nuclear age of the `50s is backed up by citing the themes of the film. Before you tell me that I "don`t get it", then perhaps you should give us some examples of how the film is Japan saying sorry. By the way, a crytical analysis of a work on film or literature is neither right nor wrong so long as you can reference materials from the source to back up your thesis, which you have not done.
Ya well my thesis is based on watching the movie since i was 6years old and becoming a historian of ww2 and seeing what i claim to see in the film and the context of human epiphany. Stop being a tag on to what others have told and think for yourself. Douche'
Tag on? Douche? Perhaps I failed in conveying my viewpoint. My thesis: Gojira is a social commentary on the dangers of mankind entering the atomic age. From the late `40s to throughout the `60s, the U.S. used the south pacific as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. During the `50s many nations including Japan began looking to nuclear energy to power their cities. (i.e. Nuclear Power Plants) In the film, Gojira was both awakened and transformed by the testing of atomic weapons.
b) Gojira is a radioactive monster that wreaks havoc upon the Earth, specifically Japan. The creature served as an allegory to the dangers of radiation and nuclear power. Something Japan experienced firsthand. There really are not right or wrong analysis of the film. But I back up my thesis facts about the history of the world when the film was created and cite examples from the film. You call me Douche yet make no effort to explain your statement of the film being an apology. Don`t get upset.
Ok.. i apologise..i was upset. I didnt say an apology was the intent ...just that they felt sorry for what they had gotten them selves into. Godzilla seems to me even through just the eyes of the writer and director representative of the humility the entire country must have felt at the loss of the war. Japan is a very stoic and ironicly deeply passionate culture. In the context of post ww2 japan...i feel the movie represents a humility and shame on a deeper level.
Admiral Yamato said *I feel we have awakened a sleeping giant. Now i can't prove it but, I would be willing to bet that line from history was the progenitor of the film. We both just may be right. You see the obvious...i think i see the deeper meaning. And since we wont be able to conduct an interview with Ishiro Honda whos words are the inspiration for my comments we will never know. Once again i apologise for the for my hot headedness. Please forgive me...that wasn't very stoic of me.
Ha. Got so inspired I just bought (for a measely $10) "The Best of Godzilla: 1954-1975" sound track. It has all the great theme music from this and other Godzilla movies in that time period. It also has sound effects (roars and footsteps, etc.) Awesome!
I feel that not only is this the best Godzilla movie ever made but one could argue that it may be the best (giant) monster movie ever made - period. I mean, even with A-Bomb allegory aside, this is a fantastic film! Godzilla and "the threat" of Godzilla are simply terrifying.
This film is a landmark classic and is another example of how music can enhance the emotional, visual and mental appeal of a movie.
A documentary that aired on HBO entitled 'White Light/Black Rain' detailed the A-bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it; there are many survivors, some as old as 90 yrs, who remember their experiences in full detail.
The song made me recall the scenes of death and destruction from the movie that seem to resemble the aftermath of the bombings.
no, it isn't good, but imagine what would happen if we had to invade. Even optimistic projections had over half a million americans dead as a result, with likely tens of millions of Japanese. If you want to know how bad city fighting can become, take a good look at the eastern front. Yes, the atom bomb was terrible, but it ironically saved millions of lives.
its true. although historians now have the luxury of debate your fathers and grandfathers had to fight the japanese imperial forces to the death as surrender was shameful to their bushido code. pt 1
part 2 imagine the response from the allied high command if the after the initial invasion of japan prime civilians had pretended to surrender but instead threw hand grenades, killing allied troops. the bloodlust would have been total and annililating. add to that the russian forces attacking from the sakalin islands; the japanese race might have been killed almost to extinction. this is not meant as a jingoistic, racist, bigoted, hateful view, but a ..."what if " scenario.
This and The Return of Godzilla(Godzilla 1985) are the only two Godzilla films to show what he truely represents!!! But out of those two, this one is by far the best and most brilliantly made of all the Godzilla films!! This song fits well with the somber feel of the film greatly!!
