This is a really cool Godzilla release that's not an official movie, but sort of plays like a best-of compilation visually while highlighting the series' incredible music. Usually, old footage getting recycled is disappointing within the kaiju genre, but I guess only when they're trying to pass it off as something new.
Godzilla Fantasia is upfront about being a clip show, and doesn't try to tell a story, either. It's really all about the music, more than what's shown on screen. The visuals are good and they're edited together well, but Godzilla Fantasia really made me appreciate how good all the Godzilla music is more than I'd appreciated it before. It's front and center here, and it all sounds great.
Akira Ifukube wasn't entirely unsung when it came to praise, but I feel he's an underrated core individual involved with this great film series, and I like how this release allows his work to truly shine and feel like more than just background stuff.
Godzilla Fantasia is upfront about being a clip show, and doesn't try to tell a story, either. It's really all about the music, more than what's shown on screen. The visuals are good and they're edited together well, but Godzilla Fantasia really made me appreciate how good all the Godzilla music is more than I'd appreciated it before. It's front and center here, and it all sounds great.
Akira Ifukube wasn't entirely unsung when it came to praise, but I feel he's an underrated core individual involved with this great film series, and I like how this release allows his work to truly shine and feel like more than just background stuff.