@KingKaijuGojira
You won't find the Final Wars soundtrack on North American iTunes or in America at all. So I take it you don't own it?
As for my favorties:
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Akira Ifukube (1991)
Probably the strongest version of the Godzilla march since 1954. The combination of Godzilla's 1960s theme with the original was spectacular. King Ghidorah's theme has never been more powerful and the sub-motifs are wonderful.
Godzilla vs. Destroyah - Akira Ifukube (1995)
Ifukube's last score really isn't his best, but there's so much good to it. Destroyah's theme is dirivitive of Ifukube's past themes. (Like most of his '90s material.) But it still comes off as powerful. Godzilla's "burning" variation is booming and includes rare percussion in Ifukube's work. And only recently did I notice Godzilla's theme hidden away in the piece where he dies. Good stuff.
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack - Ko Otani (2001)
Ko Otani is one of my favorite composers. He did Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Shadow of the Collossus, Crossfire and the Gamera trilogy-- all of which are some of the finest scores modern Japanese scores in recent history. GMK introduced a massive amount of synth to the series in a way that Final Wars completely failed at. It blended raw instrumentation with electronic experimentation. The result was a very psycho sounding Godzilla theme and some of the prettiest motifs to grace the series.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. - Michiru Oshima (2003)
The first and only female composer of the series already proved herself with Godzilla x Megaguirus, but Tokyo S.O.S. took that theme, her MechaGodzilla theme and bonded it with the most emotional pieces of not just her career, but the series whole. The end credits are a masterpiece.
I own just about every Godzilla soundtrack, I enjoy them all on some level. But these four tend to take the cake.
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