How do I download this from that site posted I have a acocunt but never used it this is a awesome music I am a huge godzilla FAN, this song should be played NOW right NOW for all of man cause the time is coming soon when we will face somethign worse then godzilla.....OURSELVES
very heartfelt, very sad. brings a tear to my eye. godzilla was supposed to be the living manifestation of the atomic bomb. japan is the only nation on earth to suffer nuclear attack, this song is an outcry of their pain and suffering. god bless all the men and women who died in hiroshima and nagasaki. amen.
they started the war, not us. Besides, the a-bomb seemed preferable to invasion. It's terrible to see, but how much worse would it have been if an invasion was necessary, since they were still unwilling to surrender.
They should use this for the victims and survivors of the 2011 Japan earthquake.
nschario 2 weeks ago
can we enjuoy beautiful music without idiots starting up mud slinging here?
madenew000 2 months ago
I always thought Godzilla represented Japan during WWII
Convoicev2 3 months ago
@kerbal666: yeah, but many Americans have been taught not to express their feelings, and so they substitute with film music -- I mean, watched sports reel highlights? About the only time the mass-culture crowd ever experiences a classical soundtrack. This is simply what they associate with "meaningful things."
scholarsvoices 5 months ago
This song makes me cry every time and if you go into history a bit you can understand why.
On another note it really pisses the Japanese off that this song is getting used a lot for the Tsuami it kinda of belittling to them. Being married to and know lots of Japanese Im told this a lot. Just so you know people :)
kerbal666 6 months ago
@kerbal666 'Belittling'? how?
JordanSayz 3 months ago
@JordanSayz Because as soon as anything bad happens in Japan the west are quick to stamp godzilla all over it (forgive the pun) so using sad godzilla music over 1000s of people dying is to them very belittleing.
kerbal666 3 months ago
@kerbal666 They realize not everyone in the West does that or associates them with Godzilla right?
JordanSayz 3 months ago
This is why the first Godzilla movie is the best no other monsters no magic moths just a lone mutated monster taking his revenge on the world.
shadowknight1121 7 months ago
Pray for Japan! They need the Prayer of Peace the most now.
TheLeaderGhetsis 7 months ago
the first godzilla movie didn't treat itself like a B movie it was much more
thefalloutkid13 7 months ago
What i want to know is what is the sence with the powerlines called?
madcat789 8 months ago
If I am to add, The whole world has destroyed itself, and is nearing end. :(
supah1337B 8 months ago
@supah1337B Good sir, reading your comment while listening to this infinitely meaningful song...just nearly brought me to tears.
Frankgoji 3 months ago
the first Godzilla film will always remain a classic. Just on the fact that it's so serious and dark. The music and the visuals really makes it stand out as a classic
zombiemonster 8 months ago
watch the video i just uploaded titled: "Japan Tsunami; Earthquake: A prayer for peace."
UnknownGodzillaFan1 10 months ago
@UnknownGodzillaFan1 Oh my God. Did you see the montage of footage of the Tsunami that CNN showed and they used this music? Being a HUGE Godzilla fan, as is everyone else listening to this music, I almost crapped myself. It was so stunning to hear such a timeless and emotional song so perfectly paired to a modern disaster. When the next American-made Godzilla film is released in 2014, this music MUST make an appearance in the movie somewhere. It HAS to.
SonicThunderBYG 9 months ago
@SonicThunderBYG They actually aired the footage with this music? Or are you talking about my video?
UnknownGodzillaFan1 9 months ago
@UnknownGodzillaFan1 I'm talking about the music. It was really late at night, and this exact song came on.
SonicThunderBYG 9 months ago
@SonicThunderBYG The next US-made Godzilla can do the world a favor and abort itself. The first one was a big enough disgrace. TOHO or no one.
TaichouInkei 7 months ago
@TaichouInkei It all depends on who makes it. I can remember reading the bad hype that Peter Jackson's remake to King Kong was getting and that was only weeks after it's production was even announced. with another American Godzilla film on the way, it'll go one of two ways. One, it will have great and interesting characters with immense and intense action, or the characters will be your stereotypical disaster-film borers. Hopefully, it's the first option. That'd be great.
