Ifukube, Akira Rodan / O.S.T. LP Vinyl

This is the first time ever that the full soundtrack to the mighty RODAN has been available on vinyl! In 1956, Toho unleashed their first color kaiju picture: RODAN, the giant monster from the sky, directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka. The film is a terrifying tale from the creators of the original GODZILLA, that sees a giant Pteranodon rise from a deep underground cave after being disturbed by miners. Like the Big G, Rodan has mutated to excessive size after being exposed to nuclear radiation, subsequently soaring free above Kyushu to cause as much mayhem as possible. It was inevitable that the man behind the music of GODZILLA would also take on scoring RODAN, and the great Akira Ifukube created a score with a solemn edge, which makes the music fit in the larger universe while allowing it to feel unique to the character. For the central theme, Ifukube introduces a malevolent low piano and brass phrase before counterpointing it with horns to create a howling menace worthy of the monster.

1. Main Title 2. The First Victim 3. Tragedy In The Tunnel 4. Meganulon Appears 5. The Terror Of Meganulon 6. The Meganulon Pursuit 7. Cave-In 8. Earthquake 9. Amnesia 10. Tracking Supersonic Speed 11. The Shadow Across The Sky 12. The Birth Of Rodan 13. The Huge Underground Cavern 14. Rodan Emerges 15. Get Rodan 16. Rodan Flies To Sasebo 17. Rodan And The Saikai Bridge 18. Rodan Attacks Fukuoka I 19. Shockwave Fury 20. Rodan Attacks Fukuoka II 21. The Self-Defense Force Heads To Aso 22. The Great Nature Of Aso 23. Ending