Godzilla's Theme(s) 1954-2021 (All 36 Movies)

G. H. (Gman)
AdminGodzillaApr-24-2021 4:05 PMHere it is. In one video, the many themes of Godzilla heard in all 36 films.
Although Ifukube's theme is considered the penultimate motif for the King of the Monsters--Check that. Ifukube's theme IS the penultimate motif for Godzilla. But many other talented composers have put their own spin on him over the last 67 years. Here's their journey:
Godzilla's Theme from:
Godzilla (1954) - Akira Ifukube - 0:00
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Masaru Satoh - 2:19
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Akira Ifukube - 4:06
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Akira Ifukube - 5:56
Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster (1964) - Akira Ifukube - 7:45
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)* - Akira Ifukube - 8:58
Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966) - Masaru Satoh - 10:20
Son of Godzilla (1967) - Masaru Satoh - 12:08
Destroy All Monsters (1968)* - Akira Ifukube - 13:41
All Monsters Attack (1969) - Kunio Miyauchi - 15:14
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Riichiro Manabe - 16:17
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - Akira Ifukube (stock music) - 17:11
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) - Riichiro Manabe - 17:28
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1974) - Masaru Satoh - 18:25
Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975) - Akira Ifukube - 19:37
The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Reijiro Koroku - 20:19
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Koichi Sugiyama - 22:37
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Akira Ifukube - 28:37
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Akira Ifukube - 31:37
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II (1993) - Akira Ifukube - 35:15
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Takayuki Hattori - 37:57
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) - Akira Ifukube - 41:25
Godzilla (1998) - David Arnold - 46:05
Godzilla 2000 (1999) - Takayuki Hattori - 47:43
Godzilla x Megaguirus (2000) - Michiru Oshima - 50:16
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)** - Koh Otani - 54:09
Godzilla x MechaGodzilla (2002) - Michiru Oshima - 55:55
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) - Michiru Oshima - 58:52
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Daisuke Yano*** - 1:02:39
Godzilla (2014) - Alexandre Desplat - 01:04:47
Shin Godzilla (2016) - Shiro Sagisu - 01:06:42
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) - Takayuki Hattori - 01:11:42
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) - Takayuki Hattori - 01:14:32
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) - Takayuki Hattori - 01:17:01
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Bear McCreary - 01:20:28
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Tom Holkenborg - 01:23:00
*w/ Ifukube's Rodan's Theme
**w/ Otani's King Ghidorah Theme
***Multiple Composers credited for the score, but Yano wrote Godzilla's Theme