SonicThunderBYG 7 months ago
It could also go one of two of the following ways. One, it could be a gritty and realistic pseudo-disaster film with dark and ominous scenery when Godzilla appears (still maintaining Godzilla's trademark characteristics), or it could be a comic-book like summer bash like Transformers. Best case scenario, it would be the first choice because it's about goddamn time that Godzilla is taken seriously outside of Japan. In a perfect world though, the movie would balance out the two ideas.
SonicThunderBYG 7 months ago
@SonicThunderBYG Well see, I said all that too.. back in 1998. I don't see Hollywood honoring Godzilla the way they should. They didn't the first time and that alone shall never be forgiven.
TaichouInkei 7 months ago
@TaichouInkei
As soon as Roland Emmerich an Dean Devlin were mentioned as director an writer you should have known it would have been Crap. Esp since they admitted they were not Godzilla fans at all Any1 that expected a good movie after that deserved to be let down.
Gareth Edwards is a huge fan, David Goyer is n admitted fan of the Comic's, an CEO of Legendary Pictures Thomas Tull is a long time G-fan an is the only reason the Reboot got off the ground.
This will be better then the 98 film
XxComablackxX1937 4 months ago
@XxComablackxX1937 Still!... ONE weekend and they would've had enough time to watch the beginning middle and end enough to come up with something better.
I don't care about whether or not they gave a shit about the series. As a professional director, they had the choice to either turn it down or at LEAST do the best they can, which would've involved some homework. What kind of director doesn't do homework on a series he's being asked to interpret?
That's not even professional.
TaichouInkei 4 months ago
@TaichouInkei
No disagreement's from me on that, G-98 had a lot of production problems.. It pretty much came down to Roland an Dean telling Toho if you don't like our design we wont do it, Toho took a chance an it bombed..
It told all Hollywood studio's, change Godzilla's origin or design an expect a backlash an failure which is y no other studio ever came forward to Reboot G until now
It's been 13 years 15 by the time the films release, Im just saying it's still to early 2 tell
XxComablackxX1937 4 months ago
@XxComablackxX1937 Well, we'll know it's a problem if we see another T rex foot through a shopping mall, now wont we.
The sad part is.. I have plenty of ideas to make it an epic, true to form, yet Americanized Godzilla movie. I probably would do it better than whoever they pick.
In hindsight, they should learn the same lesson as Utada Hikaru when she made her debut album: Don't totally change who you are to something no one knows you to be. Just stay true to yourself, with a fresh angle.
TaichouInkei 4 months ago
/watch?v=czT4A0_H_4U
UnknownGodzillaFan1 10 months ago
Japan is tough
early65model 10 months ago
I can't believe this is not played in every Japanese broadcast. Maybe it is. Akira Ifukube would be proud.
suzettespencer 10 months ago 3
This should played for Japan after the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdown. They need this prayer now then ever.
sfighter991 10 months ago 7
@sfighter991 I was thinking the same thing. When I saw footage of the devastation I heard this song in my head.
SuperTorinogt 10 months ago 4
I had the privilege of seeing the original Japanese film several years ago at a local theater. I was surprised that the audience I was sitting with were just as moved about the film as I was. Everything about this movie is remarkable.
Forysan 11 months ago 3
@Forysan Same thing, it was released in cinemas once the BFI got a hold of it, this scene just blew everyone away
RazorcrowProductions 10 months ago
This music right here makes me think about a lot of stuff...
GrandpaJoesChannel 1 year ago 5
@Superman216 The title of this song performed by an all girls school in Japan is "Oh Peace,Oh Light Return". The lyrics are as follows- "May we Outlive Destruction , May we Look to Tomorrow with Hope, May Peace and Light Return to Us." Though any song lyrics are open to interpretation, and that is left to the individual, the jist here is peace over annihilation by our own hands. Thus forcing the individual to examine his himself ;one MAY or MAY NOT like what he or she finds. Its up to us.
70bonnie 1 year ago
Most influential Japanese movie in my opinion
Seven Samurai, Akira, and anything by Miyazaki are all a close second
MrSuperman216 1 year ago 5
Absolutely brilliant!!!
suijin84 1 year ago
Thumbs up if you cried when Godzilla died.
ehunter2 1 year ago 4
king ghiroda must've hit the dislike button
LegoKing345 1 year ago 4
the american godzilla (the one with the eggs) is an utter disgrace to the character. watch Gojira (1954) or the american release with ray burr -Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) to get a real sense of godzilla. it is completely different
alexgolf09 1 year ago 12
Shows the true power of a force that can never be stopped, or dealt with, or reasoned with....Godzilla
xxDEATHKILLERxx 1 year ago
I need to watch this whole movie. I saw part of it when I was really little but never got to finish. The first Godzilla movie I ever saw was Godzilla 1985. It was around 1996 or so when I saw it (I was born in 1990) and I LOVED it. Still my favorite one, dark and scarier than any other with a really good story and message. I really need to find and watch the original Gojira with subtitles. It looks amazing.
mgmike576 1 year ago
@mgmike576
Get the Special Edition Gojira on DVD, it contains two Discs, the first disc is the Original Movie in Japanese with Eng Sub, the second disc is the Eng Dubbed with Raymond Bur...and believe me, its worth having and every Godzilla Fan should have it in their Collection of Godzilla Movies.
EvilFingers 1 year ago
i actually thought of a story line for like a new godzilla movie.
i remmember a long time ago my baby sitter was watching some godzilla movie and at the end it showed some eggs so i thought a sequal to that should have a story line like this:some ppl find a egg and aren't sure what creature hatched it then they keep them and one hatches and they have to find it
LegoKing345 1 year ago
@GodzillaXAbudAwwal Yes I said the song is real sad. The movie Gojira, the original version from Japan holds a profoundly different meaning for all of us as people. The later films of Godzilla have reduced the principle's role to nothing more than the standard Hollywood green monster fighting other monsters; I liken to an oversized wrestling match. If you have not seen the original film with its English subtitle then by all means do. If you have seen it, then the word ignorant still applies.
70bonnie 1 year ago
Real sad song here folks. For an old movie of long ago it simply speaks volumes about the ignorance of man then and today. You cannot help but wonder what God had in mind when he created the human; it doesn't seem to be for a peaceful purpose. Viewing some of the other comments I gather this film strikes a nerve with the younger generation, that in itself is a good sign. Perhaps some of you younger people will hold the key to world peace. 70bonnie 10/7/10.
70bonnie 1 year ago 7
@70bonnie thank u 4 thoese kind words
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@70bonnie i dont mean to burst yur bubble but, what are are you, a fucking peace freak (hippie)? i mean, ya its kinda sad and all but its just a (exceptionally awesome) movie. get over it.
GodzillaXAbudAwwal 1 year ago
@GodzillaXAbudAwwal
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but what are you? A fucking idiot? It's kinda a movie but it's just a political statement about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Do some analysis every once in a while.
Paynegwynn 1 year ago 23
@Paynegwynn no, im not a fucking idiot, and yes, i know its a somehow a statement about the hiroshima bombings, but its still a movie. its not like the director got a medal from the emperor of japan for doing this (though he woulda deserved it).
GodzillaXAbudAwwal 1 year ago
@GodzillaXAbudAwwal Not a medal, but it is ranked one of the most influential films to ever come out of Japan, right behind the likes of the Seven Samurai of course.
Tazz2006 1 year ago 6
@Tazz2006 ok, i under stand that, but it still dont mean people should go hippie shit all over it!!!!!!!
GodzillaXAbudAwwal 1 year ago
@70bonnie Do u know what the lyrics or definition of the song is? I saw a Cinemassacre review of this movie and he mentioned the choir. I really need to see this movie
MrSuperman216 1 year ago 2
When your watching Godzilla 1954 alone at night, you hear this song while your tv flashes at you and you just stay silent. <3
TheCmoreButt 1 year ago 5
@TheCmoreButt *nods*
stereomaxout 1 year ago
god (zilla) i hate diz song. itz not terrible but itz so sad dat it gives me goosebumps. diz is 1 of ifukubes best works ever in a godzilla film
godzilla2845 1 year ago
@godzilla2845 Stop typing 'diz.' Seriously.
Tazz2006 1 year ago
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dizzypilots1 as per your comment on the prayer of peace from godzilla if it wasn't for people like you the hole world would be at peace. to bad for us were stuck with the lot of you.
rderrickpomeroy51868 1 year ago
@rderrickpomeroy51868 you've got to be kidding you ass sucking,nonfighting pussy,i hate motherfuckers like you,i would rather fight to the death and lose than have scum like you vote one more time.
dizzypilots1 1 year ago
as per your comment on the prayer of peace from godzilla if it wasn't for people like you the hole world would be at peace. to bad for us were stuck with the lot of you.
rderrickpomeroy51868 1 year ago
ugh i'm trembling
DachampsterStudios 1 year ago
no their is sadder godzilla movie song it made me cry every tim
asbot2 1 year ago 3
so tearful. -_- Ifukube waz a God.
MrJoshy77 1 year ago 3
GODZILLA will rise again. It all starts with a oil spill, that's enough to wake him up. George Bush tried with hurricane Katrina, it did not work. Obama has let the oil out to attract him. We will wait and see. History repeats itself.
jauchiu 1 year ago 3
@jauchiu
wat?
XanltheCSG 1 year ago
@XanltheCSG What wat?
jauchiu 1 year ago
@jauchiu What are you, a fathead?!
Leatherbubba 9 months ago
I believe this song may have solidified 'Gojira' as a serious motion picture w/ a message; a lot more than just the contemporary sci-fi monster-mash flicks.
watda74 1 year ago 4
I remember this scene, the 1954 original Godzilla movie was awesome, great music good story, and introduced a legendary monster
2bdefacto 1 year ago 4
"He's big and terrible. More so than I ever though possible."
this movie was based upon WWII
godzilla is meant to be Death itself, or The U.S.
"He took many lives, destroyed everything, all because of our own inventions"
They awoke a beast that they never expected to be so powerful, a monster that decimated all creation. this movie was based on that.
supah1337B 1 year ago 32
@supah1337B You're right. I think the original film evokes something powerful and timeless, even moreso than the original King Kong. If you look at Godzilla, he gives off this surreal, ghostly vibe, while still feeling like something that has the mass of a great sea animal. Godzilla is in many ways a lovecraftian horror, awoken my man crawling forth from the depths of the sea. There's a little frankenstein in there to as the monster too is kind of a victim of the forces that birthed/awoke him.
wickerspin1119 4 months ago
@wickerspin1119 Listen, I love Lovecraft with a passion, but Godzilla is NOT Lovecraftian. His nature is much more primal than the sort of existential horror Lovecraft wrote about—he's a dragon, a Leviathan, nature's rage personified!
GunnarMcGriff 2 months ago
@GunnarMcGriff Tell you the truth I never read lovecraft. I just absorbed the jist of his themes through the surrounding culture. Sure there's something primal about Godzilla, but there's something about him that also feels sort of quasi-supernatural. At least that's what the film gives the impression of. Maybe it's the whole melancholy air of the first film that gives me that sense. Now I definantly want to watch it again.
wickerspin1119 2 months ago
@wickerspin1119 I understand the quasi-supernatural thing, but that's not enough to qualify as Lovecraftian (even if he's giant and he comes from the sea). Lovecraft doesn't focus on the oppressive melancholy we see in Godzilla 1954, he focuses on madness. There's a sense of dread to both of them, but of very different flavors—Lovecraft is more existential. His horrors make us feel insignificant.
You'd probably have to read some stuff by him to see the distinction. I'd recommend him highly.
GunnarMcGriff 2 months ago
@GunnarMcGriff God damn I didn't know this was going to become a debate. You win alright.
wickerspin1119 2 months ago
@wickerspin1119 That wasn't a debate, that was a book recommendation. Calm yourself.
GunnarMcGriff 2 months ago
@GunnarMcGriff wait thats a book? i need to know the ending cause i wanna know
eder1987doom 1 month ago
@eder1987doom H.P. Lovecraft.
GunnarMcGriff 1 month ago
Excellent this movie reminds people of the cost we pay for war so sad,why if we can make a song about tragedy that's beautiful cant we get along the earth isn't getting bigger.Well have to learn to live in peace or die together.
rderrickpomeroy51868 1 year ago 5
@rderrickpomeroy51868 so true
LegosRock223 1 year ago
@rderrickpomeroy51868 there's no freedom without war,only slavery and servitude.thank your god for war,mans most noble practice.
dizzypilots1 1 year ago
oh i hate them so much for trying to make him look like some kind of confused animal, he used to have a purpose you know to destroy the shit out of everything.
manishlimbu1 1 year ago
they dont treat the first Godzilla film like a B-movie, they treat it like it was a real disaster
Teenlego 1 year ago 4
"He's big and terrible. More frightening than I ever thought possible".
early65model 1 year ago 4
Godzilla/Gojira is a god and he is something I admire, his nature of destroying the human filth is admirable, long live the KING!!
786myfist 1 year ago 2
if i became rich i would give everything for them to recreate this song to beauty
supah1337B 2 years ago
i have the 50th anniversary GODZILLA soundtrack(all the music from the original film ) it's awesome!!. I ALSO HAVE THE BEST OF '54-'75 AND '84-95 sountracks wjich are also cool. i also have the original 1954 version and the 1956 american versios(with Raymond Burr) on VHS nd DVD and the differences between the two are absolutely astonishing!
saml760 2 years ago
This movie is Japan saying sorry for what they have done. I don't think many people get that.
MaximvsDread 2 years ago 3
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DanPhantom89 2 years ago
@MaximvsDread This film is a social commentary on mankind`s emergence into the atomic age. Japan witnessed first hand the power of the a-bomb. Godzilla represents the mistake who wreaths upon the Earth the consequences. "When mankind falls into conflict with nature, monsters are born." In no way is this film representing Japan as saying sorry for anything.
vegetta00 1 year ago
Ya? Who told you that? That's merely how you see it. Please don't tell me something you can't confirm...like it's gospel or something. Like i said many people don't get it. Your obviously one of them.
MaximvsDread 1 year ago
Oh yah and another thing...maby you should watch the original. The one made for japanese tv. with english subtitles.
MaximvsDread 1 year ago
I own the original Gojira film. My thesis that the film is a political commentary of the nuclear age of the `50s is backed up by citing the themes of the film. Before you tell me that I "don`t get it", then perhaps you should give us some examples of how the film is Japan saying sorry. By the way, a crytical analysis of a work on film or literature is neither right nor wrong so long as you can reference materials from the source to back up your thesis, which you have not done.
vegetta00 1 year ago
Ya well my thesis is based on watching the movie since i was 6years old and becoming a historian of ww2 and seeing what i claim to see in the film and the context of human epiphany. Stop being a tag on to what others have told and think for yourself. Douche'
MaximvsDread 1 year ago
Tag on? Douche? Perhaps I failed in conveying my viewpoint. My thesis: Gojira is a social commentary on the dangers of mankind entering the atomic age. From the late `40s to throughout the `60s, the U.S. used the south pacific as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. During the `50s many nations including Japan began looking to nuclear energy to power their cities. (i.e. Nuclear Power Plants) In the film, Gojira was both awakened and transformed by the testing of atomic weapons.
vegetta00 1 year ago
b) Gojira is a radioactive monster that wreaks havoc upon the Earth, specifically Japan. The creature served as an allegory to the dangers of radiation and nuclear power. Something Japan experienced firsthand. There really are not right or wrong analysis of the film. But I back up my thesis facts about the history of the world when the film was created and cite examples from the film. You call me Douche yet make no effort to explain your statement of the film being an apology. Don`t get upset.
vegetta00 1 year ago
Ok.. i apologise..i was upset. I didnt say an apology was the intent ...just that they felt sorry for what they had gotten them selves into. Godzilla seems to me even through just the eyes of the writer and director representative of the humility the entire country must have felt at the loss of the war. Japan is a very stoic and ironicly deeply passionate culture. In the context of post ww2 japan...i feel the movie represents a humility and shame on a deeper level.
MaximvsDread 1 year ago
I agree with you its there way of venting there frustration creativly
shyri1 1 year ago
Admiral Yamato said *I feel we have awakened a sleeping giant. Now i can't prove it but, I would be willing to bet that line from history was the progenitor of the film. We both just may be right. You see the obvious...i think i see the deeper meaning. And since we wont be able to conduct an interview with Ishiro Honda whos words are the inspiration for my comments we will never know. Once again i apologise for the for my hot headedness. Please forgive me...that wasn't very stoic of me.
MaximvsDread 1 year ago 5
I remeber when they re-released this in a local cinema near me. When this scene came on; I very nearly cried. It shook me to my very foundations.
And i'm not ashamed to admit that.
sc0rge 2 years ago 2
Ha. Got so inspired I just bought (for a measely $10) "The Best of Godzilla: 1954-1975" sound track. It has all the great theme music from this and other Godzilla movies in that time period. It also has sound effects (roars and footsteps, etc.) Awesome!
jaygill02128 2 years ago
I feel that not only is this the best Godzilla movie ever made but one could argue that it may be the best (giant) monster movie ever made - period. I mean, even with A-Bomb allegory aside, this is a fantastic film! Godzilla and "the threat" of Godzilla are simply terrifying.
This film is a landmark classic and is another example of how music can enhance the emotional, visual and mental appeal of a movie.
The whole soundtrack is absolutely amazing!
jaygill02128 2 years ago 5
i'm japanese so please exuse me for my english.this song is creepy but, i love it.
OfficialGojira 2 years ago
Very emotional, and depressing. Akira Ifukube you're the Einstein of composers.
Gatman720 2 years ago 3
This is NO B-Movie!
Look at G now he's a kid-friendly dude
but back then
OH MAN, DON'T MESS WITH HIM
ThePotatoProductions 2 years ago 4
A documentary that aired on HBO entitled 'White Light/Black Rain' detailed the A-bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it; there are many survivors, some as old as 90 yrs, who remember their experiences in full detail.
The song made me recall the scenes of death and destruction from the movie that seem to resemble the aftermath of the bombings.
watda74 2 years ago 2
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would you be willing to surrender...
and...
i wonder how prefereable you'd think it would be, to have someone drop an atomic bomb on you...
--Mike
RedOcktober 2 years ago
no, it isn't good, but imagine what would happen if we had to invade. Even optimistic projections had over half a million americans dead as a result, with likely tens of millions of Japanese. If you want to know how bad city fighting can become, take a good look at the eastern front. Yes, the atom bomb was terrible, but it ironically saved millions of lives.
DanPhantom89 2 years ago
its true. although historians now have the luxury of debate your fathers and grandfathers had to fight the japanese imperial forces to the death as surrender was shameful to their bushido code. pt 1
gjelpd001 2 years ago 2
part 2 imagine the response from the allied high command if the after the initial invasion of japan prime civilians had pretended to surrender but instead threw hand grenades, killing allied troops. the bloodlust would have been total and annililating. add to that the russian forces attacking from the sakalin islands; the japanese race might have been killed almost to extinction. this is not meant as a jingoistic, racist, bigoted, hateful view, but a ..."what if " scenario.
gjelpd001 2 years ago
The best godzilla film every made. you can never top it, everyone in the world needs to see this movie.
BlackViper29X 2 years ago 7
This and The Return of Godzilla(Godzilla 1985) are the only two Godzilla films to show what he truely represents!!! But out of those two, this one is by far the best and most brilliantly made of all the Godzilla films!! This song fits well with the somber feel of the film greatly!!
gojirajin 2 years ago 6
this song is really depressing . when i listen to it , i feel really bad for the people who died
gojirafankid99 2 years ago 7
dude every time i hear this song i cry for every person who died in this time
PETEZACARIAS 2 years ago 4
i say thats like the best picture of Godzilla ever. What does anyone else think?
Hershey2553 2 years ago 5
I think so.
killerrodan 2 years ago
The classics are always the best. I have this one on my desktop. lol
watda74 2 years ago 2
God, the song is very powerful. I feel like crying after hearing this song when I listen to it.
Kennyrules101 2 years ago 16
every time man i cry
PETEZACARIAS 2 years ago 3
So sad and hunting....
killerrodan 2 years ago 3
if they must remake it, do it in black and white.
It adds to the mood.
JackleTheMantle 2 years ago 22
Yeah that would be a good idea.
Reboot it or something
Anatriman 2 years ago 6
kinda like schindlers list?
pshnazz 2 years ago 6
Yeah,pretty much.
JackleTheMantle 2 years ago 4
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you say "if they must remake it, do it in black and white.
adds to the mood." I say have james cameron and Spielberg remake it and have it in 3D for the biggest blockbuster smash of the year!
786myfist 1 year ago
this has to be one of the saddest songs in movie history
darkonilink911 2 years ago 56
@darkonilink911 besides the song requiem from godzilla vs destroyah
TheShenmoki 1 year ago
@darkonilink911 amen!
dizzypilots1 1 year ago
@darkonilink911 When ever I hear this song tears start flowing no matter what.
stereomaxout 1 year ago
Even after all this time, the theme still brings me to tears
Eleking05 2 years ago 25
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Bensayhi94 2 years ago
they should make a modern version.
Anatriman 2 years ago 11
we're our own destruction in the creation of Godzilla.
killerrodan 2 years ago 6
I remember hearing this in the movie, that scene was so powerful.
pn013 2 years ago 21
So sad.*crys*
killerrodan 2 years ago 5
It's so sad....
IFUKUBE=GENIUS!!!
dannyburton92 2 years ago 51
@dannyburton92 to bad he passed in 2006.
nschario 1 year ago
@nschario I know...
dannyburton92 1 year ago
How do I download this from that site posted I have a acocunt but never used it this is a awesome music I am a huge godzilla FAN, this song should be played NOW right NOW for all of man cause the time is coming soon when we will face somethign worse then godzilla.....OURSELVES
Docthewrench 2 years ago 20
Wonderful theme and really powerful in the film.
phantassm 3 years ago 11
this song is actually called "Oh Peace Oh Light Return" composed by Akira Ifukube
IAmDaChosn1 3 years ago 12
can you belive he didn't like to put vocals in songs because he thought he sucked at it
ATADSP 3 years ago 11
very heartfelt, very sad. brings a tear to my eye. godzilla was supposed to be the living manifestation of the atomic bomb. japan is the only nation on earth to suffer nuclear attack, this song is an outcry of their pain and suffering. god bless all the men and women who died in hiroshima and nagasaki. amen.
oldschoolhero2006 3 years ago 23
And worse still, it's OUR fault...
Gojira73rules 2 years ago 18
they started the war, not us. Besides, the a-bomb seemed preferable to invasion. It's terrible to see, but how much worse would it have been if an invasion was necessary, since they were still unwilling to surrender.
DanPhantom89 2 years ago 3
I want this played at my funeral.
TheForgottenFlesh 3 years ago 22
Its a beautiful song that hits the heart and the picture goes real well with the song!
Rojum55 3 years ago 13
there is something about this picture that is very powerful. you kno..maybe it's how it shows godzilla looking down at all of us.
Gameraflames666 3 years ago 12
This song is so hauntingly beautiful, and a great scene in the movie that was cut in the American release. I wish I could get it on my iPod.
toughbutsweet1 3 years ago 11
i have this song on my ipod....but i think its slightly shorter
Gameraflames666 3 years ago 7
Where did you get it?
toughbutsweet1 3 years ago 9
hmm?the user posted a link to the song on the description.
lenzgerm 3 years ago 13
this was a very good movie. godzilla was very angry. the music is sad but it is still a fantastic movie and should make a remake but in color.
Godzillarex593 3 years ago 8
No. Leave it alone. You can't improve on perfection.
TheForgottenFlesh 3 years ago 20